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New York Law Journal

The Evolution of DOJ's FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy: DOJ's Attempt To Minimize the Fear of the Unknown

This article will summarize the evolution of the Policy and conclude with steps companies should take if they are subject to the FCPA.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

A Good Day for Uber Lawyers: $3B Acquisition Closes and DOJ Drops FCPA Probe

The announcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation was included in the ride-hailing platform's 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Cognizant Has Paid $15M in Legal Fees for Ex-Chief Legal Officer Facing Bribery Charges

Now, the company refuses to pay one of the three law firms that represent the former CLO, arguing that its fees are "abusive" and unreasonable.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

The Vanguard and the Vision: A Key Network Binds African American Managing Partners

For the few African American partners leading major firms or key offices, the air is rare. A network that started in Washington, D.C., in 2009 connects the lawyers in those roles and aims to build a more diverse legal profession.
20 minute read

Daily Business Review

Greenberg Traurig Lands Former U.S. Attorney Ben Greenberg

Greenberg served as acting head of South Florida's U.S. Attorney's Office between March 2017 and September 2018, when President Donald Trump appointed Miami-Dade circuit court judge Ariana Fajardo Orshan to the post.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Prosecutors Estimate Mining Rights Lost in Africa Bribery Scam at $150 Million or More

In a brief, Wilson Sonsini partner Moe Fodeman wrote that U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis should not worry about any delay caused by the restitution process.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Transportation Supplier Alstom's $21M Fine Marks End of Global Bribery Case

Alstom Network UK, the London-based subsidiary of French transportation company Alstom SA, was ordered Monday in Southwark Crown Court to pay $19.2 million in fines and nearly $1.8 million in costs within 28 days.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Brazilian Firm Braskem's Ex-CEO Arrested on Bribery, Money Laundering Charges

Of the three charges that Jose Grubisich faces, "the unusual one is for books and records violations, which is pretty rare," said a former federal prosecutor.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Herbalife Executives Charged in 'Brazen' Bribery Scheme in China

The two execs for the firm's Chinese subsidiary allegedly bribed Chinese officials for a decade. One also is accused of providing false testimony to the SEC and erasing files from his company-issued laptop.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Latest TRACE Bribery Data Show General Counsel Riskiest Regions to Worry About

Countries on the list that will most worry general counsel and compliance lawyers were South Sudan, Yemen, Venezuela and North Korea, which ranked with Somalia in the highest risk group.
4 minute read

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