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Richard Alderman The legal marketing hysteria surrounding the UK Bribery Act is entertaining and surreal. Article after article, pitch after pitch focuses on the new D-Day: July 1, the effective date for the UK Bribery Act. Lawyers and commentators are trying to scare global companies into acting quickly to
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Richard Alderman The legal marketing hysteria surrounding the UK Bribery Act is entertaining and surreal. Article after article, pitch after pitch focuses on the new D-Day: July 1, the effective date for the UK Bribery Act. Lawyers and commentators are trying to scare global companies into acting quickly to
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Richard Alderman The legal marketing hysteria surrounding the UK Bribery Act is entertaining and surreal. Article after article, pitch after pitch focuses on the new D-Day: July 1, the effective date for the UK Bribery Act. Lawyers and commentators are trying to scare global companies into acting quickly to
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Richard Alderman The legal marketing hysteria surrounding the UK Bribery Act is entertaining and surreal. Article after article, pitch after pitch focuses on the new D-Day: July 1, the effective date for the UK Bribery Act. Lawyers and commentators are trying to scare global companies into acting quickly to
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Richard Alderman The legal marketing hysteria surrounding the UK Bribery Act is entertaining and surreal. Article after article, pitch after pitch focuses on the new D-Day: July 1, the effective date for the UK Bribery Act. Lawyers and commentators are trying to scare global companies into acting quickly to
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One area where compliance officers and practitioners need to focus is on the requisite intent for a criminal violation. For compliance officers facing difficult policy choices on FCPA compliance policies, the touchstone of such policies should be the employee's intent -- was it criminal, negligent or benign? It is
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The World Compliance FCPA Tour lands in our Nation's Capitol on May 12, 2011, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. Join me, Dick Cassin, owner of the FCPA Blog, and Ryan Morgan, World Compliance's FCPA Specialist for an informative presentation and discussion on FCPA,
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The World Compliance FCPA Tour lands in our Nation's Capitol on May 12, 2011, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. Join me, Dick Cassin, owner of the FCPA Blog, and Ryan Morgan, World Compliance's FCPA Specialist for an informative presentation and discussion on FCPA,
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The criminal trial of Lauren Stevens, Glaxo’s vice president and in-house counsel, begins tomorrow. There is a lot at stake besides the liberty of Lauren Stevens. The government claims that Stevens made false statements and obstructed justice in responding to the FDA’s informal inquiry letter in an
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The criminal trial of Lauren Stevens, Glaxo’s vice president and in-house counsel, begins tomorrow. There is a lot at stake besides the liberty of Lauren Stevens. The government claims that Stevens made false statements and obstructed justice in responding to the FDA’s informal inquiry letter in an
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In response to the aggressive enforcement environment, companies have been revising policies for travel, gifts, entertainment, and hospitality. As they do so, it is important for each company to consider these questions – What is the precise risk which is being addressed? How will the policy minimize the risk of bribery?
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The Obama Administration has forged a stronger economic relationship with India. For good reason – India’s economy is expected to grow by 8 percent in 2011. India’s GDP is only one-fourth the size of China’s GDP. Over the next forty years, India’s economy is expected to