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Companies in the UK aren’t required to report their misconduct to the Serious Fraud Office, but a recent high court judgment concluded that a company has a moral obligation to do so, argue Herbert Smith Freehills partners Brian Spiro, Rob Hunt and senior associate Jessica Chappatte.

03 May 2022

In the latest roundup, FTI Consulting has expanded its risk and investigations services to China and a small team of former Sidley Austin lawyers have joined McDermott Will & Emery to kick-start a new white-collar team in Singapore.

26 April 2022

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The information technology company has hired Claudius Sokenu, a former SEC lawyer with extensive experience advising large businesses on FCPA investigations, to lead the company’s legal, ethics and compliance functions.

20 April 2022

In the latest round-up, US Attorney Damian Williams adds to his senior leadership team, another former FinCEN official heads to a crypto exchange and a US firm has launched a new strategic risk and crisis management practice.

12 April 2022

The incoming chair of the working group on bribery, Daniëlle Goudriaan, said that mutual legal assistance processes take too long and slow down foreign bribery cases.

08 April 2022

Global consultancy Ankura has added three new senior managing directors to its growing investigations practice in London.

04 April 2022

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In the latest round-up, the National Security Division saw the departure of its deputy chief for export control and sanctions, and a flurry of former SEC officials have found new homes in private practice.

30 March 2022

In the latest Counsel Watch, GIR looks at the white-collar lawyers acting in cases featuring MoneyGram, tech billionaire Elon Musk and the executor of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate.

25 March 2022

In the latest roundup, the US Department of Justice has appointed a top New York prosecutor as the head of its task force targeting Russian oligarchs and a flurry of white-collar partner-level moves in the US.

21 March 2022

As Judith Seddon joined Dechert’s white-collar team, she spoke to GIR about her aspirations at the new firm, her thoughts about the “long overdue” Economic Crime Act, and the funding of the UK’s criminal justice system.

21 March 2022