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
Two very different groups of companies will emerge from the lockdown: thousands with liquidity problems and uncertain futures, and hundreds with piles of cash and an appetite for growth. That means there’s a coming surge in mergers and acquisitions.… Continue Reading
Construction firms have been at the center of many enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, including some of the biggest FCPA cases ever. Why is the construction industry so vulnerable, and how can companies protect themselves and their employees?… Continue Reading
During the first calendar quarter, there were two corporate FCPA enforcement actions — both through SEC administrative orders — and one individual resolution.
(Last year in Q1 there were two corporate enforcement actions and two individual Siemens-related actions).… Continue Reading
Tampa, Florida-based engineering and construction firm PBSJ Corporation agreed Thursday to pay $3.4 million for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by paying bribes and employing foreign officials to win Qatari government contracts.… Continue Reading
By Thomas Fox
Last week I picked my favorite FCPA enforcement actions for 2010. Here are my choices for the top ten investigations disclosed or making news this year:
1.… Continue Reading
There’s been more FCPA action in the past month than in most prior years since enactment in 1977. What’s the rest of 2010 going to bring? Photo by Patrick BourThe FCPA-related news just keeps coming — faster and faster.… Continue Reading
In what may be the first case of its kind, a U.S. company that has no securities traded on an exchange but files periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission has disclosed an internal investigation into possible Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations.… Continue Reading
