Macfarlanes LLP | United Kingdom | 7 Jan 2022
Amidst some notable successes, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) found itself facing the recurrence of familiar frustrations in 2021. Whilst the agency…
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP | USA | 2 Nov 2021
In one of the first substantive speeches on corporate criminal enforcement under the Biden administration, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco…
Lexology PRO | Brazil, Monaco, United Kingdom, etc. | 28 Jun 2021
Scottish energy company Wood Group has agreed to pay $177 million in settlements with authorities in the UK, the US and Brazil over foreign bribery.
PRO Compliance | Brazil, USA | 23 Feb 2021
Brazil announced the agreement 15 months after Samsung and the US Justice Department reached a DPA over the same underlying conduct.
Winston & Strawn LLP | USA | 29 Jan 2021
In recent remarks, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard Powers revealed that the DOJ Antitrust Division has yet to find a corporate defendant…
Macfarlanes LLP | United Kingdom | 8 Jan 2021
However, the SFO’s failure to prosecute individuals associated with corporates who have agreed DPAs was a trend which continued from 2019. And the…
Clyde & Co LLP | United Kingdom | 5 Nov 2020
On 22 October 2020, the Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") announced that it had reached a Deferred Prosecution Agreement ("DPA") with Airline Services…
PRO Compliance | Australia, Canada, European Union, etc. | 29 Oct 2020
A look at the top five lessons for conducting remote workplace investigations, fraud prevention guidance, regulator annual reviews and other key anti-corruption updates from Lexology over the last week
PRO Compliance | Asia-Pacific, Central & South America, USA | 27 Oct 2020
The beverage company’s $19 million FCPA settlement with the DOJ contrasts markedly with an old SEC resolution over the same conduct.
PRO Compliance | Central & Eastern Europe, United Kingdom | 23 Oct 2020
Freshly-released guidance from the UK’s anti-fraud agency provides clarity on how quickly companies should self-report possible misconduct to be eligible for a corporate settlement, according to an expert.