11,338 results found

We are pleased to announce the release of the second video in our India anti-bribery compliance video series.

Seyfarth's Andrew Boutros and John Schleppenbach authored a March 30 article in Bloomberg White Collar Crime Report, "Department of Justice & Congress Signal Possibility of Increased Foreign Agents...

The authors consider the implications that FCPA liability may have on clients' recourse to foreign investment protections and bilateral investment treaties, as well as related international arbitration.

To the considerable arsenal of remedies already possessed by the Securities and Exchange Commission the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has recently added another: ..

The case relates to a civil FCA action brought by a qui tam plaintiff against his employer, a U.S. military contractor in Iraq.

On Oct. 1, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to the Second Circuit's decision in European Community v. RJR Nabisco, 764 F.3d 129 (2d Cir. 2014), rehearing en banc denied, 783 F.3d 123 (2d Cir. 2015), which held that RICO applies extraterritorially, but only to the extent that a RICO claim is based on predicate acts that apply extraterritorially.

The new fifth edition of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Handbook is a comprehensive guide for attorneys, at every level, who represent businesses doing international work.

Potential savings in government programs and operations totaling nearly US$66 billion...

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) holds individu-als and companies liable for failing to maintain adequate accounting and financial data about their international transactions (books and records provisions) and for the bribery of foreign officials undertaken by themselves, their subsidiaries and agents thereof (anti-bribery provisions).

The number one rule for any witness in a testimony is to take your time.

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, we are highlighting the use and application of trauma-informed investigation techniques during internal investigations.

As discussed in Part I of this series on insider trading investigations, hedge funds and other institutional investors rely upon various sources of information in connection with their investment research activities.

In a speech before the New York City Bar Association on October 20, Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, warned that a Department of Justice initiative aimed at combating insider trading was in full gear.

The news reports that a London-based futures trader, Navinder Singh Sarao, has been arrested by the British police at the request of the US authorities, to be extradited to America to face charges of market manipulation and wire fraud, brings back memories of the Natwest Three, Gary McKinnon and Christopher Tappin.

A U.S. Appeals Court ruled that compelled testimony is not admissible in U.S. criminal proceedings, regardless of whether it was obtained lawfully in a foreign jurisdiction.

Ed Imperatore spoke to Bloomberg Law about the billionaire Joe Lewis, who has amassed a fortune across real estate, art, and sports, including as owner of English soccer club Tottenham Hotspur...

When the employee of a company is summoned to appear before an "independent" counsel working for the company, roles are far less clear.

As promised, we're back with another update from the ABA's 37th Annual White Collar Institute in now slightly rainy San Francisco. The second day of the conference brought us a panel with insights...