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Litigator of the Week: Kasowitz Partner Reps 'Platinum Cooperator' in FCPA Case Involving Venezuelan State Oil Company

Daniel Fetterman of Kasowitz Benson Torres represented Venezualan businessman Abraham Shiera, who received a sentence of one year and a day of prison time, a significant downward departure from the guidelines range for his role in the bribery scandal involving PDVSA, the Venezuelan state-run oil company.
6 minute read

Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: Lessons from Lafarge + Fraud Section Chief Talks Compliance + Cravath Lands FTC Commissioner

The terror financing case against French cement company Lafarge showcases DOJ's growing focus on issues on the intersection of corporate behavior and national security.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

'I've Always Self-Identified as a Prosecutor': New Fraud Section Chief Talks Corporate Compliance, Return to DOJ

"I think it does give me the perspective to understand what's possible, and I think a lot is," fraud section Chief Glenn Leon said of his time working as a compliance executive.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

'It Can't Be a Battle': Advice for Handling DOJ Compliance Monitorships

Veterans of compliance monitorships told an audience this week that companies facing a government-imposed monitor need to embrace the opportunity as the final step in addressing misconduct.
5 minute read

Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: How to Weather a Monitorship + FARA Defeat for DOJ + SEC Faces Another Crypto Industry Challenge

Veterans of compliance monitorships told an audience this week that companies facing a government-imposed monitor need to embrace the opportunity. "It can't be a battle," one lawyer said.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Oracle's $23M FCPA Settlement Highlights 'Critical Need' for Strong Compliance Policies, SEC Says

"This matter highlights the critical need for effective internal accounting controls throughout the entirety of a company's operations," noted Charles Cain, chief of the SEC's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Hoskins I, II, III: Implications for the FCPA and White-Collar Criminal Law

These decisions address the scope of conspiracy liability and interpretation of common law concepts in criminal statutes and raise important issues regarding the authority of district courts to decide threshold before trial.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Ex-CIA and Ice Miller National Security Specialist Moves to K&L Gates

Guillermo Christensen—Ice Miller's D.C. managing partner—has left for K&L Gates.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

In Wake of Successful Prosecution, DOJ May Ramp Up Anti-Corruption Efforts by Pursuing Foreign Executives

Ng's conviction not only reaffirms the broad scope of the DOJ's power under the FCPA but may embolden the DOJ in its quest to hold foreign national executives accountable, amid the U.S. government's ongoing fight against global corruption.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Meet the New Chief of the DOJ Fraud Section: A Former Hewlett Packard Executive

The former federal prosecutor and compliance executive at HP Enterprise will lead the section that investigates and prosecutes many of the Justice Department's biggest white-collar cases.
6 minute read

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