Securities litigation alert: DOJ and SEC issue joint guidance on FCPA *

USA - November 16 2012
The past several years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of enforcement actions brought by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Co-authors: Catherine Kevane, Alexis I. Caloza.

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) guide to preventing improper practices in foreign sales *

USA - September 5 2012
The past several years have seen a 400 percent increase in the number of prosecutions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), as well as a dramatic increase in the penalties that individuals and corporations must pay to resolve claims.

Co-authors: Jay Pomerantz, Catherine Kevane, Tai Lui Tan.

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Securities litigation alert: In re Pacific Pictures: new Ninth Circuit decision may be kryptonite to claims of privilege under the selective waiver doctrine *

USA - April 20 2012
Corporations subject to criminal and civil regulatory investigations have long grappled with the highly charged decision over whether to provide the government with privileged communications and attorney work product or whether to maintain those materials as privileged despite a governmental inquiry.

Co-authors: Jennifer C. Bretan, Christopher J. Steskal, Alexis I. Caloza.

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FAQs re Dodd-Frank whistleblower rules *

USA - June 13 2011
The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) added Section 21F to the Exchange Act, entitled “Securities Whistleblower Incentives and Protection.”

Co-authors: Emily St.John Cohen, Dan Winnike, Horace Nash.

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FCPA update: implementation of UK Bribery Bill postponed until April 2011 *

United Kingdom, USA - July 27 2010
Implementation of the UK Bribery Bill (discussed in our update of April 6, 2010) has been postponed for nine months while the government evaluates comments to the Bill raised by various business constituencies.

Co-authors: Catherine Kevane.

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