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
Comments Off on 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
Comments Off on Understanding the Eurozone crisis: it’s all about taxes.
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
Comments Off on EU signals regulatory reform over PIP scandal
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
Comments Off on DOJ leverages Sempra’s lawyers’ work in FCPA case.
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
Comments Off on Train your salesforce to compete fairly.
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
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