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Anti-Corruption
Former Federal Prosecutors Pen New Treatise On The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Editor: What prompted the three of you to write your book, The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Compliance, Investigations and Enforcement? How does it differ from other treatments of the subject? Weinstein: The three of us have been practicing law together in this area for two decades...
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Bid-Rigging Remains Focus Of DOJ Antitrust Criminal Enforcement: Businesses Need To Ensure Their Compliance
A number of recent U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“Antitrust Division”) press releases highlight the agency’s ongoing criminal enforcement initiatives regarding hard-core antitrust violations such as bid-rigging. Businesspersons often seem to forget that the...
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U.S. DOJ And SEC Issue Guidance On Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - Includes Their Criteria For Evaluating Companies’ Compliance Efforts
Editor: Before we discuss the new Guidance, please provide some background on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Keneally: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act was enacted in 1977 when, during an SEC investigation, more than 400 U.S. companies admitted making questionable or illegal payments to...
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