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Corporate Counsel

Beyond Borders: Navigating Global Business Compliance With the FCPA

Companies with any international operations should ensure they have a robust written policy and compliance program focused on anti-bribery and corruption. This is especially true where companies have foreign subsidiaries or engage third parties in foreign countries for sales, consulting and other activities.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

McDermott Grabs 7-Attorney White-Collar Group From Orrick, Plus SDNY Cybercrime Prosecutor

"I am convinced the firm is truly committed to investing in this," new arrival Guy Singer said of the white-collar investigations practice.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Fight or Fess Up? Starbucks, Uber GCs Chime In on How to Respond to Government Probes

"I think that one of the hardest parts of being a general counsel is keeping the team together and making sure everybody understands that you sink or swim together," Starbucks legal chief Brad Lerman said.
8 minute read

The Recorder

California Expands Protections for Whistleblowers

Despite the new test spelled out in the law, courts continued to apply the three-part McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting test to whistleblower retaliation claims. They continued to do this until 2022, when the California Supreme Court finally laid down the law of the land.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

After Record-Breaking Year, Qui Tam Conference Stresses DOJ Efficiency in False Claims Act Matters

The two-day conference featured panels that touched on each stage of the qui tam process, from vetting whistleblowers to calculating damages, and what developments from 2023 are influencing how attorneys are approaching those steps.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

SDNY Breaks With Tradition in New Whistleblower Pilot Program

A discussion of the SDNY's Whistleblower Pilot Program which is designed to encourage early, voluntary disclosure of criminal conduct by individual participants in non-violent offenses involving fraud and public corruption.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Relieves Whistleblowers of Showing Employment Action Was Retaliatory

Fired, demoted or transferred workers need only show whistleblowing was a contributing factor in the employer's decision, the justices say.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'A Concept Mr. Paxton Seems to Have Avoided': AG Doesn't Want to Be Deposed

Paxton's top aides, Brent Webster, Lesley French Henneke and Michelle Smith are to appear for oral depositions no later than Feb. 9.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Year, New Deal? SDNY Prosecutors Ring in the New Year With Pilot Program for Non-Prosecution of Individual Whistleblowers

      On Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced implementation…
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Receipt of Medicare/Medicaid Funding Means Employer Can't Escape Whistleblower Claim, Pa. Judge Rules

Plaintiff Michael Smith brought claims arising under the PWL, the False Claims Act, and common law wrongful discharge against his former employer Ideal Concepts Inc., alleging he was fired for reporting fraudulent company behavior.
6 minute read

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