Schlagwort-Archive: Department of Justice
FCPA: The Five Essential Elements of a Corporate Compliance Program – Part II
Tuesday morning, at the University Club of Chicago, Stephen Martin and I will co-present at a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) event hosted by Kreller. If you are in or near Chicago, I hope that you can join us for … Weiterlesen
FCPA: The Five Essential Elements of a Corporate Compliance Program-Part I
Next Tuesday morning, at the University Club of Chicago, Stephen Martin and I will co-present at a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) event hosted by Kreller. If you are in or near Chicago I hope that you can join us. … Weiterlesen
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Ex-HP Managers Charged in Germany with Bribery – Will Failure to Self-Disclose Hurt? As reported by Karin Matussek of Bloomberg News yesterday three former Hewlett-Packard (HP) managers were charged in Germany in a corruption investigation over improper payments made to … Weiterlesen
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Haftungsrisiken auch für deutsche Unternehmen
Der in den USA bereits 1977 in Kraft getretene Foreign Corrupt Practices Act („FCPA“) stellt ein zentrales Regelwerk im Kampf gegen grenzüberschreitende Korruption dar. Konkret regelt der FCPA zwei Sachverhalte: Zum einen verbietet er die Bestechung ausländischer Amtsträger („Bestechungsverbot“), zum … Weiterlesen
German Subsidiary of TRW Automotive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
01.08.2012: Company Agrees to Pay $5.1 Million Criminal Fine. WASHINGTON — TRW Deutschland Holding GmbH, a Koblenz, Germany-based subsidiary of U.S.-based TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., has agreed to plead guilty for its involvement in a conspiracy to fix prices of … Weiterlesen
FCPA and Bribery Act Hotlines: Staying Out of Hot Water with Other Jurisdictions
It is finally here. Today is the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London. The first Olympics I can remember watching were the 1964 Games in Tokyo. I was enthralled with watching the world’s greatest athletes … Weiterlesen
FCPA: Amendment to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – Another Perspective
Proposals for and against amending the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the US Federal law against government bribery in international business, have been percolating for the past 18 months. US Chamber of Commerce took a lead role, sponsoring a paper titled “Restoring Balance” … Weiterlesen
FCPA Enforcement: Why Corporations Support DPAs and NPAs
At the recent Dow Jones Global Compliance Symposium, there was a debate royal between Mark Mendelsohn and the FCPA Professor, Mike Koehler, regarding enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). One of the points the Professor raised was regarding … Weiterlesen
FCPA: To Give or Not To Give and If So How, Under the FCPA
To give or not to give? That is certainly a question but it may also include the question of the value of the gift. Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and UK Bribery Act gifts and entertainment continue to … Weiterlesen
The FCPA Enforcement Process: Negotiating the Penalty
I recently explored the issue of ‘extraordinary cooperation’ in the context of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement proceeding and some of the concrete steps that a company could take to reduce its overall penalty assessed by the Department … Weiterlesen
