Weekly Industry News – Anti-Corruption/ FCPA & International Trade

Anti-Corruption/FCPA & International Trade – the latest on Chinese anti-corruption laws, trade in the U.K. and more. Chinese anti-corruption laws worry US companies by Patti Waldmeir Published on Financial Times US companies have become much more concerned about complying with local Chinese laws since Beijing’s corruption crackdown, according to the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai… […

Weekly Industry News – Anti-Corruption/ FCPA & International Trade

Anti-Corruption / FCPA & International Trade – the latest on HP’s suit over FCPA violation, healthcare enforcement actions and trends in 2013 and more. HP Board Faces New Shareholder Suit Over FCPA Violations by Stephanie Russell-Kraft Published on Law 360 A slew of Hewlett Packard Co. board members were hit with a derivative suit in California…

Two Easy and Important Solutions for Four Growing Anticorruption Challenges in Latin America

Courtesy of LexSpan, submitted by Eyal Rosenstock. Originally Published on LexSpan’s Blog As Latin America’s growth story continues, companies with business in the region will face anticorruption compliance challenges in 2014. U.S. enforcement warns of more enforcement actions. Anticorruption compliance and investigations can be costly. Much of Latin America is in dangerous territory when it…

Weekly Industry News – Anti-Corruption / FCPA & International Trade

Anti-Corruption / FCPA & International Trade – the latest on Alcoa’s bribery probe, SEC proposes new rules and more. Alcoa Pays $384 Million to Resolve Bahrain-Bribery Probe by Alan Katz Published on Bloomberg.com Alcoa Inc. (AA), the largest U.S. aluminum producer, agreed to pay $384 million to resolve U.S. criminal and civil probes, after a unit…

Weekly Industry News – Anti-Corruption/ FCPA & International Trade

Anti-Corruption / FCPA  & International Trade –  the latest on India’s anti-corruption bill, SEC bribery drops by two -thirds and more. India’s Parliament Passes Anti-Corruption Bill by NIRMALA GEORGE Published on abc.com India’s Parliament approved a landmark anti-graft bill on Wednesday that empowers an independent ombudsman to investigate and prosecute cases of corruption by politicians and…

Weekly industry news – Anti-corruption/FCPA, International Trade

Anti-corruption/FCPA, International Trade – The latest on Embraer and Weatherford FCPA cases, the SEC and the New Anti-Corruption Law in Brazil.   Embraer Faces FCPA Probe in Dominican Republic, By Jaclyn Jaeger, Posted on Compliance Week Aircraft giant Embraer SA is under investigation by U.S. and Brazilian authorities amid allegations that it made improper payments to…

Weekly Industry News – Anti-Corruption / FCPA / International Trade

To read the complete article click on the title.  SEC Pays $14 Million to Dodd-Frank Whistleblower After Tip Leads to Rapid Enforcement Action  Posted on jdsupra.com by Luke T. Cadigan , Stephen Korotash, & Matt T. Morley   The Securities and Exchange Commission recently paid $14 million to an unidentified informant under the Dodd-Frank whistleblower program. Although the particular enforcement…