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
ESG reporting can — and frequently does — involve the public disclosure of sensitive information. Reporting typically includes information related to business and operations that directly address some of the most hot-button issues of our day. … Continue Reading
The world’s largest advertising group, WPP plc, agreed Friday to pay the SEC $19.2 million in penalties and disgorgement to resolve FCPA offenses in India, China, Brazil, and Peru.… Continue Reading
Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Limited agreed Friday with the DOJ and SEC to pay about $41 million in penalties and disgorgement to resolve FCPA offenses in Brazil.… Continue Reading
Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation said in an SEC filing Thursday that it reported “possible anti-bribery violations” to the DOJ and SEC.… Continue Reading
Over a presidential veto, Congress recently passed the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), H.R. 6395. Buried over 1,000 pages into the bill is an amendment to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.… Continue Reading
Looking back, I guess you could say any predictions that FCPA prosecutions would go by the wayside over the last four years were incorrect, as the number of cases brought and penalty amounts have been high and the spotlight on the exposure of global corporations to corruption unwavering. … Continue Reading
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. shattered our top ten list with a $3.3 billion FCPA settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission, sending it straight to number one.… Continue Reading
São Paulo-based conglomerate J&F Investimentos pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for a scheme to bribe officials in Brazil. … Continue Reading
World Acceptance Corporation agreed Thursday to pay the SEC $21.7 million in penalties and disgorgement to resolve FCPA offenses in Mexico.… Continue Reading
The Supreme Court today published an opinion that limits the SEC’s ability to use disgorgement without considering and deducting legitimate business expenses, making a significant change to how corporate FCPA settlements will be reached with the agency.… Continue Reading
LA-based Herbalife Ltd. has reserved $123 million to settle FCPA offenses, following the indictment last year of two company executives charged with spending $25 million on entertainment and gifts for Chinese officials.… Continue Reading
Italian oil giant Eni S.p.A agreed Friday to settle FCPA offenses related to its subsidiary’s use of a “wholly unequipped” intermediary to win government oil contracts in Algeria.… Continue Reading
