Bribery & Deterrence: A Tale of Two Sentences

Expert Guest Entry by Richard Bistrong , Originally Published on http://www.richardbistrong.com/  In an August 11, 2014  article (www.thebirberyact.com) “Supersize me: Innospec 4 sentencing remarks do much more than they say on the tin,” Barry Vitou &
 Richard Kovalevsky (“The Authors”) do a great service by elevating the remarks of Judge Andrew Goymer at the August 4, 2014 sentencing hearing of the four Innospec…

Richard Bistrong

Richard Bistrong spent much of his career as an international sales executive and currently blogs and speaks on FCPA, compliance and anti-bribery issues from that front line perspective at www.richardbistrong.com. Richard was the Vice President of International Sales for a large, publicly traded manufacturer of police and military equipment, which included residing and working in…

Brazil’s New Anti-Bribery Law

Expert Guest Entry by Carlos  Ayres , Trench, Rossi e Watanabe Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil In order to comply with international agreements for combating bribery to which Brazil is a signatory, the country has passed a new anti-bribery law (12.846/2013). The new law, which came into force on January 29, 2014, imposes civil and administrative liability on…