Richard L. Cassin | Editor at large
Richard L. Cassin is the founder of the FCPA Blog. He serves as editor at large.
He has been named multiple times as one of the 100 Most Influential People In Business Ethics by Ethisphere Magazine. He was named a Trust Across America 2019 Top Thought Leader in Trust.
Cassin’s articles about corruption and compliance have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Business Times (Singapore), New England Law Review, and many other leading publications. His opinions about FCPA enforcement have been cited recently by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Business Week, Variety, Bloomberg’s news wire, Reuters, NPR, Fox News, CNN, and others.
He was a senior partner in a major international law firm and the head of its Asia practice.
Recent Posts
Bahrain Accuses Alcoa Of Bribery
Today’s Wall Street Journal reports that Aluminum Bahrain BSC (“Alba”) has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Pittsburgh accusing Alcoa of a 15-year conspiracy
U.S. v. Kay: Once More To The Courts
On January 10, 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for rehearing en banc from David Kay and
A Little Help From Our Friends, Part II
In Singapore circa 1994, Jeffrey Garten, who was then the Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade, hosted a “breakfast briefing.” The event was sponsored by
A Little Help From Our Friends
Our subject is always some aspect of the the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. So around here the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and
BAE And Prince Bandar Stay In The News
In mid-February the British High Court heard how Saudi Arabia threatened to end all anti-terrorism cooperation with the U.K. unless the Blair government quashed an
Flowserve Resolves Oil For Food Bribery Charges
French and Dutch Subsidiaries Paid Kickbacks and Caused FCPA Books and Records Violations Texas-based Flowserve Corporation will pay about $10.5 million to resolve criminal and
Disorder In The Court, Last Call
How prevalent is judicial corruption? Our primary source this week, Transparency International, took a close look. During 2006 it asked almost 60,000 people in 62
Disorder In The Court, Part II
We noted yesterday some of the causes of judicial corruption — underpaid and overworked judges, complex and slow court procedures, and anti-corruption enforcement monopolized by
Disorder In The Court
It probably makes no sense to ask which form of public corruption is the worst, since they all destroy the fabric of society. But as
Wabtec Resolves FCPA Violations Related To India
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (“Wabtec”) will pay about $675,000 and enter into a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act offenses caused