SEC recommends action against Qualcomm
Richard L. Cassin
April 24, 2014
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bribery to officials in China’s state-owned firms, the company disclosed in an SEC filing Wednesday.
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Halliburton And KBR In Class Action
Richard L. Cassin
May 20, 2009
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[…] year. As the AmLaw’s Litigation Daily put it, the defendants are accused of “everything from overbilling to human trafficking to covering up a gang rape.”
There’s no private right of action under the FCPA so private litigants seeking relief have to resort to other causes of action — such as common law fraud, RICO, securities […]
To fight corruption, private and public sectors must double down on digitalization
Karen Griffin and Mathad Al-Ajmi
October 12, 2020
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Corruption has long been recognized as one of the most significant barriers to socio-economic growth worldwide, with the developing world being particularly hard hit. The situation has only become worse as a result of the coronavirus crisis. These facts underscore the need for all institutions – government, business, civil society, and multilateral organizations – to […]
Martin Zapata: When we say ‘Collective Action,’ what do we mean?
Martn Zapata
March 22, 2017
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more, level the playing field for those involved.
Metals technology industry leaders announce their participation in Anti-Corruption Collective Action Initiative
Gemma Aiolfi
September 29, 2016
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The three leading companies in the metals technology industry — Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA, Primetals Technologies Limited, and SMS GmbH — have announced their participation in a sector-specific Collective Action Initiative in which they exchange best practice and knowledge in anti-corruption compliance and related developments within their […]
Why some doctors at China state-owned hospitals may not be ‘foreign officials’
Chang Liu
May 4, 2016
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A recent scandal at a major Chinese public hospital revealed that many of the public hospitals across the country outsource their medical services to private companies and employ doctors as independent contractors. That could raise doubts about some public hospital doctors in China being “foreign officials” under the […]
David J. Marshall: SEC breaks new ground, bans employer-imposed waiver of right to whistleblower award
David J. Marshall
August 15, 2016
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The Securities and Exchange Commission sent a strong message to employers nationwide last week when it issued a cease-and-desist order against a company that required departing employees, as a condition of receiving severance, to sign an agreement waiving their right to any award from the SEC Whistleblower Program for reporting securities law […]
Upcoming Event: Fighting graft through collective public, private action
Richard L. Cassin
April 21, 2014
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division of the Basel Institute on Governance, is hosting a collective action event on June 26 and 27.
Vera Cherepanova: Italy expands whistleblower protections to private sector
Vera Cherepanova
March 14, 2018
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the public sector, and add new protections for those in the private sector.
Singapore closes Falcon Bank, arrests local manager for 1MDB-linked offenses
Richard L. Cassin
October 11, 2016
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[…] staff, and empower their compliance and risk management people. Most of all, they must set the tone from the top – that profits do not come before right conduct. MAS will work closely with the industry to ensure that standards are kept high and will take strong deterrent actions against institutions that fall short.”
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