Chinese telecoms company Huawei has been ordered to respond to allegations it improperly shared documents from a New York sanctions case with its CFO Meng Wanzhou in an effort to help her win an extradition battle in Canada.
The US Treasury Department has reduced the potential penalties for companies that violate sanctions by approximately $500 million over the past three years.
Max Lerner, who leads US bank State Street’s global sanctions and anti-bribery compliance efforts, tells GIR about the evolution of the sanctions compliance team, what keeps him up at night and the …
A senior Justice Department official, a cast of high-profile private practice lawyers and in-house practitioners from Airbus, Total and Sonepar will appear at GIR Connect: Paris to discuss the French enforcement landscape.
The number of companies receiving a declination under the Justice Department’s corporate enforcement policy appears to have hit a lull. The DOJ says, however, that the numbers reflect “the natural ebb and …
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An anti-corruption non-profit has published guidance aimed at helping companies answer that question.
There is an increasing medley of agents working on huge corruption investigations concerning Latin America. “Everybody’s playing in the same pool,” a former prosecutor said.
M&A due diligence has become an increasing source of work for many FCPA practices. “Even now, in the last 12 to 18 months, I’ve seen it snowball more,” said one corporate defence lawyer.
“You’re going to see a new way in which cases are built,” said the former head of the Bureau of Industry and Security in an interview with GIR.
His lawyers had previously argued that the conduct was time-barred and lacked any meaningful connection to the US.
The Southeast Asian ride-hailing company, which is about to go public in an equity offering, has voluntarily disclosed the matter to the DOJ.
Private jet company owner Victor Mones Coro will contest a 55-month prison sentence that he received after pleading guilty to making unlawful transactions under the Kingpin Act.
LG Chem and SK Innovation resolved the closely-watched trade secret theft dispute with a settlement negotiated with the help of senior members of the US and South Korean governments.
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Max Lerner, who leads US bank State Street’s global sanctions and anti-bribery compliance efforts, tells GIR about the evolution of the sanctions compliance team, what keeps him up at night and the …
An anti-corruption non-profit has published guidance aimed at helping companies answer that question.
Spain has introduced an amendment that grants protections to in-house lawyers’ communications under legal professional privilege in certain circumstances.
The information management company has turned to an experienced anti-corruption lawyer to lead its compliance team.
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