Total settlement of FCPA charges *

USA - June 6 2013
On May 29, 2013, Total, S.A. (Total), the French petroleum corporation, agreed to pay nearly $400 million to resolve charges that it violated the…

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New “beast” rules lessen the export control burden *

USA - May 7 2013
On April 16, 2013, the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce published the first in a series of final rules, amending the International Traffic in…

Co-authors: J. Scott Maberry , Curtis M. Dombek.

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Line in the sand: Siemens Argentina case limits personal jurisdiction under the FCPA *

Argentina, USA - March 8 2013
A New York federal district court judge has dismissed a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") claim against a former executive of Siemens, S.A…

Co-authors: Thaddeus Rogers McBride .

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Iran, China, and prison: a recap of 2012’s major export enforcement and embargo-related criminal cases *

China, Iran, USA - January 9 2013
The start of the new year is the perfect time to reflect on the international trade enforcement actions of the past year and to predict what they might…

Co-authors: Thaddeus Rogers McBride .

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Smaller FCPA story but we’re sure you’re following it: DOJ issues new Opinion Procedure Releases *

USA - December 6 2012
While the FCPA world – and this blog – has been abuzz thanks to the new FCPA Guide, on a relatively mundane note, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) also recently issued two Opinion Procedure Releases (OPRs) with respect to whether the DOJ would take enforcement action against particular conduct.

Co-authors: Thaddeus Rogers McBride .

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