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Confronting and Mitigating Against Corruption

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Construction is a $1.7 trillion industry worldwide, contributing between 5 and 7 percent of GDP in most countries. However, it is also an industry that is highly vulnerable to corruption due to its inherent characteristics....more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Indicts Former Braskem CEO on FCPA Criminal Charges

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Recently, the Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging Jose Carlos Grubisich, the former CEO of Braskem S.A. with participating in an FCPA conspiracy with Odebrecht S.A.  Grubisisch was arrested last Wednesday. ...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Two Tickets to Paradise and the Thiruvengadam FCPA Settlement

We got a fair bit more clarity on the Cognizant Technologies Solutions Corporation (“Cognizant”) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) last week, when Sridhar Thiruvengadam, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) agreed to settle...more

Troutman Pepper

Enhanced Anti-Corruption Scrutiny in Construction Industry

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Bribery and corruption have long plagued the construction industry, particularly in emerging markets in Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. ...more

Hogan Lovells

“Attorney eyes only” order does not breach settled arbitral norms or natural justice

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The Singapore High Court has refused an application to set aside an award on the basis that there had been a breach of natural justice. The central issue in the application was whether the imposition of an “attorney eyes...more

The Volkov Law Group

Global Construction and Corruption

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With increasing focus on infrastructure projects and greater public demand for improvements, governments are preparing to ramp up construction projects. Part of the budgeting process has to acknowledge the cost of corruption....more

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