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

Anti-Corruption / FCPA & International Trade – the latest on PetroTiger Ex-CEO bride case, best practices for FCPA investigations in Latin America and more. Best Practices for FCPA Investigations in Latin America by Carlos Ayres Published on FCPAmericas Blog Oftentimes, an FCPA investigation will require obtaining information that is entirely outside of the United States. Because…

Weekly Industry News: Employment Law

Employment Law – the latest on employment retaliation claims, employer’s social media policies and more. What You Don’t Know Can’t Hurt You: The Lack of Knowledge Defense in Employment Retaliation Claims by Ivo Becica Published on jdsupra When it comes to minimizing the risk of employment retaliation claims, can ignorance be bliss? In today’s competitive business environment, “what you…

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…

US Supreme Court Holds that a Three-Year Contractual Limitations Period for Benefit Claims is Not Unreasonable nor Contrary to ERISA

Expert Guest Article by Scott J. Stitt – Mr. Stitt will be presenting at ACI’s 7th National Forum on Erisa Litigation  in April. When a plaintiff files a lawsuit for ERISA benefits, is the time limit contained within the ERISA plan enforceable?  In Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life, the US Supreme Court held (unanimously, 9-0) that the answer…

Suspected ITAR Violations

How to Investigate and Remedy Potential Wrondgoing   This presentation on ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) violations covers: – Compliance Procedures – Investigations – Criteria for Filing Determination – Structure of Voluntary Disclosure – Post-Disclosure Actions – UTC Consent Agreement  To download all of the presentations from this conference: Click Here Feel like you…