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Corporate Counsel

Major League Baseball Signings Focus of Grand Jury Probe, Reports Say

The league's GC told Corporate Counsel on Tuesday that though he's seen the news reports, he is not aware of any federal investigation of the league or of any team, and federal investigators have not contacted his office.
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Corporate Counsel

Cooperation Lets Petrobras Avoid Monitor While Paying $853M FCPA Penalty

Some have called this the largest U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act settlement in history.
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Corporate Counsel

Ex-Telia General Counsel for Eurasia on Trial in Sweden for Bribe Scheme

Olli Tuohimaa and two other former Telia executives face charges tied to the company's activities in Uzbekistan. The bribe money in question is reported to have gone to the daughter of a former Uzbek president.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Washington Wrap: Gladiators on the Hill; Covington Moves; Fairfax Gets Busy

In this week's Washington Wrap: Bill Burck and Stefan Passantino weigh in on the Senate drama over Brett Kavanaugh records, plus other D.C. legal news and notes.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Upholds Dismissal of FCPA Conspiracy Charge

The panel said the FCPA's clear distinctions over who can be held liable prevented federal authorities from extending liability through the use of a conspiracy charge.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Rebuilding After FCPA Purge, Panasonic Avionics Hires New Compliance Chief

Catherine Razzano was formerly assistant general counsel and director at General Dynamics.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Anti-Corruption Survey Shows China, Latin America Risks Worry In-House Legal Teams

The sixth annual global anti-corruption survey from global legal consulting firm AlixPartners found that 90 percent of companies operating in Latin America, and 94 percent of companies operating in China, reported their industries are exposed to corruption risk.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Ex-Morgan Stanley Lawyer Alleges Retaliation After Raising Corruption Concerns

U.S. labor judge confronts "unsettled" litigation-funding issue in whistleblower Christopher Garvey's case against the investment bank. Morgan Stanley contends Garvey, who was based in Hong Kong, voluntarily resigned.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

AstraZeneca Discloses Probe by DOJ Over Alleged Bribes to Terrorists in Iraq

The British drug company said in an SEC filing that the investigation is tied to allegations made against the company in a private lawsuit filed last year by U.S. veterans and their survivors.
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Corporate Counsel

PetroEcuador In-House Lawyer Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Money Laundering

A Florida judge had adjusted the sentence, going easier on Marcelo Reyes Lopez, after he argued that though he was a beneficiary of the money laundering scheme, he didn't organize it or participate in it.
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