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Join the GW Law Anti-Corruption and Compliance Association for a panel discussion on prosecuting and defending high-profile white-collar criminal cases.… Continue Reading
The George Washington University Law School is hosting a one-day conference called Combating Impunity: Targeting Kleptocrats and their Assets.
Co-hosting the event are the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and the American Society of International Law (ASIL).… Continue Reading
Brazil has been rocked by a series of scandals stemming from corruption in procurement, from Petrobras to the World Cup.
Please join a panel of distinguished Brazilian lawyers to discuss legal efforts to counter this wave of corruption, including important reforms in debarment, bid protests, criminal law and compliance.… Continue Reading
On March 25, 2015, The George Washington University Law School will host its annual anti-corruption conference. The day-long conference is co-sponsored by the Anti-Corruption Committee of the International Bar Association; in cooperation with the Anti-Corruption Committee of the American Bar Association.… Continue Reading
Yesterday the FCPA Blog’s senior editor Jessica Tillipman talked about GW Law’s compliance training for JD candidates. She was responding to our post urging law schools to teach compliance. We’ve also heard from profs at other schools and a recent grad who’s now a compliance officer for a well-known international manufacturer.… Continue Reading
Yesterday, my FCPA Blog colleague, Dick Cassin, posted Memo to law schools: The world needs compliance officers, in which he implored law schools to train J.D. candidates in compliance. He also noted that while a few schools teach the FCPA and white collar courses, compliance is not taught in law schools.… Continue Reading
Miller & Chevalier’s Homer Moyer and James Tillen are among the speakers at an upcoming full-day conference called ‘The International Fight Against Corruption: Are the OECD and UN Conventions Achieving their Objectives?’… Continue Reading
As readers of the FCPA Blog know, the U.S. federal government has traditionally cross-debarred contractors across the federal government — once a contractor is debarred by one agency, that contractor is automatically debarred by all.… Continue Reading
It’s that time of year again. Across the country, law students are thinking about paper topics for seminar courses and journal notes. Like last year, I am posting a list of resources that I provide to students every fall in the Anti-Corruption seminar that I co-teach with my colleague, Professor Chris Yukins.… Continue Reading
On December 4, 2012, The George Washington University Law School and the Anti-Corruption Committee and North American Forum of the International Bar Association (in cooperation with the Anti-Corruption Committee of the American Bar Association) will host a day-long conference on the International Fight Against Corruption.… Continue Reading