Comments Off on French Competition Authority will cut fines 10% for companies with compliance programs.
More recognition across Europe that a well-built and delivered compliance program is being taken into consideration by regulatory authorities comes from France today as the Competition Authority
Comments Off on US DOJ brings in FBI to investigate News Corp bribes to Scotland Yard.
When details emerged last July that employees of News International (the press arm of News Corp) had possibly bribed 5 Scotland Yard police officers, the FCPA red alert must surely have sounded in
Comments Off on $16.8M fine for European device maker in FCPA settlement.
The US DOJ announced today that Smith & Nephew has admitted to and settled claims related to an offshore kickback scheme with a Greek distributor. Smith &
Comments Off on P.I.P. Implants: French Health Authorities aware in 1996.
According to French daily Libération, a report delivered this morning to the French Ministry of Labor and Health confirms that P.I.P. implants were tested by independent physicians in 1996 who
Comments Off on Don’t touch that. Dawn raids and the EU seal.
While reading a Bloomberg news story on the EU probe into possible collusion between Veolia, Suez and Saur to fix French water services prices, I was reminded that last year Suez’s subsidiary
Comments Off on When can an individual sue a corporation for corrupt practices?
When a company’s stock price dives or its reputation is besmirched due to a criminal investigation, what action can affected individuals or shareholders take to seek compensation? What
Comments Off on Cinergy FCPA case: It takes ‘guts’ to make this argument.
In the ongoing FCPA case related to Cinergy’s alleged bribery of Haitian officials, their lawyer is planning to bring in Prof. Edgardo Rotman of the University of Miami Law School to make the
Comments Off on PIP founder arrested at home. Denies industrial silicone was harmful.
Jean-Claude Mas was reported arrested this morning at dawn according to France Info radio. He admits using unapproved for human use industrial grade silicone in his breast implants but claims that
Comments Off on EU Telecoms Package Directive and Cookies: Some compliance tips.
The French Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) recently published some advice on how to implement the new requirement that web site users consent to the placement of