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The D&O Diary
Guest Post: Allegations of Bribery to FIFA Officials Results in $95 Million Settlement
[caption id="attachment_23888" align="alignleft" width="204"] Jeff Lubitz[/caption] [caption id="attachment_23807" align="alignleft" width="226"] Jarett Sena[/caption] As I have previously noted on this site, bribery-related allegations often lead to follow-on securities lawsuits, some of…
The Securities Law Blog
ABB Settles SEC Charges that it Engaged in Bribery Scheme in South Africa
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against global electrification and automation technology company, ABB Ltd, for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) arising out of a…
FCPA Professor
Berko Arrested On Recently Unsealed Criminal Charges Alleging The Same Core Conduct As The SEC’s Previously Resolved Enforcement Action
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted in this prior post, in early 2020, the SEC announced the filing of a civil complaint charging Asante Berko (pictured – a former Executive Director of Goldman Sachs International) with…
FCPA Professor
Remembering James Giffen
By Mike Koehler
James Giffen recently passed away. As highlighted in this New York Time obituary: “James H. Giffen, an American businessman with close ties to the president of Kazakhstan who became embroiled…
FCPA Professor
The OECD Doesn’t Like Judicial Scrutiny
By Mike Koehler
For years, these pages have highlighted how the OECD and other so-called “civil society” organizations and groups have seemingly prioritized the quantity of bribery enforcement actions (regardless of the enforcement…
FCPA Professor
FCPA Defendant Wants To Know More About His Alleged Bribery
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted here, in September 2020 the DOJ announced that Javier Aguilar (a former employee of Vitol Inc.) was criminally charged for “his alleged participation in a five-year international bribery and…
FCPA Professor
Oracle Becomes The 20th Corporate FCPA Repeat Offender
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted in this prior post, in 2012 Oracle resolved a $2 million SEC Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action finding that “Oracle violated the books and records and internal…
FCPA Professor
Brazilian Airline Bribes Brazilian Officials – U.S. Collects Net $38.1 Million In FCPA Enforcement Action
By Mike Koehler
Yesterday, the DOJ and SEC (see here and here) announced a parallel Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action against Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.a. (GOL) – an airline headquartered in…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
The UAE Continues to Combat Bribery and Corruption
By Richard Gibbon, Malak Abbas
The United Arab Emirates (the "UAE") continues to lead the Arab world in terms of its anti-bribery and corruption ("ABC") endeavors. The UAE offers a business-friendly environment with an effective…
FCPA Professor
Issues To Consider From The Marshall Islands Enforcement Action
By Mike Koehler
This recent post discussed the DOJ’s announcement that two Marshall Island nationals (Cary Yan and Gina Zhou) arrived in the U.S. after being extradited from Thailand based on 2020 criminal charges…