By Admin | Published June 25, 2015 | Posted in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | Tagged Tags: administrative proceedings, anti-corruption laws, Dodd-Frank Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, international anti-corruption | Leave a comment
There have been some significant developments in the world of international anti-corruption laws in recent months. The following are a few examples: Greater transparency in corporate charging decisions. Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice Leslie Caldwell recently made a promise to increase transparency in the way the division issues Read More
Read MoreThe Texas Supreme Court recently agreed to hear Shell Oil Co.’s pending defamation case. Robert Writt, a former Shell employee, sued the company for defamation after Shell submitted a report to the Department of Justice about his alleged involvement in committing numerous violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA). It’s an interesting case — Read More
Read MoreInvestigations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) can quickly become extremely costly. In fact, Walmart recently spent more than $439 million within a two-year span on these types of investigations alone. While this is a rather extreme example, companies that have any sort of internal operations should at least be familiar with how they Read More
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