Topic
Corruption
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La Revue
Panorama des CJIP conclues depuis la loi Sapin II
La loi Sapin II du 9 décembre 2016 a créé la convention judiciaire d’intérêt public (CJIP), un mécanisme similaire au deferred prosecution agreement américain[1]. Ce mécanisme permet aux personnes morales,…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Supporting An International Anti-Corruption Court
Last week US Congresswoman Jackie Speier and Congressman Jim McGovern introduced a resolution that would support the creation of an international court to fight corruption. According to Human Rights Watch: "The…
International Compliance Blog
Client Advisory: Asia Pacific Holds Steady as Improvements Offset by Declines in 2019 Corruption Rankings
By Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Susan Munro, Richard Battaglia, Hena Schommer, Nicholas Turner, Anthony Pan
Click here to read the full Client Advisory by Steptoe. On January 23, 2020, Transparency International published its 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which measures perceptions of public sector corruption…
SEC Actions
Airbus Pays $3.9 Billion To Resolve Corruption Charges
Airbus SE, a France based global provider of civilian and military aircraft agreed to resolve corruption charges with authorities in the United States, France and the U.K tied to a…
FCPA Professor
Compliance Professionals Should Take The Corruption Perceptions Index With A Grain Of Salt
By Mike Koehler
In an annual non-event, last week Transparency International (TI) released its so-called Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) (see here). The CPI scores 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of…
The Right Coast
The Grubby Corruption of Our Power Elite American Greatness
In his new book, Schweizer considers a rather different cast of characters from those that Kennedy-Sorensen eulogized. Instead of heroes like John Quincy Adams, Sam Houston, and Daniel Webster, Schweizer…
FCPA Professor
Corruption: The French National Financial Prosecutor Signed His Fifth Judicial Public Interest Agreement
By Mike Koehler
A guest post today from Paris-based Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner attorneys Cécile Terret, David Père and Perrine Ader. Recently, the French company Egis Avia, a subsidiary of the Egis group, agreed to…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Güralp DPA announced after employees acquitted of bribery offences
By Andrew Reeves (UK), Ruth Cowley (UK)
On 20 December 2019 it was announced that Güralp Systems Ltd (Güralp) had entered into a £2m Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in October 2019…
FCPA Professor
Based On The Same Core Conduct Alleged In The 2018 Criminal Action, The SEC Also Brings Enforcement Action Against Former Goldman Executive Tim Leissner
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…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Piecing together the consultancy puzzle
By André Vos, Andrew Keightley-Smith
In the last decade, there has been an increased use of simulated consultancy agreements in Southern Africa, as a mechanism to facilitate fraud or corrupt dealings. Recent examples of such…