SFO brings back forex investigation head for Airbus bribery probe

The UK Serious Fraud Office has appointed a well-known barrister to spearhead its sprawling investigation into bribes allegedly paid by French aircraft manufacturer Airbus.

Brazil’s CGU set to announce six settlement agreements

The head of the directorate of leniency agreements in Brazil's Ministry of Transparency and Comptroller General of the Union has said that the agency will publish settlements with half a dozen unnamed companies in the next month.

People News: Linklaters partner seconded to FCA

In the latest people news round-up, Hogan Lovells appoints a former Sony Hack prosecutor as the head of its Americas white-collar practice and a Hong Kong-based lawyer leaves a UK magic circle firm for a six-month stint at the FCA.

Greenberg Traurig trio split off to create new trial boutique

Marc Mukasey, the former co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s white-collar defence practice, has launched a New York boutique law firm that he says is “built specifically for the courtroom”.
UK Bribery Act shines while AML supervision struggles

Two separate reports on the Bribery Act 2010 and the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision have given contrasting assessments of the performance of two keystones in the fight against financial crime and corruption, Jessica Parker and Nick Barnard at Corker Binning argue.
MoFo adds two lawyers from WilmerHale

Roland Steinmeyer and Patrick Späth have joined Morrison & Foerster’s investigations and white-collar defence practice in Berlin.

Prosecutors double-down as bribery sentence looms for ex-Hong Kong minister

Ahead of the sentencing of a former Hong Kong home affairs minister who was found guilty of offering bribes to African officials, prosecutors are pointing to further alleged wrongdoing that they did not pursue.

Real estate agents face increasing pressure to act as anti-corruption gatekeepers

The real estate industry is uniquely placed to flag when corrupt funds enter the US, but sales agents and brokers are mostly unaware of the problem. Calls are now increasing for that to change.

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Comment & analysis

UK Bribery Act shines while AML supervision struggles

Two separate reports on the Bribery Act 2010 and the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision have given contrasting assessments of the performance of two keystones in the fight against financial crime and corruption, Jessica Parker and Nick Barnard at Corker Binning argue.

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People News: Linklaters partner seconded to FCA

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An interview with Anne Riley

The head of Shell’s global antitrust team, Anne Riley, will step down at the end of February after 35 years as a practising lawyer. She spoke to GIR’s...

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