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Search Results for: label/Westinghouse

Wabtec Resolves FCPA Violations Related To India

Richard L. Cassin February 15, 2008 No Comments

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 by its Indian subsidiary, Pioneer Friction Limited. In the Securities and Exchange Commission’s administrative proceeding, Wabtec will disgorge $259,000 and prejudgment interest of $29,351. It will also retain an independent […]

Compliance Officer (Bilfinger SE – Mannheim, Germany)

Richard L. Cassin January 26, 2016 No Comments

Job Title: Compliance Officer
Company: Bilfinger SE
Location: Mannheim, Germany

Tasks
The Compliance Officer will lead efforts to promote compliance at all levels of Bilfinger and contribute to the continuous improvement of the compliance program and the underlying elements. She/he will support the business to implement and apply compliance-related policies, controls and procedures. The position holder will report to the Chief Compliance Officer and will be part of the global Compliance Leadership Team.

Revisiting the Definition of ‘Declinations’

Marc Alain Bohn January 22, 2013 No Comments

In a recent post, the FCPA Professor questioned the broad application of the label “declination” to any instance of FCPA scrutiny that does not result in an FCPA enforcement action.

Juiced Up Enforcement

Richard L. Cassin August 13, 2009 No Comments

For those who missed any of the FCPA enforcement news during the recent hyper-active stretch, here’s what happened: July 28 — Label-maker Avery Dennison Corporation resolved civil and administrative charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC filed settled enforcement actions in the United States District Court for the Central District of California […]

Avery Dennison Settles China-Related Violations

Richard L. Cassin July 28, 2009 No Comments

Label-maker Avery Dennison Corporation, whose compliance problems in China were described in an LA Times story last January, has resolved civil and administrative charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC filed settled enforcement actions in the United States District Court for the Central District of California charging Avery with violating the FCPA’s […]

Advice for companies after conflict minerals ruling

Julie DiMauro April 17, 2014 No Comments

Tungsten, courtesy of Enough Project via YouTubeAn appellate court Monday struck down part of the conflict-minerals rule, leaving SEC-reporting companies wondering what disclosures to include in their conflict minerals reports due on May 31.

Enforcement Report For Q3 ’09

Richard L. Cassin October 1, 2009 No Comments

During the third quarter, we counted Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement actions involving nine individuals and five corporations. Among the developments: Three FCPA-related trials were completed, all ending badly for the defendants (Bourke, Jefferson and Green). For the first time, the SEC asserted control-person liability in an FCPA case (Faggioli and Huff). And the Justice […]

Pfizer, Pharmas And The FCPA

Richard L. Cassin September 3, 2009 No Comments

Will drug makers be the target of the next industry-wide Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation, following in the footsteps of the oil and gas services companies and orthopedic device makers? It’s possible. Their sales practices are in the news a lot these days. And amid the healthcare debate, drug-company behavior anywhere invites attention in Washington […]

The SEC Takes It Back

Richard L. Cassin March 3, 2009 No Comments

Disgorging profits is a common and prominent feature these days in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act settlements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Last year Siemens disgorged $350 million and this year KBR paid $177 million. Maybe because disgorgements now happen so often, or because the payments have become so enormous, we automatically accept them as […]

SNC-Lavalin Blowback: Reconsidering corporate criminal liability

Lincoln Caylor and Nathan Shaheen May 8, 2019 No Comments

In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his federal Liberal government have been ensnared in a now long-running scandal arising from much publicized allegations that the government, including the Prime Minister himself, improperly attempted to interfere in the ongoing criminal case against SNC-Lavalin, an engineering company based in Quebec — where Liberal support is conveniently the strongest.