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Armistice Day: The Risks and Rewards of Foreign Joint Ventures

corruptionbribery November 7, 2012 0

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.

Italy lawmakers approve anti-corruption legislation

corruptionbribery November 7, 2012 0

The Italian Parliament on Wednesday approved anti-corruption legislation aimed at addressing a series of scandals involving graft, extravagant misuse of public funds and rampant cronyism that have outraged the economically distressed nation

Bribery and Corruption on the Rise Since the Economic Downturn’ – Survey

corruptionbribery October 31, 2012 0

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

Five Critical Questions to Weigh When You Find an FCPA Violation

corruptionbribery October 30, 2012 0

Companies discover FCPA violations all the time – most are small and few are big. Most companies learn of these violations when implementing or upgrading their compliance program. Typically, FCPA violations are discovered

Fighting bribery on the grid

corruptionbribery October 30, 2012 0

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

Five Important Compliance Principles to Prevent FCPA Liability

corruptionbribery October 22, 2012 0

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

Brother Can You Swop a Car? FCPA and Bribery Act Implications in the Barter Economy

corruptionbribery October 22, 2012 0

While the economy has improved from the depths of the Bush Recession of 2008, things are not back where most businesses and governments would like them to be. One of the more interesting responses

Frankenstein, Lance Armstrong and FCPA/Bribery Act Compliance

corruptionbribery October 19, 2012 0

We continue our series focusing on the classic Hollywood monsters from the Universal Pictures era by taking a look at Frankenstein. Unlike Dracula, where Bela Lugosi basically only played his character in one classic