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India is currently in a 21-day national lockdown, which has impaired the ability of compliance professionals in carrying out investigations. While we are all trying to balance work and life practicing social distancing, whistleblower hotlines have been buzzing.… Continue Reading
Colombia’s national airline said in a U.S. securities filing Thursday that it is investigating possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-bribery laws because of free and discounted tickets and upgrades given to government officials in various countries.… Continue Reading
In a landmark ruling, the High Court in London has said that interview notes — made by a company’s external law firm as part of internal investigations into allegations of corruption in Kazakhstan and Africa — are not protected by legal professional privilege.… Continue Reading
The FCPA Blog’s quarterly Corporate Investigations List has been a valuable tool for the compliance community since its inception several years ago.
Now a new resource goes far beyond the Corporate Investigations List to provide real time alerts and deep insight into open FCPA investigations.… Continue Reading
International investigations are the heart and soul of FCPA inquiries. As denoted by its title, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act deals with bribes and offers to foreign officials and those of foreign state owned enterprises.… Continue Reading
Panasonic Corporation confirmed Thursday that a subsidiary that develops inflight entertainment and communications systems is under investigation for possible FCPA and securities laws violations.
Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic said in a release it is cooperating with the investigation and “has recently engaged in discussions with the DOJ and SEC with a view towards resolving the matter.”… Continue Reading
In their latest podcast, Tom Fox and Jay Rosen talk about Wednesday’s FCPA Blog NYC Conference.
The podcast was recorded live at the Lexington Hotel in New York.
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The 24-minute episode is here:
Yesterday’s post on minimizing headaches during China investigations discussed company policies and mitigating risk under PRC privacy and state secrets laws.
We look today at IT assessments, other PRC laws, and local resources, continuing our list of steps companies can take now to minimize headaches when an investigation in China arises.… Continue Reading
Any company with more than a small presence in China is likely to need to conduct an internal investigation there at some point.
While investigations in China are not wholly different than in other jurisdictions, our experience handling scores of such investigations leads us to the conclusion that companies can take certain steps in advance to minimize headaches if and when such an investigation in China is needed.… Continue Reading
The volunteer researcher who compiles the FCPA Blog’s Corporate Investigations List also tabulated the companies that have mentioned China as part of an ongoing FCPA investigation.
There are 24 companies on this China Edition of the Corporate Investigations List.… Continue Reading
I have not had sight of the TRACE reports into Unaoil but no doubt in time they will become public. I am confident that TRACE did what it was contracted to do and exercised skill and care in so doing.… Continue Reading
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. said in a securities filing that the Justice Department is now investigating the company’s grant-making activities and its compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Connecticut-based Alexion received a subpoena from the SEC in May.… Continue Reading