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National Law Journal

Morgan Lewis Partner Confirmed as Head of DOJ's Criminal Division

Kenneth Polite is expected to focus on pandemic relief fraud and cybercrime.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Willkie's Filings Reveal Pitfalls in Foreign Agent Registrations

New documents reveal Willkie's behind-the-scenes work for a Venezuelan-owned oil company, as well as the extensive processing time that some FARA registrations must undergo.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Holding the Line on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

In their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad Karp discuss the court's ruling in 'United States v. Ho', which "silenced post-'Hoskins' speculation that the Second Circuit would continue to narrow the scope of FCPA liability."
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Carbon Copy' Cases: Policymakers, Practitioners Need to Be Aware of Risks

Prosecution of bribery of foreign public officials, under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other similar laws, has been rising globally for some time.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Deutsche Bank to Pay $125 Million to Resolve FCPA, Fraud Cases, Brooklyn Federal Prosecutors Announce

The bank has agreed to pay $85 million in criminal penalties and more than $40 million to the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission to resolve allegations over hiding bribes to "decisionmakers" in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Get to Know the Miami Lawyer Behind High-Profile Venezuelan Prosecutions

Michael B. Nadler has switched sides and is now a criminal defense partner at Stumphauzer Foslid Sloman Ross & Kolaya in Miami.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Rare FCPA Advisory Opinion From the DOJ: Cause and Effect

While the Opinion may have been helpful to the requesting company, its usefulness to other companies is severely limited for a variety of reasons. More generally, using the FCPA advisory opinion procedure remains impractical and potentially even unwise in many circumstances.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Houston Energy Company Will Pay $90 Million Under Deferred Prosecution Agreement in FCPA Case

Vitol general counsel Ernest Kohnke and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett partners Jeffrey Knox and Joshua Levine signed the deferred prosecution agreement, under which Vitol agreed to improve its compliance programs.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

After a Wild 4-Year Ride, Wilson Sonsini Duo Has $136M in Proof that Foreign Bribery Isn't a Victimless Crime

Moe Fodeman and Michael Sommer at Wilson Sonsini convinced a federal judge in Brooklyn to order hedge fund manager Och-Ziff Capital Management Group to pay restitution to clients who lost mining rights in a judicial bribery scandal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

All the Big Firms That Guided Goldman Sachs to a Record-Setting Foreign Bribery Resolution

The bank enlisted a team of partners from five large firms as it came under scrutiny in a foreign bribery investigation.
5 minute read

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