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Legal Profession Blog
That’s A Wrap
The Louisiana Supreme Court permanently disbarred an attorney who had accepted a bribe in his capacity as director of the Louisiana Film Commission. The sanction was imposed in the wake…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Exactly how many months qualifies as a “substantial” prison sentence?
Main March 9, 2010Exactly how many months qualifies as a "substantial" prison sentence? The question in the title of this post is prompted by this high-profile federal sentencing storycoming out…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Former mayor of Birmingham gets 15 years for bribery
Main March 5, 2010Former mayor of Birmingham gets 15 years for bribery As detailed in this Bloomberg report, in federal court today the "former mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, was sentenced…
China Law Blog
Social Pressure Corruption in China or Downfall by Chinese Wedding
By Dan Harris
I of course cannot prove it, but I am convinced that the failure rate for a business whose owner has gone to a Chinese wedding is at least five times…
Real Estate Legal Update
Bribery Bill Update
By Emma Parsons, Catrin McHugh
This post was also written by Mark Hargreaves. Following on from our original blog on the Bribery Bill there have been some changes to the Bill during its speedy passage…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
One More Question for Michael Guest: Why Didn’t you Prosecute Ed Peters?
You can ask Madison-Rankin DA Michael Guest one question—what would it be? If you’re like me, it would be why hasn’t he prosecuted Ed Peters for conspiring to bribe Bobby DeLaughter?…
Real Estate Legal Update
Bribery Bill and the Property Industry
By Emma Parsons
This post was also written by George Brown and Mark Hargreaves Can the Bribery Bill, which we are told will become law before the General Election, affect property investors, agents and buyers?…
NC Legal Landscapes
Of Bribery, Extortion and Racketeering
By Tom Terrell
Earlier this week I wrote about ethics laws affecting local governing boards. On Friday I was in Raleigh where the News & Observer ran the front page banner headline…
Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog
The UK’s Bribery Bill
It is well over a decade since the UK government started a consultation process as to the future form of the law controlling bribery. A Bribery Bill was put to…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Telecommunications Company Settles FCPA Charges Relating to Asian Business
The SEC charged Alameda, Calif.-based telecommunications company UTStarcom, Inc. with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for authorizing millions of dollars in unlawful payments to foreign government officials in…