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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

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: What Went Wrong for the Defense in Alstom Exec's FCPA Trial

While defense counsel Christopher Morvillo of Clifford Chance vigorously argued that his client was technically beyond the reach of the FCPA, Justice Department prosecutors spun a tale of corruption that jurors may have found more emotionally compelling.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

DOJ's Former Paris Attache Joins Paul Hastings in New York

Former assistant U.S. attorney Peter Axelrod will put his experience in international investigations to work for Paul Hastings.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Investigators Detail Where Compliance Officers Fell Short in Barclays' Relationship Hiring

The order shows that the illegal hiring practices began in 2009 in South Korea, and spread throughout the Asia-Pacific region, including Hong Kong, through 2013.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Limiting the Reach of the Supreme Court's 'McDonnell' Decision

In their White-Collar Crime column, Elkan Abramowitz and Jonathan S. Sack first describe the holding in 'McDonnell' and then go on to discuss recent Second Circuit decisions which declined to extend the reach of the "official act" requirement. These post-'McDonnell' cases suggest how fluid key aspects of anti-bribery law remain, and how likely it is that the law will be refined in the coming years.
11 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Chief Legal Officer Says Swedish Telecom Ericsson Faces $1B Penalty, Probably a Monitor

Xavier Dedullen, who joined the Stockholm-based company in mid-2018 to help clean up the scandal, told a Sept. 26 press conference that 55 employees had been disciplined related to the investigation, with 49 departing the company.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Global Energy Firm TechnipFMC Settles Iraq Bribery Case for $5M

The settlement stems from allegations that TechnipFMC took part in a bribery scheme from 2008 through 2013 to secure business from Iraqi state-owned oil companies.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former Cognizant Exec Settles Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Bribery Case With SEC

Sridhar Thiruvengadam, who worked for Cognizant for more than two decades, agreed to pay a $50,000 civil penalty and cooperate with investigators as part of a settlement offer that the SEC accepted on Sept. 13.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

DC's Miller & Chevalier Adds Former SEC International Czar

Paul Leder, who led the SEC's cross-border enforcement efforts, is returning to private practice.
4 minute read

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