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Episode 305 -- Deep Dive into SAP FCPA Settlement

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SAP agreed to a three-year deferred prosecution agreement, in exchange for the payment of approximately $220 million in penalties for bribe payments made to South African and Indonesia government officials. DOJ’s resolution...more

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Lessons Learned and the Big Picture: ABB – the Three-Time Loser – Settles Yet Another FCPA Case (Part III of III)

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The ABB case, like most significant FCPA enforcement actions, sets important precedent and policy reminders. With time, and looking back, ABB gives companies with a prior criminal history a way forward to seek a fair...more

World Law Group

2022 Anti-corruption Guide - South Africa

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1. Is your country a member of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention? Yes. 2. Is your country a member of any other bilateral or multilateral conventions on anti-corruption? Yes. South Africa is a member of the United Nations...more

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Digging into the ABB Bribery Details in South Africa (Part II of III)

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The details of bribery schemes are invaluable for learning how criminals think – bribery always requires some scheme to transfer money from the organization to fund bribery payments to a government official(s).  Compliance...more

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ABB – A Three-Time Loser – Settles FCPA Case for Bribery in South Africa for $315 Million (Part I of III)

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The Justice Department’s new Corporate Enforcement Policy and the heightened enforcement and compliance expectations were put to the test in its announcement of a $315 million settlement of bribery charges with ABB, a...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Harold Bloom and the Fight Against Corruption in South Africa

The South African story is but one story on the invidiousness of international corruption. The $34bn the country lost pales beside the amount the United Nations (UN) estimates that bribery and corruption costs on an annual...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

McKinsey, South Africa and the FCPA

Do you recall the boycott of South Africa from the 1970s and 1980s as a lexicon of the global fight against apartheid? The boycott extended from business to sporting events and everything in between. The campaign was one of...more

Hogan Lovells

Projects and Energy Weekly Snippets

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Weekly projects and energy updates in South Africa - Eskom’s chairman backs controversial chief financial officer - On the same day that a leading advocate published a scathing report adding to the mountain of evidence...more

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Cybercrime and Cybersecurity Bill was tabled in Parliament on 21 February 2017

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Incidences of cybercrime and cybersecurity breaches are rapidly escalating, both internationally and in South Africa. South Africa is a target for cybercrime on the African continent, due to comparatively high internet...more

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The Only Thing You Have to Fear . . . Is No Documentation

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Compliance is a profession that requires multi-tasking – another profound grasp of the obvious. But in the multi-tasking world, some principles and strategies are more important than others. My colleague and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense - October 2015

"Wherefore Art Thou Due Process?" Part III - Why it matters: It is time for another installment in our continuing "Wherefore Art Thou Due Process?" coverage into the ongoing constitutional challenges to the SEC's...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Reflections on the Hitachi FCPA Enforcement Action

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

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