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FCPA Enforcement in 2010: Prepare for Blastoff
When Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer was recently asked to comment on enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in 2009, he minced no words: “One can say without exaggeration that this
Continue readingDOJ Unit That Prosecutes FCPA to Bulk Up “Substantially”
As reported today in Corporate Counsel magazine, anti-corruption enforcement is bulking up (click here for article). Mark Mendelsohn, deputy chief of the DOJ fraud section’s criminal division,
Continue readingCommentary: FCPA Internal Investigations — Are They Worth It?
As we have commented on in numerous posts (click here), enforcement activity under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act continues to increase. We have reported on how federal prosecutors are utilizing
Continue readingFCPA Report Shows Companies Shelling Out to Avoid Prosecution
Since so many Posse List members (contract attorneys, law firms, computer forensics specialists, etc.) are working on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) matters we thought the most recent bi-annual
Continue reading“Corruption … is good … and the FCPA … is good … for contract attorneys” – Gordon Gekko
Ok, maybe Gordon Gekko did not say that but he could have. Anyway, we used it because the Wall Street sequel hits the streets soon (click here) and several Posse List members working on an entertainment
Continue readingILTA, trend lines in the e-discovery market, FCPA, foreign language, document review, yadda yadda yadda: the “takeaways” for contract attorneys
The summer and Labor Day holidays are over, and so we are off. The ILTA conference (our coverage is here) held two weeks ago was an eye-opener on new trend lines, jobs for contract attorneys,
Continue readingHow Lessons Learned Provide Future Guidance On FCPA Compliance
In 2005, Monsanto acknowledged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) following its self-disclosure of inappropriate payments by former employees to Indonesian government officials. That
Continue readingKeeping Up With The FCPA In Challenging Times
The rapidly changing economic landscape presents countless challenges to global organizations, not the least of which is compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). U.S. companies with
Continue readingFCPA … the beat goes on
As we mentioned in our “Trends” posting last month, FCPA cases were at a high in 2008 and will continue upward in 2009. Contract attorneys in DC, NYC, LA, Chicago, etc. have seen 2009 open
Continue readingEditorial: The Siemens case — our analysis
We have read the public comments by Peter Löscher (the press releases, the choreographed interviews) of “Siemens endorses clean business” and we agree they were a tremendous help to their
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