U.K. publishes official Guidance for Bribery Act 2010 *

United Kingdom - March 31 2011
On March 30, 2011, the United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice published its long-awaited official Guidance for the Bribery Act 2010.

Co-authors: Iris E. Bennett, Alixandra E. Smith.

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Fifth Circuit holds that OECD does not bar prosecution of same offense in multiple countries *

USA - November 8 2010
On October 22, 2010, the Fifth Circuit issued United States v. Jeong, which held that the jurisdictional provisions of the OECD Convention did not bar multi-national enforcement of the same bribery offense by OECD countries.

Co-authors: Cynthia J. Robertson, Iris E. Bennett.

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BAE Systems PLC *

USA - September 20 2010
UK company BAE Systems PLC pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiring to make false statements to the U.S. government in connection with certain regulatory filings and undertakings.

Co-authors: Cynthia J. Robertson, Joseph P. Covington, Thomas C. Newkirk, Iris E. Bennett.

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Technip, S.A. *

USA - September 20 2010
Technip, S.A., a Parisian engineering and construction services company, agreed to pay a $240 million criminal penalty to resolve FCPA charges for its role in a tenyear bribery scheme to secure contracts from Nigerian government officials worth over $6 billion.

Co-authors: Cynthia J. Robertson, Joseph P. Covington, Thomas C. Newkirk, Iris E. Bennett.

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SEC settlements *

USA - September 20 2010
General Electric Company, Inc. (GE), along with two other subsidiaries subsequently acquired by GE, settled a civil action with the SEC in connection with the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program (OFFP).

Co-authors: Cynthia J. Robertson, Joseph P. Covington, Thomas C. Newkirk, Iris E. Bennett.

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