SEC Is Pushing Back Against Greenwashing; Bribery, Corruption Investigations Provide Valuable ESG Lessons
Smart firms are investing in ESG programs not just to showcase their cultural bona fides but to appeal to consumers ...
Tag: Anti-Corruption
Capacity to Combat Corruption Index 2022
Control Risks and Americas Society/Council of the Americas (ASCOA) has released the fourth edition of the Capacity to Combat Corruption ...
As Details of $1B Glencore FCPA Settlement Show, Cooperation Pays
The blockbuster settlement and plea agreement by Glencore tells the story of a multinational culture of corruption. Attorney and podcaster ...
Compliance and International Arbitration: Once Separate, Now Becoming Inextricably Linked
National and international arbitration venues and lower courts are now seeing corruption-related pleas, disclosures and settlement agreements introduced as evidence ...
When It Comes to Preventing Bribery, Leave Nothing to the Imagination
One person’s harmless inducement is another’s criminal bribe. With customs, mores and laws that vary by culture, what constitutes bribery ...
Did Putin Invade Ukraine to Expand State Corruption?
Russia's invasion of Ukraine may be largely motivated by the drive to expand corrupt practices, writes Columbia University adjunct professor ...
How the Biden Administration Has Set the Table to Tackle Corruption
As outlined in a December strategy announcement, the Biden Administration intends to dramatically accelerate the fight against domestic and international ...
US District Court Rebuffed DOJ’s Basis for Claiming FCPA Jurisdiction Over Foreign Nationals. But New Precedent Is Unlikely
A U.S. District Court appeared to undermine an important aspect of FCPA cases – the determination of whether a foreign ...
Paul, Weiss 2021 FCPA and Anti-Corruption Enforcement Developments
FCPA enforcements fell in 2021 to their lowest in a decade, but many signs point to a rebound in FCPA ...
DOJ Enforcement in 2022: What the Monaco Memo and US Anti-Corruption Strategy Forecast for the Year Ahead
DOJ's latest remarks (via Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco) on corporate criminal enforcement carry important implications for compliance teams. Going ...
The Biden Administration’s New Attack on Corruption: What Businesses Need to Know
Though broad in scope, the Biden Administration's plan to counter domestic and international corruption follows four primary lines of effort. ...
Hughes Hubbard & Reed FCPA & Anti-Bribery 2022 Alert
A new sheriff is in town, at least when it comes to combatting corruption, according to an analysis by international ...
