Archiv des Autors: NIETZER . Rechtsanwälte
Hiring and Promotion in Compliance – Wait for Great
The role of Human Resources (HR) in anti-corruption programs, based upon the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) or UK Bribery Act, is often underestimated.
Doing Business in India – Corruption Risks and Responses
Recently the US law firm of Foley and Lardner LLP and MZM Legal, Advocates & Legal Consultants in India jointly released a white paper, entitled “Anti-Bribery and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance Guide for U.S. Companies Doing Business in India”.
An Election Night Wave for Legal Reform in the United States
Lesenswert! Friday, November 7, 2014. By Lisa A. Rickard President, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform According to a nationwide poll of voters conducted by Public Opinion Strategies for the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, voters expressed strong frustration … Weiterlesen
SEC hands out $30 million in largest-ever whistleblower award
The anonymous recipient will get more than double the previous record whistleblower award after providing information that led directly to an SEC enforcement. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the largest-ever award to result from a whistleblower program that … Weiterlesen
Due Diligence Going Forward in China
Whatever you might think of where his career went, Elton John had some great early stuff. I still rank Tumbleweed Connection right up there as one of my favorite albums of all-time. And while it was packed with some great … Weiterlesen
Does Your Company Still Allow Facilitation Payments?
One of the more confusing areas of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is in that of facilitation payments. Facilitation payments are small bribes but make no mistake about it, they are bribes.
US-Reexportkontrollbestimmungen, Must Read für global agierende Firmen
Länderschwerpunkt USA: Produkte „Made in Germany“ enthalten häufig Komponenten oder Technologien amerikanischen Ursprungs. Diese können bei einem Export aus Deutschland noch immer der amerikanischen Exportkontrolle unterliegen. Die Nichtbeachtung der amerikanischen Ausfuhrbestimmungen kann u.a. zum Ausschluss vom Handel mit amerikanischen Produkten … Weiterlesen
Termination of a Third Party or Breaking Up Should Not Be Hard To Do
One of treats each month for the compliance professional is reading the GRC Illustrated column by Carole Switzer, President of the Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG), in the Compliance Week magazine.
U.S. Department of Justice Bulletin August 1, 2014 – Preisabsprache in den USA – Gefängnisstrafe!
G.S. Electech Inc. Executive Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars An executive of Japanese auto parts maker G.S. Electech Inc. pleaded guilty and was sentenced today to serve 13 months in … Weiterlesen
