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Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for November 2023

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/19/2023

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

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: SEC Enforcement And Lessons In Corporate Compliance

Amundsen Davis LLC on 2/25/2020

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (“FCPA”) amended the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) and is enforced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The purpose of the FCPA is to bolster the...more

2nd Circuit Weighs in on Certifying Classes Involving Foreign Securities

Burr & Forman on 7/17/2017

In In re Petrobras Securities Litigation, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion regarding the standards for certifying a class involving foreign securities. Petrobras is a multinational Brazilian gas...more

Reflections on the Hitachi FCPA Enforcement Action

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 9/30/2015

Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced resolution of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving the Hitachi Ltd (Hitachi). There were several interesting aspects to...more

What Would Dr. Seuss Say about an Allowance?

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 7/29/2015

Earlier this month we had the release of a second book by Harper Lee, “Go Set a Watchman”, which was miraculously discovered having been written some 50+ years ago. This week, there was another release from a (now deceased)...more

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