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
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Marc Alain Bohn
Contributing Editor
Bill Waite
Contributing Editor
Shruti J. Shah
Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
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Eric Carlson
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Steve Coll is the author of Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power, a painstakingly researched account of how the world’s most profitable corporation built its global influence.
In an interview with Foreign Policy magazine, when asked how ExxonMobil approaches competition in countries susceptible to corruption, Mr.… Continue Reading
Doping in sport, like graft in business, skews the rules of the game.
In the business realm, the United States decided thirty-five years ago to outlaw overseas bribery of government officials.… Continue Reading
A story in the Financial Times (here) earlier this year said authorities in the U.S. and Ghana are investigating corruption allegations involving a privately held Texas oil company, Kosmos Energy.… Continue Reading
Jack Grynberg: “I have been pursuing fraud in the energy industry for the past 15 years.”Colorado-based independent oilman Jack Grynberg filed a 311-page complaint in December with the European Commission.… Continue Reading
George Terwilliger — formerly of the DOJ and now in private practice — had some wise words about decisions to launch internal investigations. His article in law.com included this tightly packed and well-mannered exhortation:
… Continue ReadingMost corporate decision-makers do not have the experience necessary to anticipate the judgments and proclivities of enforcement officials.
Aside from the villa on Lake Como and the Aston Martin in the garage, the greatest perk that comes from tending this garden is hearing from so many talented experts in the field of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.… Continue Reading
