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Esquenazi: Defining "Foreign Official" under the FCPA Apr 08, 2020

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Bill Steinman--of Steinman & Rodgers--takes us back to 2014 and the Eleventh Circuit's very fact-specific analysis of what constitutes a "foreign official" under the FCPA.

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Movement of Goods Internationally Apr 01, 2020

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Melissa Duffy, a partner at Dechert LLP focused on international trade matters, provides an excellent review of the current status of the movement of goods into and out of the United States by air, land and sea. Melissa also addresses relevant tariffs, including recent exemptions, and restrictions by other countries on the export of their own critical medical supplies and equipment. Melissa wraps up with some very practical strategies for companies on managing the movement of goods in these uncertain times.

The Och-Ziff case Mar 25, 2020

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Jeff Clark—a partner with Willkie, Farr & Gallagher—discusses the novel aspects of the 2016 Och-Ziff bribery case, including the claim for restitution under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act.

Looking Back: The Siemens Scandal Mar 18, 2020

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Jessica Tillipman of George Washington Law School covers the highlights and key points from the Siemens bribery case of 2008. It was a startling case at the time and divided the international enforcement landscape into the world before and after Siemens.

The Cullen Commission: More on Money-laundering and Organized Crime on Canada's West Coast Mar 11, 2020

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Former Crown Prosecutor and current investigative journalist, Sandy Garossino, walks us back through the early days of Vancouver's money-laundering scandal: how the problem was uncovered, the violence associated with infiltration by organized crime, what has been done to remedy the problem to date and what still remains to be done.

The Sentencing of Roger Stone Mar 04, 2020

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Randall Eliason, law professor and former Assistant US Attorney, provides an excellent account of the days leading up to the recent sentencing of political operative Roger Stone. The Department of Justice's unprecedented interference in--and reversal of--its prosecutorial team's recommendation led to the resignation from the case of all four prosecutors. Over 2000 former DOJ officials have called on Attorney General Barr to resign in the wake of his interference in the case.

The Massive, Multi-Country Airbus Settlement Feb 19, 2020

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Aisling O'Shea of Sullivan & Cromwell describes the Airbus settlement that resulted in penalties totaling almost $4 billion and involved resolutions with U.S., UK and French authorities.

The Luanda Leaks Feb 12, 2020

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Investigative reporter Scilla Alecci of the ICIJ describes the excellent work that team did, using more than 715,000 leaked documents, to untangle the vast and often opaque business empire of Isabel dos Santos, Africa's richest woman and daughter of the former president of Angola.

The Lockheed Bribery Scandal that Prompted the FCPA Feb 05, 2020

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Dr. Frank Badua, Associate Professor of Accounting and Business Law at Lamar University College of Business, describes the misconduct from the 1950s through the 1970s by a group of companies that led to widespread support for passage of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

2019 FCPA Year in Review Jan 22, 2020

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Jeff Clark, a partner with Willkie Farr & Gallagher and well-known to TRACE members, provides an excellent summary of US foreign anti-bribery activity in 2019.

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