Dorsey & Whitney LLP | USA | 22 Feb 2011
RINO International Corporation ("RINO"), a Nevada corporation with all of its operating subsidiaries and affiliates based in China, recently disclosed in a filing with the SEC that it is the subject of a formal investigation by the SEC, including with respect to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") compliance.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | USA | 22 Feb 2011
Sources are claiming that the SEC is investigating whether banks and private equity firms have violated the FCPA in dealings with sovereign wealth funds.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | USA | 22 Feb 2011
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (“Maxwell”) have settled FCPA charges with the DOJ as well as the SEC.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | USA | 22 Feb 2011
The SEC recently announced that Paul Jennings, the former CEO of Innospec, a global specialty chemical company, agreed to pay more than $229,000 in penalties to settle FCPA charges in connection with alleged bribes of Iraqi and Indonesian officials to win contracts.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | USA | 22 Oct 2010
New whistle-blower program that could lead to huge cash rewards for individuals who provide information about securities law violations to the SEC, including violations of the FCPA.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Mexico, USA | 22 Oct 2010
In late September, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) charged Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB with various violations of the FCPA.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | USA | 22 Oct 2010
Recent reports suggest that Swiss transportation firm Panalpina Welttransport will enter into a settlement in the amount of $85 million (USD) with the DOJ in connection with an investigation into violations of the FCPA.