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
Yesterday we posted our 2011 FCPA enforcement index. Today we look at corporate enforcement for the years from 2006.
Here goes:
In 2011, 15 companies paid $508.6 million in criminal and civil penalties, and in disgorgement and interest.… Continue Reading
Mergers and acquisitions are back. Seeking Alpha just said: “Over the past few weeks, there has been a resurgence in acquisition activity, fueling an already strong market rally. This news has spanned all regions of the economy ranging from the transportation sector (Burlington Northern being taken over by Berkshire Hathaway) to pharmaceuticals (Schering Plough being acquired by Merck).… Continue Reading
We’ve mentioned before Dan Newcomb’s FCPA Digest, calling it the most definitive publicly-available catalog of FCPA prosecutions, enforcement actions and disclosed investigations. So it’s great to see the release of the March 2009 version, available here.… Continue Reading
I have a question for anyone on the FCPA blog, a reader wrote ten days ago: Are there any known cases where an individual was prosecuted allegedly for bribing a foreign official where the “donor” did not ask for anything from the foreign official and where he received nothing?… Continue Reading
Questions about ambiguity in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act have been around since its inception. See, for example, our post Looking Again At U.S. v. Kay (November 7, 2007). The Supreme Court will answer those questions soon, either by granting review of Kay and deciding what “obtaining or retaining business” means, or by refusing to take the case and allowing the government to continue its “expansive enforcement” of the law.… Continue Reading
FCPA Violations Disclosed During Monsanto’s Pre-Acquisition Due Diligence
July 26, 2007 — The Securities and Exchange Commission has settled Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement actions against Delta & Pine Land Company, a Mississippi-based cottonseed producer, and its 100% owned subsidiary, Turk Deltapine, Inc.… Continue Reading
