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Western countries have primarily responded to Russian aggression by utilizing financial tools against the Kremlin, President Putin, and Russian organizations and individuals connected to Putin. Since 9/11, economic sanctions have increasingly become a tactic of first resort against both state and non-state actors.… Continue Reading
Western businesses have begun the painful process of tallying their losses in Russia. International banks are owed more than $121 billion by Russian entities, with European banks having at least $84 billion in exposure, according to the Bank for International Settlements.… Continue Reading
On March 4, Russia enacted two new laws to combat what it describes as “fake news.” The new laws cover individuals and organizations opposing the war in Ukraine and those who support financial sanctions against Russia or its citizens and companies.… Continue Reading
You probably saw stories last week about Daria Kaleniuk. The co-founder and executive director of the Anti-Corruption Action Center in Ukraine fled Kyiv and turned up at a March 1 news conference in Warsaw.… Continue Reading
A previous post discussed the potential scenarios that Swiss individuals and entities, including foreign subsidiaries located in Switzerland, could face should new sanctions target specific Russian Federation individuals and entities. Last Monday, the Swiss Government adopted, with immediate effect, a new sanction regime against certain Russian Federation individuals and entities.… Continue Reading
The United States, the European Union, Canada, and the UK announced coordinated sanctions against Russia this weekend. The sanctions are designed mainly to block major banks from the SWIFT financial network and isolate families close to President Vladimir Putin.… Continue Reading
For the global compliance community, the Olympic Games – and all of megasports – are both a teaching tool and a window.… Continue Reading
The New York-headquartered biopharmaceutical giant paid the DOJ and SEC $60 million in 2012 to settle FCPA offenses in Bulgaria, Croatia, China, Czech Republic, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, Serbia, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia.… Continue Reading
I collect tidbits about FCPA enforcement. During good weeks, the tidbits come together for a post. Other times, they stubbornly remain random factoids. That’s what happened this week. No unified field theory of FCPA enforcement.… Continue Reading
Have you noticed how many corporate FCPA enforcement actions recount old facts. Really old facts — sometimes from more than a decade ago. Why should we care about all that ancient history?… Continue Reading
In my practice, I frequently assist clients with risk assessments, program reviews, and developing improvements to their existing anti-bribery and anti-corruption compliance programs, policies and procedures. Based on some recent experience, here is a brief list of key improvements companies can make to their ABAC compliance programs now and the related questions they should be asking as part of that effort.… Continue Reading
Deutsche Bank AG agreed Friday to pay the DOJ and SEC $122.9 million in penalties and disgorgement to resolve FCPA offenses in China, Italy, Abu Dhabi, and Saudi Arabia.… Continue Reading