By Sue Reisinger | April 14, 2017
Although the U.S. Justice Department's FCPA pilot program has publicly declined prosecution in five cases based on similar criteria, the outcomes were varied. Here at a glance are the results of the five cases resolved under the program so far.
By Sue Reisinger | April 14, 2017
Weighing the risks of self-reporting a bribery violation, or hiding it, has always been a thorny issue for companies. That's the dilemma at the heart of the U.S. Justice Department's pilot program for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The Justice Department is mulling whether to continue the pilot program or to modify it. Most lawyers who have participated in the program said it should be continued, but with more clarity for companies.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | April 13, 2017
A federal judge said the case must be resolved quickly since Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams is still running the office despite a suspended license and felony charges.
By Brian Baxter | April 9, 2017
He was not quite Whitey Bulger, but federal prosecutors in Boston announced Friday the arrest in Florida of Scott Wolas, a disbarred lawyer accused of perpetrating a $1.5 million real estate investment fraud in Massachusetts. Wolas, booted from Hunton & Williams in 1995, has been on the run for two decades.
By Michael Booth | April 7, 2017
The New Jersey Supreme Court has suspended the law license of William Baroni Jr., one of the key figures behind the Bridgegate scandal that ultimately upended Gov. Chris Christie's presidential aspirations.
By Andrew Denney | April 5, 2017
As the fraud case against former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli moves closer to trial, attorneys for the controversial "Pharma Bro" and for co-defendant Evan Greebel, Shkreli's former counsel, will argue Friday in the Eastern District of New York that they should be tried separately.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | April 5, 2017
The two rivals had a slew of similarities leading up to their political collapse amid criminal investigations.
By David Gialanella | April 4, 2017
Frederick Lacey—perhaps best known for prosecuting Newark Mayor Hugh Addonizio, but also a formidable jurist and accomplished private practitioner in New Jersey— died recently at age 96.
By Stephanie Forshee | April 3, 2017
Brian Michael, 21st Century Fox's deputy general counsel and group chief compliance officer, keeps this in mind when telling executives about cooperation: What will regulators think and say about the company's action months down the line?
By Alex Berry | March 28, 2017
Freshfields' disputes team leads as Tesco agrees deferred prosecution agreement
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