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Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Tenth Circuit Case Points Out the Need for Employment Due Diligence in Merger and Acquisition Deals

We once had a client opine that he was looking to acquire a new business and not a lawsuit to go along with it. The risk of buying a company with poor human resource practices or pending claims should make review of labor...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] 2021 Middle East and Africa Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - February 11th, 8:55 am - 2:00 pm GST

Our Virtual Regional Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirements, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask questions from...more

White & Case LLP

UK ICO issues major fines and criticises lack of data protection due diligence in corporate acquisitions

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The UK Information Commissioner's Office announced more than £280 million of fines last week, in connection with data protection breaches. It singled out the perceived failure of buyers to conduct proper data protection due...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Yahoo! Data Breach Estimated to Cost Successor Company Net $47 Million

Altaba Inc., the successor company of Yahoo Inc., recently noted in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that after its settlement of consumer and shareholder suits relating to Yahoo’s data breach that...more

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement: 2017 Year-in-Review

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Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) again remained a high priority for the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2017, resulting in 11 companies paying over $1.92 billion to...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

U.S. Dental Supply Company Penalized for Violating Iran Sanctions

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•Many medical products can be exported to Iran – so long as a license is obtained •Imposition of successor liability underscores importance of pre-transaction due diligence •OFAC enforcement, as in the past, continues...more

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FCPA: 2016 in Review Webinar

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Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) remained a high priority for the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2016, resulting in more than 50 combined enforcement actions, record...more

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What is the Price for Failing to Voluntarily Disclose an FCPA Violation? – A Curious Case Of Successor Liability

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On January 6, 2017, the Securities and Enforcement Commission filed an Administrative Action announcing a settlement with two global agribusiness companies. The Order is brief and short on facts. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Insights Conversations: Developments in US Export Controls"

The U.S. export control system has undergone major reform in recent years, and companies have experienced both increased enforcement of export control laws and fines for violations, with more changes on the way. Skadden...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Alstom Joins Santa’s Naughty List – In a Very Big Way

The North Pole for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action announcements seems to have temporarily moved south for the month of December. Last week there was the final announcement of the long-standing Avon...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ Is Moving Away From The Halliburton Opinion

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The U.S. Department of Justice just issued its most recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act opinion release, only the second in 2014. The requestor, a publicly traded U.S. consumer products company, sought an opinion as to...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

This Week In Securities Litigation

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The Commission filed another settled FCPA action this week. The proceeding named two U.S. citizens living abroad as Respondents. The DOJ issued an Opinion discussing successor liability....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ’s Second Opinion Release of 2014: Is DOJ Evolving Away from the Halliburton Opinion Standard?

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The Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) just issued its most recent FCPA Opinion Release, only the second in 2014. The Requestor, a publicly traded U.S. consumer products company, sought an opinion as to whether...more

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