empir.is – Page 3 – ethics, law & technology

Posted in Compliance, Corruption, fcpa, Sarbanes-Oxley

When can an individual sue a corporation for corrupt practices?

lynn
posted on 29 January 201230 January 2012
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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

Posted in Compliance, fcpa, Opinion

Cinergy FCPA case: It takes ‘guts’ to make this argument.

lynn
posted on 28 January 201230 January 2012
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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

Posted in Compliance, MDD, Uncategorized

PIP founder arrested at home. Denies industrial silicone was harmful.

lynn
posted on 26 January 201227 January 2012
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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

Posted in Compliance, Opinion, Uncategorized

EU Telecoms Package Directive and Cookies: Some compliance tips.

lynn
posted on 25 January 201227 January 2012
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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

Posted in Competition law, Compliance

Good relations are key to Competition Law compliance.

Competition law compliance secret #2: Good relations with your distribution network, customers and competitors are good for your business. While an informal complaint to DG COMP may not be

Posted in empir.is, Euro, Opinion

Understanding the Eurozone crisis: it’s all about taxes.

lynn
posted on 22 January 201228 January 2012
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The Eurozone is in trouble for only one reason and that is fiscal harmonization. I have been saying this for years but we unfortunately had to reach the point where democratic government is

Posted in Compliance

EU signals regulatory reform over PIP scandal

lynn
posted on 17 January 201217 January 2012
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I’m all for regulatory reform to simplify and better manage devices across the EU but this seems less like reform than a knee-jerk reaction to a very specific and egregious violation of the

Posted in Compliance, fcpa

DOJ leverages Sempra’s lawyers’ work in FCPA case.

lynn
posted on 15 January 201218 January 2012
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I’m not sure if we need to be really worried about this. Is it truly wrong for the DOJ to work with a company’s lawyers to figure out if there was a violation of the FCPA? My sense is

Posted in Competition law, Compliance, Sales training

Train your salesforce to compete fairly.

lynn
posted on 12 January 201223 January 2012
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Competition law compliance secret #1: Firstly, your salesforce needs to know that competition law is serious business and can affect their bottom line–even to the point where authorities can

Posted in Competition law, Compliance, Uncategorized

Facing inquiries?

lynn
posted on 12 January 201215 January 2012
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You have had a lot of success in the marketplace and you may in fact be the market leader. With success comes responsibility–the obligation to engage in fair competition and to respect your