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Huawei CFO settles with US in sanctions case
Huawei CFO settles with US in sanctions case

Meng Wanzhou is set to be freed following a deal with the DOJ over allegations that she violated US sanctions.

WPP failed to respond to “repeated warning signs” of bribery, says SEC
WPP failed to respond to “repeated warning signs” of bribery, says SEC

The advertising group instead allowed the heads of subsidiaries in high-risk markets “to exercise wide autonomy and outsized influence,” the SEC said in a $19 million FCPA settlement.

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SNC-Lavalin charged in bribery probe

Canadian prosecutors have charged construction company SNC-Lavalin in an investigation into alleged bribes paid in exchange to win a contract to refurbish a bridge in Montreal.

Dechert defends legal advice to ENRC

A barrister acting for Dechert in a high-profile malpractice lawsuit has told a London court that the law firm acted appropriately after allegedly discovering evidence of corruption by its former client, Eurasian …

Petrofac to plead guilty over bribery in the Middle East

UK-based oil company Petrofac has said that it has reached a plea agreement with the SFO over its failure to stop bribery in Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the UAE between 2011 and …

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GIR sanctions roundtable
GIR sanctions roundtable

Part III of the GIR sanctions roundtable focuses on compliance trends; use of technology in compliance, investigations and enforcement; and OFAC’s and OFSI’s approaches to crypto transactions.

Mongolian authorities delve deeper into allegations against Rio Tinto
Mongolian authorities delve deeper into allegations against Rio Tinto

Emails suggest the parties are in a stand-off about access to an internal investigation report by Baker McKenzie that Rio Tinto claims cleared it of misleading investors about a delayed copper mining project.

It’s not an “ego fight”: The do’s and don’ts of monitorships
It’s not an “ego fight”: The do’s and don’ts of monitorships

In this roundtable, experts from around the world discuss what authorities, companies and monitors should do to ensure that a period of compliance oversight ends successfully. “A monitorship is not a litigation process,” warned one practitioner.

The BIS enforcement action that most influenced export control compliance
The BIS enforcement action that most influenced export control compliance

GIR asked over 20 lawyers which penalty issued by the US civil export control enforcer in the past five years has had the greatest effect on corporate compliance.

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FCPA docket: Miller & Chevalier lawyer joins energy company
FCPA docket: Miller & Chevalier lawyer joins energy company

In today’s news round-up, Matt Reinhard goes in-house and the DOJ has made changes to its Fraud Section leadership.

World Bank yet to see uptick in covid-related misconduct
World Bank yet to see uptick in covid-related misconduct

The bank's anti-corruption chief said the covid-19 pandemic hasn’t yet sparked a jump in fraud or other allegations. “I think we just have to remain guarded,” he said.

Just Sanctions
GIR sanctions roundtable
GIR sanctions roundtable

Part III of the GIR sanctions roundtable focuses on compliance trends; use of technology in compliance, investigations and enforcement; and OFAC’s and OFSI’s approaches to crypto transactions.

GIR sanctions roundtable transcript: Part III
GIR sanctions roundtable transcript: Part III

Part III of the GIR sanctions roundtable focuses on compliance trends; use of technology in compliance, investigations and enforcement; and OFAC’s and OFSI’s approaches to crypto transactions.

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People News: recent White House nominations and in-house moves

Over the past few weeks, President Joe Biden announced plans to appoint a serving national security prosecutor as a top export control official, and Credit Suisse’s latest compliance head left after just …

People News: Rio Tinto recruits in-house veteran as new chief legal officer

Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto has hired Isabelle Deschamps as its new chief legal officer, and a former Linklaters partner has started as special counsel at the White House.

Amec Foster Wheeler ignored lawyers’ bribery warnings

A UK court has scolded engineering company Amec Foster Wheeler for failing to take action to stop bribery despite repeated warnings from lawyers it hired to look into potential misconduct.

GIR’s In-House Investigator Series: Matt Dewsbury at HSBC Holdings

Matt Dewsbury, the group head of financial crime investigations at HSBC Holdings in London, tells GIR about how one of the world’s largest financial institution structures its investigations, how emerging technologies and …

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