Dorsey & Whitney LLP | USA | 25 Jul 2013
It has been reported that Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals, a joint venture between Alcoa, Inc. and Australian based Alumina Limited ("Alumina")…
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | USA | 21 Feb 2013
U.S. District Judge Richard J. Sullivan of the Southern District of New York denied a motion to dismiss the SEC’s charges against three foreign…
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Hong Kong | 21 Aug 2012
Further to the April 2012 edition of the Digest, Mr Thomas Kwok and Mr Raymond Kwok have made a brief court appearance to face allegations that they paid US$4.5 million in bribes to Hong Kong’s former chief secretary, Mr Rafael Hui, in return for information on pending land sales.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Global, Switzerland | 21 Aug 2012
According to court documents released by Switzerland's supreme court, former FIFA president, Mr Joao Havelange, and former FIFA executive committee member, Mr Ricardo Teixeira, took payments from marketing partner, International Sport and Leisure (ISL).
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Germany | 21 Aug 2012
Further to the July 2011, November 2011 and July 2012 editions of the Digest, the German banker convicted of taking an illegal payment from Formula One boss Mr Bernie Ecclestone has been sentenced to eight and a half years imprisonment.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | USA | 21 Aug 2012
New Delhi Television Limited has filed a $1.3 billion lawsuit against The Nielsen Co. in federal district court in New York.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Russia | 21 Aug 2012
The chief of the Defense Ministry’s territorial construction department, Mr Sergei Busov, allegedly demanded 1.7 million rubles from a representative from the northwestern branch of the Oboronoenergo energy company in return for a money transfer to the branch’s bank account in payment for work done.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | United Kingdom | 21 Aug 2012
Further to the September 2011 edition of the Digest, the Court of Appeal has reduced Mr Munir Patel’s sentence.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | USA | 19 Jul 2012
On June 11, 2012, the US Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds, a case involving two questions that could have a substantial impact on securities class actions.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Nepal | 22 Jun 2012
Gunman have shot dead a Supreme Court judge, Judge Rana Bahadur Bam, who was being investigated for accepting bribes.