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GIR’s top stories of 2022

The GIR editorial team is taking a break from regular news briefings over the next couple of weeks. We will be back on 3 January. In the meantime, please enjoy this selection of some of our favourite and most-read stories. Happy holidays!

18 December 2022

Counsel Watch: former US attorney general tapped for cross-border GOL settlement

In the latest counsel watch, GIR looks at the teams acting for Brazilian airline GOL, telecommunications company Ericsson, banks Barclays and Morgan Stanley, and engineering company Jacobs Group in recent white-collar cases.

20 September 2022

Brazilian airline settles bribery probe with SEC, DOJ, local authorities

Carrier GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes is set to pay over $41 million to resolve allegations brought by US authorities and the Brazilian Comptroller General of the Union and Attorney General’s Office in a coordinated settlement.

16 September 2022

German prosecutors investigate Hyundai and Kia over emissions cheating devices

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Law enforcement agencies in Germany and Luxembourg have searched the premises of two South Korean car companies over their alleged use of emissions cheating devices.

29 June 2022

Three more Russian airlines blocked by BIS over export control violations

27 June 2022

Counsel Watch: Glencore’s lawyers for global bribery investigations

In the latest Counsel Watch, a round-up of the lawyers acting for Glencore in the US, the UK, Brazil, Switzerland and the Netherlands in corruption investigations that have so far led to criminal resolutions in three continents.

13 June 2022

DOJ looks to seize two Abramovich planes for export violations

US authorities are targeting a Boeing plane and a Gulfstream jet believed to be in Dubai and Moscow, respectively, and worth a combined estimated $410 million.

07 June 2022

Freight company settles with OFAC for $6 million

OFAC said Toll Holdings’ compliance measures “failed to keep up with the pace and complexity of its growing operations”.

25 April 2022

Airbus subsidiary pays $1 million to resolve allegations of overbilling in US federal contracts

05 October 2021

DOJ and Californian regulator close Ford emissions probes

08 February 2021

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