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New York Attorney General continues investigation into food service companies; settles with Compass Group for $18 million

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 1 2012

The New York Attorney General’s Office and Compass Group USA, a foodservice management company, reached a settlement in which Compass Group will pay New York $18 million for illegally retaining rebates from food vendors rather than passing those credits on to New York schools for more than seven years

First Circuit set to widen circuit split over first-to-file rule

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 9 2012

The False Claims Act (FCA) provides that “no other person other than the Government may intervene or bring a related action based on the facts underlying the pending action.” 31 U.S.C. 3730(b)(5

Eighth Circuit allows recovery by two whistleblowers on a claim that wasn’t part of the original suit

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 7 2013

Relators may be able to recover on claims additional to those they originally brought if the additional claims are closely related and would not

Another trial setback for the SEC

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 24 2013

On November 12, Bruce Bent, one of the few Wall Street leaders taken to trial for their actions during the financial crises, prevailed on all claims

The risk of - and potential safeguards against - FCPA joint venture liability

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 10 2012

The rash of recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions involving joint venture partnershipssuch as the cases involving RAE Systems, Inc., JGC Corporation, Technip S.A., ENI S.p.A., Snamprogetti Netherlands B.V., KBR, Inc.Kellogg Brown & Root Inc., and Halliburton Co.highlight the very real and potentially significant liability that a company may face because of the misconduct of a joint venture and joint venture partners

Anti-corruption quarterly newsletter - 2012 year in review

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 22 2013

The past twelve months mark another year of robust FCPA enforcement activity by the government, albeit with mixed results. According to Lanny Breuer

FinCEN proposes new application of Bank Secrecy Act

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 23 2010

On June 21 2010 the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a proposed rule that would revise the Bank Secrecy Act requirements currently applicable to money services businesses with regard to stored value products and services

SEC releases report evaluating whistleblower program

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 11 2013

The SEC OIG recently released a report on the Dodd-Frank whistleblower program. The report, which describes in detail the internal process followed

Historic expansion of the federal False Claims Act awaits President Obama’s signature

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 20 2009

On May 18, 2009, the House of Representatives followed the Senate in passing the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA

Efforts afoot to bring back liability under the securities laws for secondary actors

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 8 2009

In Central Bank of Denver, N.A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N.A., 511 U.S. 164 (1994), the Supreme Court held that defendants must make a false or misleading statement in order to be primary violators of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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