Schlagwort-Archive: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
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
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
FCPA Year-In-Review: Developments Of 2012 And Predictions For 2013: Link zum Artikel
ILR: Wal-Mart Counters Bribery Allegations in India
Wall Street Journal | Dec 12, 2012 India’s opposition Bharatiya Janata Party is sticking by its allegations that Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s routine disclosure of lobbying activities in the U.S. is tantamount to bribery. Read more: Wal-Mart Counters Bribery Allegations in … Weiterlesen
SEC v Deutsche Telekom
SEC Says Former Magyar Execs Hurt U.S. Investors in FCPA Case WSJ.com Corruption Currents | Dec 07, 2012 The Securities and Exchange Commission fired back at three former executives of a Hungarian unit of Deutsche Telekom AG, arguing that a … Weiterlesen
Justice Dept. Issues Guidance on Overseas Bribes
New York Times | Nov 15, 2012 With billions of dollars in potential fines and foreign investment in the balance, the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday released long-awaited guidance on how prosecutors interpret and enforce … Weiterlesen
FCPA: The Dog Bite Defense and Your FCPA Compliance Program
As most readers of this blog know, I am a recovering trial lawyer. I almost always acted as defense counsel for corporations in my trial lawyer career. In the trial lawyer world, there are four recognized defenses to any claim … Weiterlesen
FCPA: Doomsayers Proven Wrong Yet Again-Gifts and Entertainment Under the Bribery Act
‘We are not interested in that sort of case. We are interested in hearing that a large company has mysteriously come second in bidding for a big contract. The sort of bribery we would be investigating would not be tickets … Weiterlesen
FCPA: How Do You Change an Unhealthy Compliance Culture?
Amüsant geschrieben und sehr lesenswert. What is a healthy culture and how do you change an unhealthy culture? I have always thought that baseball was a simple game: you throw the ball; you hit the ball; you catch the ball. … Weiterlesen
FCPA Guidance to Be Released by October 2012
WSJ.com Corruption Currents | Aug 30, 2012 The U.S. government will release long-awaited guidance on its enforcement of a foreign bribery law ahead of a meeting of international anti-corruption experts in October, according to people familiar with the matter.
Penn State, the Freeh Report and Implications for the FCPA Compliance Practitioner
The Freeh Report was released last week. It detailed a series of actions and inactions taken by officials at Penn State University (Penn State) which allowed Jerry Sandusky to continue his abuse of young boys from at least 1998 up … Weiterlesen