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White & Case LLP

Proposed EU Anti-Corruption Directive – how does it compare to the US and UK gold standard?

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The European Commission has published a proposed Directive which, building on measures already in place, would require member states to incorporate uniform anti-bribery measures into their laws. Whilst most EU member states...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - October 31st - November 3rd, 8:55 am - 2:30 pm CDT

SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the elements of a compliance program to enable attendees to be a more effective member of the compliance team. The workshop is ideal for...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - August 8th - 11th, 8:55 am - 3:30 pm CDT

SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the elements of a compliance program to enable attendees to be a more effective member of the compliance team. The workshop is ideal for...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for April 2022

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - December 6th - 9th, 8:55 am - 2:30 pm CST

SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the elements of a compliance program to enable attendees to be a more effective member of the compliance team. The workshop is ideal for...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - November 1st - 4th, 11:55 am - 5:30 pm CET

SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the elements of a compliance program to enable attendees to be a more effective member of the compliance team. The workshop is ideal for...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - October 18th - 21st, 8:55 am - 2:30 pm CST

SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the elements of a compliance program to enable attendees to be a more effective member of the compliance team. The workshop is ideal for...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New Limits to the UK SFO's Ability to Compel Production of Evidence from Overseas May Lead to Increase in DOJ Investigations

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On February 5, 2021, in a unanimous decision, the UK Supreme Court held that the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) did not have the authority under Section 2(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (the 1987 Act) to compel a foreign...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop - May 10th - 13th, 8:55 am - 3:30 pm CDT

SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the elements of a compliance program to enable attendees to be a more effective member of the compliance team. The workshop is ideal for...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Lessons Learned from the Airbus Anti-Corruption Settlements

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In late January 2020, Airbus agreed to pay nearly $4 billion and to take a number of remedial measures in order to resolve alleged corruption violations with the French National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF), the United...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Digging Into the Details of New FCPA Guidance From the U.S. Justice Department

Over the last 10 years, 143 companies have paid a combined $10.9 billion to resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases. That staggering price tag shows the U.S. Department of Justice’s willingness to go after alleged...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Canada Just Outlawed Facilitation Payments. Should You?

On October 31, 2017, an amendment to the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (“CFPOA”), Canada’s analog to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), made illegal defined ‘facilitation payments.’ The CFPOA now...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Rolls-Royce Global Enforcement Action: Part IV – What Does it all Mean?

Today I conclude my series on the Rolls-Royce global anti-corruption enforcement action by taking a look what it all means going forward. The resolution is more than simply the stunning fines and penalties of £671 million...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New Sheriff In Town As Rolls-Royce Pays Record Penalty For Foreign Bribery And Corruption

On 17 January 2017, the UK Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”),[1] the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”),[2] and the Brazilian Ministério Público Federal (“MPF”) announced an $800 million global settlement with Rolls-Royce plc and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Rolls-Royce Global Enforcement Action, Part II

Today I continue my exploration of the Rolls-Royce global corruption enforcement action which included the largest fine to-date under the UK Bribery Act, with its total fines and penalties under three agreements being around...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Rolls-Royce Global Enforcement Action: Part I

When most people across the globe think of Rolls-Royce, one word comes to mind – excellence. Yet that image largely relates to Rolls-Royce Limited, the automobile manufacturer, which was founded in 1909. Just a few years...more

BakerHostetler

New French Anti-Corruption Law: Companies Doing Business in France Must Beware

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On November 8, 2016, France modernized its anti-corruption enforcement regime and adopted the Law on Transparency, the Fight against Corruption and Modernization of Economic Life (known in France as “Sapin II,” named after...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Cross-Border Investigations Update - June 2016"

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a look at recent cases and enforcement trends, including proposed amendments to China’s commercial bribery law, the use in U.S. courts of compelled...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for April 2016

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Pink Flamingos and the Compliance Audit

The creator of one of the most ubiquitous symbols of mid-century Americana died earlier this week. Don Featherstone, the creator of the pink plastic lawn flamingo, the ultimate symbol of American lawn kitsch, has died. He was...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Economic Downturn Week, Part I – Mapping of Your Internal Compliance Controls

This week I will present a series on steps that you can take in your compliance program if you find yourself, your company or your industry in an economic downturn. All of the recommendations I will make are ideas that have...more

K&L Gates LLP

How to Conduct Internal Investigations Outside the United States

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Think of a U.S.-headquartered multinational when it receives an allegation of serious misconduct at one of its overseas operations. Maybe the company whistleblower hotline just got a tip that a secretary in the Buenos Aires...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 63-Managing the Third Party Relationship Under the FCPA, Part I

In this episode I being a two part series on how to manage your third party relationships under the FPCA and UK Bribery Act. In this episode, steps 1-the Business Justification and Step 2-the Questionnaire. ...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Mann Gulch Fire and How Far Down the Chain Do You Need to Go?

Robert Sallee died last week. A smoke jumper, he was the last survivor of the Mann Gulch Fire, one of the worst disasters in the history of the US Forest Service. Sallee’s story and that of the Mann Gulch Fire was detailed in...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Life Cycle Of Third Party Management – Step 2 Questionnaire

Today, I continue my five-part series on the life cycle of third party management under an anti-bribery/anti-corruption regime such the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) or UK Bribery Act, reviewing Step 2, which I label...more

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