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"People are doing the best that they can from their own level of consciousness." — Deepak Chopra If you travel on the anti-corruption seminar circuit (which is far more enjoyable than the proverbial "rubber chicken" circuit), you will hear from some of the most accomplished compliance
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"People are doing the best that they can from their own level of consciousness." — Deepak Chopra If you travel on the anti-corruption seminar circuit (which is far more enjoyable than the proverbial "rubber chicken" circuit), you will hear from some of the most accomplished compliance
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act amended the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by including a new provision requiring companies filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to disclose whether their products use conflict minerals. The Act defines such conflict minerals as “columbite-tantalite
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In the last few years, lawyers, acountants and other professionals have been beating the drum of aggressive enforcement of the FCPA (and the UK Bribery Act). There is no question that enforcement of anti-corruption laws around the globe has increased. The risk to companies and individuals has increased. But
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The US Attorney from the Southern District of New York announced the unsealing of a major indictment against the founders of the three largest online poker sites -- PokerStars, Absolute Poker and Full Tilt. A copy of the press release is attached HERE. The indictment charges the defendants with conspiracy to
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In-House counsel and corporate compliance officers dodge bullets everyday as they stare down the barrels of aggressive prosecutors, regulators, civil litigants, whistleblowers, disgruntled employees and shareholders prodded by trial attorneys to file derivative suits at the drop of a hat. In the face of all of these risks, internal
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The Obama Administration is committed to increasing criminal enforcement of environmental laws. To that end, the EPA is bringing on fifty additional criminal investigators, bringing the total number of investigators to over two hundred. With these new resources, and a strategic plan focusing on the full range of environmental crimes,
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The Obama Administration is committed to increasing criminal enforcement of environmental laws. To that end, the EPA is bringing on fifty additional criminal investigators, bringing the total number of investigators to over two hundred. With these new resources, and a strategic plan focusing on the full range of environmental crimes,
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To most it is an obvious point: The purview of criminal law should cover criminal conduct. Yet that point maybe lost on some since, as Chief Judge Alex Kozinski points out, United States v. Goyal, No. 08-10436 (9th Cir. Dec. 10, 2010) is just the latest in a “string
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To most it is an obvious point: The purview of criminal law should cover criminal conduct. Yet that point maybe lost on some since, as Chief Judge Alex Kozinski points out, United States v. Goyal, No. 08-10436 (9th Cir. Dec. 10, 2010) is just the latest in a “string
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Mark Twain observed correctly about lawyers: “Lawyers are like other people–fools on the average; but it is easier for an ass to succeed in that trade than any other.” When it comes to advising clients in the area of the FCPA and Bribery Act, counseling attorneys are critical players.
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The World Bank said Wednesday it had blacklisted 45 more companies and individuals last year afor corruption activities. For the year, the World Bank initiated 117 investigations last year which resulted in 45 debarments of firms and individuals "for engaging in wrongdoing." Under a cross-debarment pact signed