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Armistice Day: The Risks and Rewards of Foreign Joint Ventures
Ed. Note-we continue our series of guest posts from our colleague Mary Shaddock Jones, who today looks at Joint Ventures and has some pointers for avoiding pitfalls under the FCPA.
Read More »As Corruption Risk Rises in Emerging Markets, Confidence in Diligence Programs Lags: Deloitte Survey
When entering into mergers or acquisitions, just 38 percent of executives indicate that they are extremely or very confident that their company has effective processes to identify and mitigate compliance and integrity risks, while
Read More »Corruption Probes in China Said to Rise 13 Percent
China has become increasingly vigilant about ferreting out official corruption, bribe-taking and dereliction of duty, according to a report published Monday in the state-run media. The authorities conducted 12.7 percent more investigations in the first
Read More »Bribery and Corruption on the Rise Since the Economic Downturn’ – Survey
Ernst & Young’s 2012 Global Fraud Survey , shows that 28% of Irish respondents believe that there is an increase in bribery and corrupt practices since the economic downturn. This compares to 16% in
Read More »Fighting bribery on the grid
Russia’s notorious corruption and bribery have long been accepted simply as a fact of life here, even as businesses and individuals complain about having to pay a little extra on the side for official
Read More »Wal-Mart Remakes Compliance Department amid Bribery Probe
A memo reviewed by Dow Jones Newswires detailed the Bentonville, Ark.
Read More »Corporate responsibility and anti-corruption
A growing number of companies across the world increasingly recognize that doing business with integrity is the only right way of doing business. Enterprises seen to be doing business with integrity are more likely to
Read More »Five Important Compliance Principles to Prevent FCPA Liability
The FCPA Paparazzi has done a great disservice to the business community. Call it a complete lack of credibility. Legal marketing has become confused in this day and age – marketing has
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