Never has the need for anti-corruption compliance programs for American companies been greater than it is today. This is not only for large multi-national companies, but for small to medium-sized businesses, particularly...more
On March 6,2019, at the ABA’s National Institute on White Collar Crime, Jamie McDonald, the Director of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC”) Division of Enforcement, announced the publication of a new...more
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced that it is declining to prosecute Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (“Cognizant”) for paying bribes to government officials in India in violation of the Foreign...more
On January 28, 2019, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order including Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA), Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, and any entity owned or controlled by PdVSA, within the definition of...more
As we kick off a new year, businesses should take the time to review their anti-corruption and compliance programs and make sure they are up-to-date and adaptable to the continuously changing environment. Here are five...more
A Texas Court of Appeals ruled this week that when companies agree in writing that they have no legal obligations to proceed with a project, they mean it. That may appear to be a simple concept but a jury came to a different...more
The general rule in Texas is that litigants must pay their own attorneys’ fees. Texas only allows the recovery of attorneys’ fees where it is authorized by statute, called for in the contract between the parties, or – in rare...more
A recent Texas Supreme Court decision has important implications for the policies companies follow in Texas to avoid accusations that they have tampered with evidence or destroyed records improperly. The Supreme Court...more