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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

Will Europe Fail to Protect Whistleblowers?

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP on 6/4/2021

Pursuant to a Directive enacted by the European Parliament and Council, all 27 nations within the European Union (EU) must “bring into force” whistleblower protection “laws, regulations and administrative provisions” by...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

2019 Bad Guys in Energy

Gray Reed on 1/16/2020

To our bad guys, 2019 was a year flush with hope and opportunity; it ended with recidivism, more misery from Venezuela, a charlatan, an Okie who pulled a multi-million dollar fast-one on Chesapeake and, as in years past, a...more

Anti-Corruption Regulation Survey of 41 Countries 2017–2018

Jones Day on 4/18/2018

Welcome to the 2017-2018 edition of the Jones Day Anti-Corruption Regulation Survey. In 2017 and 2018 to date, there has continued to be an increasing awareness among multinational companies of the significance of...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

Recent Developments in Petrobras Class Action Could Interfere with Trial Date

Mintz - Securities Litigation Viewpoints on 8/1/2016

There have been several recent and interesting updates to the In re Petrobras Securities Litigation, 14-cv-9662 (S.D.N.Y.) that we have discussed several times on this blog. First, the Second Circuit has decided to accept...more

Standing of Petrobras Opt-Out Plaintiffs Challenged

Mintz - Securities Litigation Viewpoints on 10/17/2015

A recent motion to dismiss filed by the defendants in the In re Petrobras Securities Litigation, No. 14-cv-9662 (S.D.N.Y.) consolidated litigation challenges the standing of several institutional opt-out plaintiffs. ...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

Petrobras Shareholders’ Brazilian-Law Claims Are Subject to Mandatory Arbitration Provision

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes on 8/4/2015

The travails of Petrobras have generated a lot of attention – and litigation – in the past year. On July 30, 2015, District Judge Jed Rakoff, of the Southern District of New York, issued an opinion explaining his prior order...more

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