Work Area: Investigations

In-house lawyers call out SEC’s law firm subpoena

The Association of Corporate Counsel warned that in-house lawyers could “face a barrage of subpoenas from all sides” if a court forces Covington & Burling to hand information about its business clients to the US securities regulator.

22 February 2023

Wells Fargo faces SEC, CFTC personal messaging investigations

22 February 2023

Peru: US greenlights extradition of former Peruvian president

22 February 2023

Connecticut oil trader and intermediary charged with Petrobras bribery scheme

A former trader who reportedly worked for Connecticut-based Freepoint Commodities allegedly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to a broker who bribed officials of the Brazilian state oil company for business.

21 February 2023

Dutch prosecutors seek fines for individuals in World Bank bribery case

The OM accuses the Dutch medical company DRC and two employees of bribing a former World Bank consultant who was convicted of corruption by a London court in 2017.

21 February 2023

Three city financiers sentenced for defrauding Libyan wealth fund

21 February 2023

FRC closes final Serco audit investigation

21 February 2023

Portuguese prosecutors investigate national airline’s lease deal with Airbus

21 February 2023

PwC enters €150,000 settlement in the Netherlands

The agreement concerns PwC audits of Econosto Mideast, which entered into a €41.6 foreign bribery resolution along with four other subsidiaries of trading conglomerate SHV Holdings in 2021.

20 February 2023

Former ad agency head admits to Tokyo Olympics bribes

20 February 2023

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