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Bribery
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Global Investigations & Compliance Review
FCPA Inspired Bribery Act To Hit Oil & Gas Industry Hardest
The UK’s Bribery Act, scheduled to come into force on July 1, 2011, will have the most significant impact on the oil and gas industry, according to research by Ernst…
Global Trade Law Blog
Federal Judge Upholds DOJ’s Expansive Application Of FCPA
By: Thaddeus McBride and Reid Whitten On April 20, 2011, in a prosecution brought against Lindsey Manufacturing Company (“Lindsey”) and several of its officers and employees, a U.S. Federal District…
International Law Prof Blog
FCPA News
It is turning out to be a busy week on the corruption front this week. Yesterday, a U.S. District Court in California allowed a case to go foward under the Foreign…
GT London Law Blog
Bribery Act 2010: Jurisdictional scope
By Greenberg Traurig, Greenberg Traurig
Written by Andrew Briggs and Lisa Navarro As the foreword to the Ministry of Justice’s (“MoJ”) recently released guidance on the Bribery Act 2010 (the “Act”) reminds us, one of the…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Former CCI Executive Settles with DOJ
Flavio Ricotti, a former executive with Control Components, Inc. ("CCI"), has reached a settlement with the DOJ over charges for conspiring to violate the FCPA and the Travel Act. Conduct In…
The D&O Diary
Big Pharma Bribery Probe Gains Momentum, Spurs Civil Litigation
Since late last year, reports have been circulating that the U.S. government is investigating whether drug companies paid bribes overseas to increase sales and to obtain regulatory approvals. Some firms…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Grant Thornton, The UK Bribery Act and What It Means for U.S. Companies hereGoogle (AP), Delay sought in Ohio public corruption trialDOJ Press Release, Three Miami-Area Medical Professionals Each Sentenced to…
China Law Insight
The UK Bribery Act of 2010 Will Have Widespread Implications for Global Companies
By Jeff Lane of King & Wood's Dispute Resolution Group "Combating bribery is about common sense …….." - UK Lord Chancellor, Kenneth Clarke On 1st July, 2011, the long awaited…
Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog
UK Bribery Act – Guidance for Prosecutors published
On 30 March 2011, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Director of Public Prosecutions published their joint guidance for prosecutors (the Guidance) for offences under the UK's new Bribery…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Comverse Technologies Inc. and the DOJ and SEC Settle Up
Comverse Technologies Inc. (CTI), a New York based provider of software for communication and billing services, resolved Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions brought by the DOJ and SEC…