Marie-José van der Heijden

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Firm/Organization: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Blogs: E2 Law Blog, GT London Law Blog

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On 8 November 2016, the French Parliament approved new anti-corruption legislation.  Championed by the Minister of Finance Michel Sapin, the law that is commonly known as Sapin II will fundamentally change the compliance landscape for French companies.  In particular, it will place a positive obligation on large companies, and their subsidiaries, to implement anti-corruption compliance programs.  Failure to comply with this mandatory obligation will open the company, and its directors, to sanctions.  This can include…
Jan. 16, 2016 marked “Implementation Day” of the Iran Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as the U.S. initiated the removal of its nuclear-related sanctions against Iran and the EU removed the majority of its existing Iran-related sanctions. The final precondition to Implementation Day was met when the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issued a report verifying that Iran has fulfilled its initial commitments under the JCPOA. Importantly, while Implementation Day has brought the lifting…
Jan. 16, 2016 marked “Implementation Day” of the Iran Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as the U.S. initiated the removal of its nuclear-related sanctions against Iran and the EU removed the majority of its existing Iran-related sanctions. The final precondition to Implementation Day was met when the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issued a report verifying that Iran has fulfilled its initial commitments under the JCPOA. Importantly, while Implementation Day has brought the lifting…