FCPA charges dismissed against foreign executive for lack of personal jurisdiction *

USA - April 19 2013
In SEC v. Sharef, No. 11-9073 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 19, 2013), the SEC alleged that seven former executives at Siemens AG and its subsidiaries had…

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Foreign executive can be liable under FCPA for affecting false SEC filings *

USA - April 19 2013
In SEC v. Straub, No. 11-9645 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 8, 2013), the SEC alleged that executives of a Hungarian telecommunications company Magyar Telekom, Plc…

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FCPA charges based on payments to charity and failure to investigate discounts *

USA - March 13 2013
On December 20, 2012, the SEC settled an FCPA action with Eli Lilly and Company ("Lilly"), resolving an investigation the SEC began in 2003. In the…

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Internal audit report must be produced despite transmission to counsel *

USA - March 13 2013
In United States v. ISS Marine Services, Inc., No. 12-481 (D.D.C. Nov. 21, 2012), a government contractor was required to produce to the Inspector…

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Privilege waived when materials were produced to DOJ *

USA - March 13 2013
In In re Merck & Co. Securities, Derivative & "ERISA" Litigation, MDL No. 1658 (D.N.J. Dec. 12, 2012), the plaintiffs sought access to privileged…

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