By Richard L. Cassin, Published on The FCPA Blog on October 5th, 2015 The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday that Bristol-Myers Squibb agreed to settle charges that its joint venture in China made cash payments and provided other benefits to health care providers at state-owned and state-controlled hospitals in exchange for prescription sales. –…
By Richard L. Cassin, Published on The FCPA Blog on September 15th, 2015. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Monday the investigation into graft at FIFA has expanded and she anticipates “pursuing additional charges against individuals and entities.” [ Read More ] Related Event ACI’s 32nd International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is scheduled for…
By Bailey McCann, Published on the Institutional Investor on September 4th, 2015. On August 18, Bank of New York Mellon Corp. settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). An employee in BNY Mellon’s asset management unit hired interns from the family of an official at a Middle…
By Eric Carlson and Ping An, Published on The FCPA Blog on September 1st, 2015. On August 29, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) adopted a slate of amendments to the country’s Criminal Law . . . [ Read More ] Related Event: The American Conference Institute’s fourth annual Asia-Pacific Summit on Anti-Corruption, Compliance and Risk Management will address innovations…
Guest Entry by Julie DiMauro Drilling firm Layne Christensen Co. agreed to pay almost $5.1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by paying bribes to foreign officials in several African countries, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on October 27.
Anti-Corruption/ FCPA and International Trade – Boston FBI’s anti-corruption drive, Trinidad’s anti-corruption bill, update on anti-corruption enforcement in Ireland and more.
Anti-Corruption/ FCPA and International Trade – OECD foreign bribery report demolishes compliance myths, German whistleblower earns 16 million , duties against unfairly traded imports and more.
Anti-Corruption/ FCPA and International Trade – India ranked less corrupt than China for the first time in 18 years, uncovering Iraq’s anti-corruption campaign, Russia’s new anti-corruption bill and more.
Guest entry by Julie DiMauro Companies understand the importance of strong vendor-compliance programs, but costly enforcement actions stemming from supply-chain mismanagement and advice from regulators on the topic have not compelled every company to implement best practices in this area.
Anti-Corruption/ FCPA and International Trade – ‘Guns blazing’ defense of FCPA compliance, Ukraine adopts new anti-corruption laws, China says west hampering anti-corruption efforts and more.
Guest entry by Matteson Ellis More than any other FCPA enforcement office in the United States, Miami’s DOJ and SEC teams have developed a specialization in Latin America. They work cases like Alcatel, Stryker, Ralph Lauren, and Direct Access Partners, each with an important Latin American component. They benefit from language capabilities in Spanish, Portuguese, and…
Anti-Corruption/ FCPA and International Trade – Anti-Corruption India, China’s new regional anti-corruption network, South Korea’s new anti-corruption law, FCPA compliance and ethics report and more.
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