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Legal Profession Blog
The Price Of Judging
The Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board has recommended the permanent disbarment of an attorney convicted in federal court of offenses arising from his providing financial compensation to two Mississippi state court…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Jamie, Sturgeon, Financial Post, Nortel lawyers forced to testify against client -'Completely unprecedented'; Crown wants former CEO's litigators to hand over detailed notes from 2004Amanda Bronstad, NLJ, Guilty pleas to…
Global Trade Law Blog
A Man Overboard Will Not Sink the Ship: How Robust FCPA Compliance Can Keep a Company Out of Hot Water Even When An Executive is Neck Deep
By: Reid Whitten The story of one man prosecuted by the SEC and the DOJ for an FCPA violation may run a little below the radar these days, when allegations…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Significant (but below-guideline) prison term for corrupt NY state pol
Main April 26, 2012Significant (but below-guideline) prison term for corrupt NY state polThis New York Times article, headlined "Kruger Sentenced to Seven Years in Corruption Case," reports on a notable…
Tom Mighell
Blawg of the Day – Bribery Library
By Tom Mighell
Today we travel across the pond to the United Kingdom, where we will visit the Bribery Library, a blog that provides commentary on the U.K. Bribery Act and its impact…
Subject to Inquiry
A Question of Ethics: Courts Settle Bribery, Contribution Questions
By Government Investigations Group
Roll Call April 24, 2012 In two recent decisions, federal courts have answered questions from columns earlier this year. While both cases raised the prospect of significant changes to federal…
Ship Law Log
British Chamber of Shipping publishes Bribery Act 2010 Guidelines
The British Chamber of Shipping has published guidelines to the UK Bribery Act 2010 (the "Act"), which came into force on 1 July 2011. The purpose of the guidelines is…
The Faculty Lounge
Corruption in Walmart de Mexico
The New York Times has published an expose of corruption in Walmart de Mexico. The Times reports that Walmex paid $24 million in bribes. After a brief internal investigation, Bentonville…
Legal Profession Blog
Bad Guidance
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has suspended two attorneys (orders linked here and here) as a result of Alford pleas in a criminal matter.Oklahoma's Own News 9 reports on the charges: After…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Malaysian Graftbusters
Malaysia scored 4.3 in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2011 (PDF/2.69MB/7 pages) which indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means that a…