Archiv der Kategorie: Allgemein
FCPA: Doing Business In Italy-Step Up Your FCPA Compliance Now
Ed. Note-I met last week with Craig Bloom, a colleague who practices law in Houston. Craig, who is fluent in Italian, was telling me about some of the compliance issues that have been percolating in Italy and in Italian companies. … Weiterlesen
Berlin im Dialog (der Vierte) – 18.Juni 2013, 19 Uhr, Heilbronn
Mit den vier regionalen Abgeordneten des Deutschen Bundestages nach 2013 erneut im Gespräch (FDP, SPD, CDU, Grüne). Sie sind herzlich eingeladen, hier die Einladung und Anmeldevorlage: Einladung Berlin im Dialog 2013
ILR: Looking Ahead to Civil and Criminal Cases to Come
New York Times: It is not really of question of whether there will be a major white-collar crime that captures the public’s attention in 2013; it’s a question of when and how costly it will be. Read more: Looking Ahead … Weiterlesen
ILR: Judge Tosses SEC Bribery Suit Against Former Siemens Exec
Legal Reform News Daily WSJ.com Corruption Currents A federal judge in Manhattan tossed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s foreign bribery case against a former Siemens AG executive on Tuesday. Read more: http://blogs.wsj.com/corruption-currents/2013/02/19/judge-tosses-sec-bribery-suit-against-former-siemens-exec/?KEYWORDS=lawsuit&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=&utm_content=
FCPA: Distributors under the FCPA
If there was ever a question that distributors were covered under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), in 2012, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made it emphatically clear that this class of entities in … Weiterlesen
ILR: Governor weighs in on tort reform
Associated Press: Gov. Phil Bryant says scrapping Mississippi’s tort reform laws would hinder economic development and cost the state the jobs that it brings. He makes the argument in new court papers that ask a federal court to uphold the … Weiterlesen
Amnesty for Armstrong? Lessons for the Compliance Practitioner
The Lance Armstrong saga continues to provide many lessons for the compliance practitioner. A recent article on ESPN.com, entitled “Lance calls for amnesty program”, reported that Armstrong has come out in favor of those who openly speak about the doping … Weiterlesen
ILR: Latham Guides Eli Lilly to $29.4 Million FCPA Settlement
American Lawyer: Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. agreed Thursday to pay $29.4 million to settle charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by making improper payments to officials in Russia, … Weiterlesen
FCPA: Boeing and the Conduct of Due Diligence on Sub-Suppliers
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) act has language which makes illegal a direct or indirect act which might be used to obtain or retain business from prohibited parties. This has caused companies to begin to look at their suppliers … Weiterlesen