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FCPA Professor
A Focus On Libya
By Mike Koehler
This post highlights seven FCPA enforcement actions concerning conduct (in whole or in part) in Egypt. Unaoil Executives (2019) The enforcement action against Cyrus Ahsani and Saman Ahsani (the former…
U.S. Legal Insights for French Businesses
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals Finds That French Banker Need Not Travel to the United States to Seek Dismissal of Her Indictment
On August 5, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that a French banker may seek dismissal of an indictment without having to physically appear in…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals Finds That French Banker Need Not Travel to the United States to Seek Dismissal of Her Indictment
On August 5, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that a French banker may seek dismissal of an indictment without having to physically appear in…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Split Second Circuit Panel Holds That Collateral Order Doctrine Allows Interlocutory Review of Order of Fugitive Disentitlement, Creating a Circuit Split
In United States v. Sindzingre, No.19-1698 (2d Cir. Aug. 5, 2021), a 2-1 panel decides both its appellate jurisdiction to review an interlocutory order under the fugitive disentitlement doctrine, disagreeing…
La Revue
Coronavirus en France : employeurs, respectez vos obligations !
Dans ce contexte d’épidémie mondiale, les employeurs se doivent de réagir en prenant des mesures utiles et appropriées de sauvegarde de la sécurité de leurs salariés et ainsi respecter leurs…
Sanction Law
Shock Gen: The Dangers of the OFAC Voluntary Self-Disclosure
Last week, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced a settlement with Société Générale S.A. (“Soc Gen”) for violations of various OFAC administered…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Societe Generale reaches agreements with U.S. authorities to resolve U.S. Economic sanctions and AML investigations
Société Générale has reached settlement agreements with certain U.S. authorities, resolving their investigations relating to certain U.S. dollar transactions processed by Société Générale involving countries, persons or entities that are…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Société Générale S.A. Agrees to Pay $860 Million in Criminal Penalties for Bribing Gaddafi-Era Libyan Officials and Manipulating LIBOR Rate
Bank admits to making over $90 million in corrupt payments; Acknowledges manipulation of global benchmark interest rate, impacting financial products traded worldwide Société Générale S.A. (Société Générale), a global financial…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Legg Mason, Inc. Agrees to Pay $64 Million in Criminal Penalties and Disgorgement to Resolve FCPA Charges Related to Bribery of Gaddafi-Era Libyan Officials
Legg Mason, Inc. (Legg Mason), a Maryland-based investment management firm, has entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice and agreed to pay $64.2 million to resolve the…
Cleary Enforcement Watch
Société Générale Enters Into First Coordinated Resolution of Foreign Bribery Case by U.S. and French Authorities
By Joon H. Kim, Lisa Vicens, Abena Mainoo, Guillaume de Rancourt, Pekham Pal
On June 4, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Société Générale S.A. (“Société Générale”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, SGA Société Générale Acceptance, N.V. (“SGA”), have agreed to pay…