This article by Matthew Reinhard of Miller & Chevalier will not only assist oil companies in ensuring compliance with anti-corruption laws and policies, but assist the compliance department in adding real business value to transactions.
In February 2010, BrokeAndBroker reported on the SEC case involving Axiom Capital Management, Inc. As a result of the SEC’s August 31, 2010, settlement with Gross’s supervisor David Siegel, we have reprinted and updated that article.
The SEC announced yesterday that Christopher Conte, an Associate Director in the Division of Enforcement, plans to leave the SEC next month to rejoin his previous employer, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Lyondellbasell’s disclosure is not exactly “new” news as it was first disclosed in a March 2010 court filing in connection with the company’s bankruptcy proceeding, but the news is new to me, and perhaps to you as well.
While the Bonny Island Bribery Club statistics are not yet final, this post provides a detailed breakdown of the current statistics.
Earlier this month, enforcement actions were brought against tobacco companies Alliance One International and Universal Corporation. This post describes the DOJ and SEC’s enforcement actions against both.
Two federal agencies are investigating Merck & Co. for possible violations of antibribery laws in several foreign countries.
The DOJ and SEC announced Friday enforcement actions against two major tobacco companies, Universal Corporation, Inc. and Alliance One International, Inc.
Today’s news links include: Ousted HP chief reportedly reaches settlement with accuse; Two tobacco firms settle FCPA charges; and 10 Worst Places to Live.
How payments to receive what one is owed under a contract satisfies the FCPA’s “obtain or retain business” element is sure to be a question asked in light of a recent enforcement action.
