Harry Cassin
Publisher and Editor
Andy Spalding
Senior Editor
Jessica Tillipman
Senior Editor
Bill Steinman
Senior Editor
Richard L. Cassin
Editor at Large
Elizabeth K. Spahn
Editor Emeritus
Cody Worthington
Contributing Editor
Julie DiMauro
Contributing Editor
Thomas Fox
Contributing Editor
Marc Alain Bohn
Contributing Editor
Bill Waite
Contributing Editor
Shruti J. Shah
Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
Authorities are investigating a senior executive at Dongfeng Motor Co Ltd, a joint venture between China’s state-owned Dongfeng Motor Corporation and Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Co.
Drug and medical device maker Baxter International Inc. told the Wall Street Journal last week that following whistleblower complaints, it investigated allegations and found improper expense payments by a China joint venture.
French company Technip said on Friday in its fourth quarter earnings release that it has reserved €245 million for an exceptional charge related to a potential settlement of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act offenses with the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission for its role in the TSKJ Nigeria joint venture. The company said: As […]
It’s a familiar and unwelcome moment. Those on the other side of the table spot the FCPA compliance language for the first time: The joint venture and all its personnel shall comply in all respects with the requirements of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Faces darken. The mood in the room goes sour. […]
[…] there is no gray area in between. But is that always true? In Asia, where I practiced law for two decades, parties coming together to form joint ventures would often use only one lawyer to negotiate and draft the documents. The lawyer (me) would technically be retained by only one of the parties, and […]
Weatherford International agreed Tuesday to pay $152.6 million to the DOJ and SEC for FCPA offenses in the Middle East and Africa and violation of the Iraq oil-for-food program.
Anheuser-Busch InBev said this week the SEC is investigating its India joint venture for possible FCPA violations.
Paris-based Technip S.A., an engineering and construction firm that’s part of the oil and gas services industry, has resolved FCPA-related charges with the DOJ. It agreed to pay a $240 million criminal penalty and enter into a deferred prosecution agreement. It also settled a civil complaint filed by the SEC by paying $98 million in […]
In this fourth of eight installments, we look at risk assessments and mitigation measures for joint venture (JV) interests. You can find Parts One, Two, and Three here.
[…] all. This policy applies globally to the management, employees and contract workers of all entities in the Carlsberg Group. Where the Carlsberg Group participates in existing joint ventures as a non-controlling shareholder, the other shareholder(s) shall be made specifically aware about the significance to Carlsberg of the policy and shall be encouraged to apply […]
