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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Albemarle FCPA Enforcement Action: Part 2 – How to Hire Corrupt Agents

Last week, Albemarle Corporation (Albemarle), agreed to pay more than $218 million to resolve investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into violations of the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Foreign Officials as Agents – Opinion Release 10-03

Can you hire a foreign official as your agent? Is a foreign official always a foreign official for the purposes of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)? Can a person be a foreign official yet not under a contract for...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

General Cable FCPA Enforcement Action – Part III: The Denouement

This week I have been exploring the General Cable Corporation (General Cable) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action. It was settled with the Department of Justice (DOJ) via a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA)...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Importance of Risk Ranking to Compliance

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We all face a number of risks every day. Yet, we do not respond to each and every risk. We engage in risk-ranking our responses. Some are more risk than others and some are more catastrophic than others. So, we engage in risk...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

Louis Berger International Pays $17 Million Penalty for FCPA Violation

On July 17, 2015, Louis Berger International, Inc., a New Jersey-based construction management company, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the Department of Justice under which it agreed to pay a $17.1...more

Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation

Antitrust Whistleblower Protection Bill Introduced In Senate (Again)

On June 17, 2015, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee introduced the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2015 (Act), a bill that proposes whistleblower protection for employees who provide information to the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 30-Interview with the FCPA Professor-Part 2

This episode 30 is Part 2 of my interview with the FCPA Professor. ...more

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