Schlagwort-Archive: Nietzer&Häusler

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

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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

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FCPA: This is not a compliance failure. It’s an ethical failure

In the movie “Margin Call” the character played by Jeremy Irons says that there are three ways to lead in business: (1) Be the smartest; (2) Be there first; (3) Cheat. I thought about this trichotomy when reading several articles … Weiterlesen

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FCPA: Integrating Your Compliance Risk: Where the Rubber Meets the Road

In listening to companies discuss compliance in the areas of anti-corruption under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), anti-money laundering (AML) or export control, one of the things that has consistently struck me is how siloed each of these groups … Weiterlesen

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Zuständigkeit U.S.-amerikanischer Gerichte bei internationalen Rechtsstreitigkeiten, Klageabwehr

Deutsche Unternehmen stehen der U.S.-amerikanischen Zivilgerichtsbarkeit oftmals skeptisch gegenüber. Viele verbinden mit Prozessen in den USA Verfahrensweisen, die dem deutschen Zivilprozessrecht „fremd“ sind – wie z.B. zulässige Ausforschungsbeweisanträge („Fishing expeditions“), medienträchtige Sammelklagen („Class Actions“) oder Geschworenengerichte („Jury Trials“) – und … Weiterlesen

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FCPA: Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat…Communicating Your Compliance Story

The Persian Royal Road was built to facilitate rapid communication throughout the Persian Empire. Mounted couriers could travel across the Empire, approximately 1,677 miles; in seven days, the equivalent journey on foot took ninety days. The Greek historian Herodotus wrote … Weiterlesen

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FCPA: London Calling: The Olympics and Corporate Hospitality under the UK Bribery Act

As The Clash sang, London Calling, and the London Olympics are now less than 100 days away. One of the areas which has generated the greatest amount of hyperbole is over corporate hospitality at the upcoming 2012 summer Games. There … Weiterlesen

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FCPA: Six Steps to Implementing Continuous Monitoring in your Compliance Program

Anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering programs policies and procedures and even export control systems are seemingly in a constant state of evolution. Many companies are struggling with the challenge of implementing effective controls and monitoring risks across a spectrum that could … Weiterlesen

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FCPA: What is the Role of a Board of Directors?

One of the ongoing topics for various Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA); UK Bribery Act or other anti-corruption and anti-bribery compliance conferences is what information does a Board of Directors want or need for oversight of a compliance program? However … Weiterlesen

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FCPA: RAE and Settlement of FCPA Violations in China

As reported on Friday, December 10, 2010 in the FCPA Blog and by others, RAE Systems, Inc., (RAE) a California-based gas detection company settled Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) charges on this date with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and … Weiterlesen

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