Topic: Corporate liability

Court slams ex-Dechert partner’s “almost unimaginable” misconduct on ENRC probe

“I have little doubt that Mr [Neil] Gerrard had a large ego and a belief that he is always right and expected others to follow him implicitly,” the court said in an excoriating judgment concluding that the lawyer repeatedly leaked ENRC’s confidential information to the SFO.

16 May 2022

Most Swiss businesses have recently conducted an internal investigation

10 May 2022

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GIR subscribers can now view the entire GIR Live: Washington, DC conference, online. The event, held at Paul Hastings on 7 April, was co-chaired by Nicolas Bourtin of Sullivan & Cromwell and Amy Jeffress of Arnold & Porter.

06 May 2022

Swiss prosecutors open war crimes case over looted diesel shipments

Federal prosecutors in Switzerland are investigating “unknown persons” for the war crime of pillaging after receiving a complaint from an NGO.

20 April 2022

Former Coca-Cola executive sentenced over UK bribery scheme

In a first for the UK’s Met Police, a London court also sentenced three companies for failing to prevent bribery.

14 April 2022

Fired Fresenius GC files lawsuit over whistleblower claims

The former top US lawyer at Fresenius claims he was dismissed last month for reporting concerns about bribery, corruption and embezzlement at the German medical company.

13 April 2022

UAE broadens whistleblower protections

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Dubai’s financial services regulator has introduced new rules to encourage individuals to blow the whistle about corporate misconduct.

11 April 2022

JPMorgan attacks Nigeria’s case theory in OPL 245 fraud lawsuit

On the final day of a civil trial over JPMorgan’s liability in a Nigerian bribery scandal, the bank said Nigeria’s reluctance to implicate a former president in corruption has hamstrung the case.

07 April 2022

OFAC slashes S&P Russian sanctions settlement bill, citing enhanced compliance

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The business intelligence company faced a penalty of over $1 million after OFAC alleged finance staff doctored invoices to a Russian state energy company to try to skirt US sanctions.

04 April 2022

FinCEN takes aim at poor AML compliance programmes

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“I think the message here is clear: our enforcement office does not tolerate paper programmes,” said acting FinCEN director Himamauli Das.

28 March 2022

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