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

Anti-Corruption/ FCPA & International Trade –  the latest on German engineering firm Bilfinger SE. FCPA case, Wal-Marts and more. German company to pay fine in FCPA bribery case by Rich Steeves Published on InsideCounsel.com The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act(FCPA) has been in place for over three decades, but in the last few years, fines for FCPA infractions have…

WEEKLY INDUSTRY NEWS – CHINA & SINGAPORE: LEGAL, REGULATORY AND COMPLIANCE

Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection: For America Only, By Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Posted on JD Supra Law News The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has held that the whistleblower protection provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act do not apply outside the United States, even where the employee alleged he was terminated…

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 -FCPA & International Trade

FCPA & International Trade – the latest on the SEC ‘crowdfunding’ rule, Siemens dismissal, Diebold Inc. FCPA violation and more. U.S. SEC releases long-awaited ‘crowdfunding’ rule by Sarah N. Lynch on Reuters Entrepreneurs and start-up companies looking for investors will be able to solicit over the Internet from the general public under a new proposal issued…