Region: International

Behind Brazil’s new administrative settlement tool

GIR looks at a new corporate settlement mechanism in Brazil that provides an alternative avenue for companies in instances where they cannot qualify for a leniency agreement.

21 March 2023

People News: Mastercard chooses new head of risk

In the latest roundup, US payments business Mastercard is one of several US companies to have promoted or hired senior risk and compliance counsel recently.

14 March 2023

Credit Suisse flags reporting controls “weaknesses” in annual report

14 March 2023

Austrac signs MOUs with HMRC, FCA

20 February 2023

People News: Willkie replenishes investigations team after senior departures

In the latest people news roundup, Willkie Farr & Gallagher hired new white-collar partners following the departure of two veterans from the law firm, and a former in-house lawyer at HSBC has joined RPC.

17 February 2023

Now live: the GIR 100

The latest edition of the GIR 100 – profiling the best firms to turn to in the lifecycle of an international investigation – is now online.

16 February 2023

People News: Deutsche Bank hires compliance chief from Barclays

In the latest roundup, Germany’s largest bank and a high-profile US cryptocurrency exchange have hired new chief compliance officers.

26 January 2023

DOJ charges businessmen over servicing of Russian oligarch’s yacht

US prosecutors have accused two businessmen of facilitating sanctions evasion by helping a sanctioned Russian “obfuscate” his ownership of a $90 million motor yacht.

23 January 2023

People News: ex-World Bank official joins GE HealthCare

In the latest roundup, a former World Bank investigator has joined a US medical company as its global compliance leader and Jenner & Block has appointed an investigations partner to head up its London office.

16 January 2023

Counsel Watch: Gibson Dunn advises Binance on DOJ investigation

In the latest counsel watch, GIR looks at the white-collar lawyers acting for cryptocurrency company Binance, and those involved in recent cross-border bribery settlements and the US case against crypto company FTX’s founder Sam Bankman-Fried.

05 January 2023

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