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The new enforcement avengers? The UK, France, and Switzerland enforcement Taskforce: Local regulators join forces against global...

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The United Kingdom (UK), France, and Switzerland announced on 20 March 2025 that they have jointly launched the International Anti-Corruption Prosecutorial Taskforce to combat complex international white-collar crime. The...more

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The UK, France, and Switzerland Form New Anti-Corruption Enforcement Task Force

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On March 20, 2025, the UK's Serious Fraud Office ("SFO"), France's National Financial Prosecutor's Office ("PNF"), and the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland ("OAG") announced the creation of a new task force to...more

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Anticorruption and FCPA Enforcement: Takeaways and Lessons Heading into 2025

This is the second in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

2024 in Review: Key Anticorruption Developments in the EU and France, with insights for 2025

This is the second in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for February 2024

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

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Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for September 2022

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

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Fallout from the Glencore resolutions & lessons learned

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On 24 May 2022, Glencore International AG announced a series of coordinated resolutions with various international enforcements agencies including the Department of Justice (”DOJ”), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...more

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DOJ Issues Declination to Global Advertising Company Under FCPA Enforcement Policy

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The Justice Department continues its enforcement “silence” with no major corporate prosecutions announced this year.  It is an interesting question but it appears that the wheels have ground to a halt, with one major...more

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Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments For February 2021

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

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FCPA Digest - Recent Trends and Patterns in the Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - July 2020

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In the first half of 2020, the overall number of corporate enforcement actions dropped somewhat from recent years, with only six actions brought by the DOJ and SEC. The number of individual enforcement actions dropped as...more

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Airbus Agrees Record-Breaking €3.6 Billion Settlement to Avoid Prosecution

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On 31 January 2020, Airbus SE (Airbus) reached final agreements with the French Parquet National Financier (PNF), the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) in order to resolve...more

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Airbus to Pay Record $4 Billion to Settle Global Bribery Scheme

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On January 31, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) agreed to resolve allegations that Airbus SE (“Airbus”), a France-based aerospace company, used third-party business partners to bribe government officials and airline...more

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Airbus Agrees to Pay $4 Billion in Global Settlement of Foreign Bribery and ITAR Violations (Part I of IV)

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In a blockbuster case, the Justice Department announced a global settlement with Airbus SE, a manufacturer of civilian and military aircraft, under which Airbus agreed to pay over $4 billion (yes, with a “B”) to resolve...more

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Airbus Settlement: Part 1 – Introduction

Last week, Airbus SE (Airbus) settled a long-standing corruption scandal by agreeing to enforcement actions in three countries; France, the United Kingdom and the US. The matter involved a massive, worldwide, long running...more

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FCPA Digest - Recent Trends And Patterns In The Enforcement Of The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - January 2020

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In 2019, the overall number of corporate enforcement actions was slightly higher than in 2018, with twenty-five actions brought, compared to twenty-four in 2018. The number of individuals charged, using our parameters,...more

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Justice Department Unseals Unaoil Executives’ FCPA Guilty Pleas

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The Justice Department announced that three Unaoil executives entered FCPA guilty pleas last year.  The three executives cooperated with law enforcement in the investigation and prosecution of other companies and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Transatlantic Approach on Corporate Cooperation: How Newly Issued French and UK Guidance Compare to US Practices

As widely anticipated, French and U.K. regulators recently published guidance detailing their expectations for corporate cooperation in enforcement investigations. Both sets of guidance demonstrate further alignment of those...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cross-Border Investigations Update - September 2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including a review of the first year of GDPR enforcement, analysis of...more

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FCPA Digest - Recent Trends and Patterns in the Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - July 2019

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Recent Trends And Patterns In FCPA Enforcement - Although the DOJ and SEC brought a relatively low number of FCPA enforcement actions in the first half of 2019, an unusually large portion of those enforcement actions...more

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FCPA Digest 2019 – Recent Trends and Patterns in the Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

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The January 2019 FCPA Digest is an invaluable compendium of all FCPA-related developments in 2018, including US foreign bribery proceedings and criminal prosecutions, DOJ foreign bribery civil actions, SEC actions, DOJ...more

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FCPA Digest - Recent Trends and Patterns in the Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - January 2019

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INTRODUCTION: RECENT TRENDS AND PATTERNS IN FCPA ENFORCEMENT - Although FCPA enforcement across the 2018 calendar year seemed to ebb and flow, in retrospect the enforcement agencies brought a typical number of enforcement...more

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Shearman & Sterling’s Recent Trends and Patterns in the Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) / FCPA Digest

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Shearman & Sterling’s bi-annual Trends & Patterns in FCPA Enforcement report provides insightful analysis of recent enforcement trends and patterns in the US, the UK and elsewhere, as well as helpful guidance on emerging best...more

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FCPA Digest - January 2018

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Shearman & Sterling’s bi-annual Trends & Patterns in FCPA Enforcement report provides insightful analysis of recent enforcement trends and patterns in the US, the UK and elsewhere, as well as helpful guidance on emerging best...more

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Dorsey Anti-Corruption Digest - December 2017

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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the addition of a new Department of Justice (DOJ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) policy, titled the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy. The new policy, which was...more

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SBM Offshore Finally Reaches the Finish Line and Settles FCPA Case for $238 Million

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In a follow-on prosecution and end to a twisted investigation and enforcement path, SBM Offshore agreed to settle an FCPA enforcement matter for $238 million (including a $500,000 criminal fine and $13.2 million forfeiture)....more

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