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Bribery
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The Capital Commitment
FCPA & Anti-Corruption Enforcement: Shifting Global Dynamics in Light of New U.S. Regime
By Kevin Abikoff, Margaret A. Dale, Michael R. Hackett, William Komaroff, Dorothy Murray, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Robert Pommer, Seetha Ramachandran, Nathan Schuur, Bryan Sillaman, Robert Sutton, Jonathan M. Weiss, William D. Dalsen, Adam L. Deming, Hena M. Vora
The last two decades have been marked by robust enforcement of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) by the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Securities and Exchange Commission…
FCPA Professor
“Victim” Restitution Claim Related To Leissner Conviction Denied
By Mike Koehler
Previous posts here and here discussed the recent two year prison sentence imposed on Tim Leissner (the former Southeast Asia Chairman at Goldman Sachs) who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to…
FCPA Professor
The Perspective Of Goldman Sachs
By Mike Koehler
Last week, Tim Leissner (the former Southeast Asia Chairman at Goldman Sachs) was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in paying bribes to various Malaysian and Abu…
FCPA Professor
Leissner Receives 2 Year Sentence
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted in this prior post, in November 2018 the DOJ announced a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related enforcement action against Tim Leissner (the former Southeast Asia Chairman at Goldman…
FCPA Professor
DOJ Response Brief “Snyder Was Not An FCPA Case”
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted in this prior post, in August 2024 the DOJ announced that a “federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida returned an indictment … charging three executives of an…
FCPA Professor
Checking In On Albemarle
By Mike Koehler
In September 2023, Albemarle Corp. (a North Carolina based chemical company) resolved a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action. According to the DOJ: “[B]etween in or around 2009 and 2017,…
FCPA Professor
Leissner Sentencing Scheduled For May 29th
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted in this prior post, in November 2018 the DOJ announced a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related enforcement action against Tim Leissner (the former Southeast Asia Chairman at Goldman…
FCPA Professor
FCPA Defendant Files Motion To Dismiss
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted in this prior post, in August 2024 the DOJ announced that a “federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida returned an indictment … charging three executives of an…
Subject to Inquiry
Europe Steps Up as U.S. Pauses FCPA Enforcement: What Companies Need to Know About the New International Anti-Corruption Taskforce
By Justin Givens, Garen S. Marshall, Caroline Schmidt Burton, Francesca Titus, Joie Johnston
In a significant move signaling Europe’s growing autonomy in global anti-corruption enforcement, prosecutors from the United Kingdom, France, and Switzerland have formed a new cross-border alliance: the International Anti-Corruption Prosecutorial…
FCPA Professor
DOJ “Intends To Proceed To Trial” In FCPA And Related Enforcement Action Against Smartmatic Executives And Others
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted in this prior post, in August 2024 the DOJ announced that a “federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida returned an indictment … charging three executives of an…