Schlagwort-Archive: Department of Justice
FCPA: The CCO and Crisis Management
“What, Me Worry?” is one of my favorite all-time slogans. Anyone who grew up on the 60s or 70s recognizes this comes from Alfred E. Neuman, the enigmatic face of Mad Magazine. While this phrase certainly had its uses for … Weiterlesen
FCPA: Risk Assessments under the UK Bribery Act
In the February 10, 2012 edition of the Houston Business Journal, in an article entitled “In order to solve a problem, it must first be identified”, author Harvey Mackay wrote “People don’t usually buy products and services. They buy solutions … Weiterlesen
FCPA, Code of Conduct – The Cornerstone of a Compliance Program
The cornerstone of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance program is the US Federal Sentencing Guidelines (FSG). They contain seven (7) basic compliance elements that can be tailored to fit the needs and financial realities of any given organization. … Weiterlesen
FCPA: Smith & Nephew DPA: Lessons Learned in Using Distributors
A distributor can be generally defined as a company or individual who purchases a product from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and then independently sells that product to an end user. A distributor takes title, physical possession and owns the … Weiterlesen
FCPA: The Saga of MF Global – Don’t Shoot the Messenger, Fire the Chief Compliance Officer
In a post last week on his site, Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Mike Volkov named the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) his “Person of the Year”. He did so because “There is no other position in a company which has taken … Weiterlesen
Auf dem Radar der US-Justiz
Aktueller Artikel im Schweizer Handelsblatt zum Thema USA – Deutschland und transatlantische Rechtsstreitigkeiten (Autoren: Jürg Meier und Jorgos Brouzos): US Artikel im Schweizer Handelsblatt Der transatlantische Wettbewerb zwischen europäischen und amerikanischen Firmen etwa findet zwar auf den Märkten statt – aber … Weiterlesen
US-Klage gegen die Fusion der Deutsche Börse mit der NYSE abgewiesen
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT DISMISSES ANTITRUST LAWSUIT AGAINST DEUTSCHE BÖRSE AND NYSE EURONEXT – Companies Abandon Proposed Merger; WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice today announced that it filed a notice with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to … Weiterlesen
Facebook’s Settlement With The FTC Is A Wake Up Call For Businesses To Review And Update Their Website Privacy Policy And Agreements
The Federal Trade Commission („FTC“) is working hard to make sure consumers are not being misled about how websites and social networking sites are using their personal information. Companies that do not follow their own privacy policies are finding themselves … Weiterlesen
Danfoss Flensburg GmbH zahlt 3.000.000 USD in US.Antitrust Verfahren
Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. v. Danfoss Flensburg GmbH; 12/19/2011 06:35 AM EST; Hier die relevanten Daten, lehrreich für deutsche Unternehmen in ähnlichen Situationen, die vom US-Justizministerium wegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkung (conspiracy to restrain trade) angeklagt werden: Danfoss ; Weitere … Weiterlesen
Klage des US.Justizministeriums gegen AT&T, T-Mobile USA und Deutsche Telekom
Hier finden Sie die Klage vom 31. August sowie die ergänzte Klageschrift vom 16.September 2011 (diverse Bundesstaaten sind zudem der Klage beigetreten). Drücken wir der Telekom die Daumen, dass der Merger im Großen und Ganzen nicht untersagt. wird. Klageschrift Department … Weiterlesen