The Squire Patton Boggs’ Anticorruption Blog provides a unique perspective on anticorruption law. By gathering insights and observations about anticorruption compliance from on-the-ground practitioners around the world, The Anticorruption Blog offers a forum for discussion on developments such as arrests, investigations, settlements, trials and penalties; new anticorruption laws; tricky local customs; and comments and guidance from local governmental agencies and politicians.
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Women’s Sports on the Rise
USA - May 10 2023 The 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball national championship averaged 9.9 million viewers, becoming the most-watched women’s college basketball…
Department of Justice Continues to Stress Importance of Robust Corporate Compliance Programs
USA - March 11 2023 At last week’s American Bar Association’s 38th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, both Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and…
Department of Labor Reminds Employers of Duties Owed to Teleworking Employees (US)
USA - February 13 2023 On February 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin addressing several vexing questions pertaining to…
UAE Ministry of Justice confirms Reciprocity with the English Courts
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom - November 8 2022 On September 13, 2022, Judge Abdul Rahman Murad Al-Blooshi, Director of the International Cooperation Department of the UAE Ministry of Justice…
Fourth Circuit Extends Territorial Reach of Wire Fraud Statute
USA - October 25 2022 The United States may prosecute foreign fraudsters using U.S. wires when their entirely foreign-based schemes use U.S. wires to victimize persons in…
Key Principles of Governance for Financial Institutions in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia - October 17 2022 The Saudi Central Bank (previously known as the Saudi Monetary Authority, or SAMA) has published the third edition of the Key Principles for…
Illicit Financing Risks in the Digital Assets Space: Department of the Treasury Releases Three Reports on Digital Assets and Invites Comment
USA - October 6 2022 On September 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) published three reports in response to a March 2022 Executive Order concerning…
OFAC Sanctions Virtual Currency Mixer “Tornado Cash”
USA - October 4 2022 On August 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) sanctioned virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash for…
Russian Sanctions Update: Will “Biting” Eighth EU Sanctions Package Prohibit Legal Services?
European Union, Russia, Ukraine - September 30 2022 “Russia should not benefit from European knowledge and expertise.” That is the view of European Commission (“EC”) President Ursula von der Leyen, who…
Law Enforcement in the Digital Assets Space: Department of Justice Issues Report Pursuant to White House Executive Order
USA - September 26 2022 On September 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DoJ”) issued a report on The Role of Law Enforcement in Detecting, Investigating, and…
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