What In-House Counsel Need to Know Regarding Compliance and Enforcement of U.S. Anti-Corruption Laws: Recent Cases Focus on Latin America

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What In-House Counsel Need to Know Regarding Compliance and Enforcement of U.S. Anti-Corruption Laws: Recent Cases Focus on Latin America

August 23, 2012

BY THOMAS P. O'BRIEN, DANIEL PRINCE, & JOHN O'KANE, IV

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and Department of Justice (the DOJ) have devoted significant resources to the enforcement of anti-corruption laws; however, in many cases, the governments scrutiny has not been limited to the payment of bribes to foreign officials. Rather, in its investigations, the government also has considered (and likely will continue to consider) a corporations culture of compliance, such as the efforts of compliance personnel and in-house counsel (and, in some cases, upper management) to identify and remedy the alleged wrongdoing as opposed to attempting to cover it up''.

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China Matters: Strengthening Your Compliance Program in China through Employment Building Blocks - From Onboarding to Termination

Regulation LL and Recent Developments Under the Federal Reserve Boards Control Rules: Issues for All Holding Companies and Investors

Amgen Punctuates Circuit Split: What Must Plaintiff Prove to Establish the Fraud-On-The-Market Presumption at Class Certification?

Federal Agencies Clarify Method of Determining Institutions Subject to CFPBS Supervision and Enforcement Jurisdiction

THE EUROMONEY - EQUITY CAPITAL MARKETS HANDBOOK - 2012

France: More Transparency Better Governance

SEC and CFTC Adopt Private Fund Adviser Reporting Form

China Matters: Proposed Changes to the Maternity Insurance System in the Peoples Republic of China

A Sign of Future Biosimilars Litigation?

Using Trademarked Keywords on the Internet

Implications Of Cumulus-Citadel
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Litigating Multidistrict Employment Actions After Dukes

New Listing Rules Amendments on Corporate Governance in Hong Kong

New IRS Voluntary Worker Reclassification Program

Candor for Compensation Committees
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The Volcker Rules Impact on Bridge Loans

Preliminary Observations Regarding Recent Changes to the UK Takeover Regime

CFTCs New Whistleblower Office Opens for Business

Environmental Risk: 10 Myths

Hedge Fund Report - Summary of Key Developments - Fall 2011

The Volcker Rule Proposal Many Questions, Few Answers

GHN PERSPECTIVES: Hotel Loan Originations and Refinancings: 2005 vs. 2011

NLRB Adds Another Required Poster to Long List for Employers

Going-Private Transactions

CMSs Final Rule on Accountable Care Organizations

Obtaining Injunctions in Aid of Arbitration in United States Federal Courts: Addressing a Potential Threshold Jurisdictional Bar

Consultation Conclusions on Proposed Changes to Property Valuation Requirements for Listing Applications

Full Qualified Small Business Stock Capital Gain and AMT Exclusions Set to Expire at Year-End

Workplace Bullying: A Global Issue

How They Won It: Paul Hastings Saves Ex-Homestore CEO $1.3B

Domestic Welfare Trumps International Comity in Strongly Worded Price-Fixing Case

Model Participant-Directed Defined Contribution Plan Investment/Expense Disclosure Package

New HKEx Guidance concerning prospectus to be issued within 3 months of end of the latest financial year

Time to Reassess Audit and Compliance Priorities: The OIG Issues Its 2012 Work Plan

California Is At It Again: A Dozen New Laws Will Significantly Impact the States Employers

Governor Signs Third CEQA Reform Bill

Job Applicant and Employee Credit Checks in California: Proceed With Caution

Quarterly FCPA Report: Third Quarter 2011

Supreme Court to consider § 101 again: Prometheus returns

Reductions in Force in Employment Law

PH Quarterly - Q3 2011

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in the Boardroom, 1st Ed.

China Matters: The New Social Insurance Law and Its Implementing Regulations Mandates Enrollment for Foreigners in China

China Matters: New MOFCOM Rules on Evaluating the Concentration of Business Operators

Governor Signs CEQA Reform into Law

China Matters: MOFCOM Issues New Rules on National Security Review

ON POINT: News and Insights from our Global Securities & Capital Markets Practice

Cumulus/Citadel: Is 40% Market Concentration the Threshold for JSAs and Station Group Deals?

Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Statute

ON POINT: News and Insights from our Mergers and Acquisitions Practice

NYSE and Nasdaq Propose Additional Listing Requirements for Reverse Merger Companies

Senate Passes Patent Reform Bill Significant Changes to U.S. Patent System to Come

Recent Developments in English Contract Law

How to Keep Ones Registered Trademark from Becoming a .XXX Domain Name

Stanford v Roche decision requires greater diligence

Bifurcated Discovery in Class Actions: An Effective Strategy To Prevent the Continuation of the Unmeritorious Lawsuit - BNA - Class Action Litigation Report

The Basics of Garden Leave And Why Careful Tilling Is Needed