We’d like to welcome you to our new firm, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP. On August 15, the law firms of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge and Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon announced they would officially merge on October 1 – and here we are! read more
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US companies with subsidiaries or operations in France have until 7 June 2011 to make any required amendments to their whistleblower programs in France in order to comply with new data protection rules there. As French authorities have also recently announced their intention to conduct more company audits, including of data transfers to the US, adherence to these new procedures is prudent. read more
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The newly enacted Dodd-Frank Act, which implements a number of heightened controls on US markets, contains a notable provision allowing whistleblowers in foreign bribery cases concerning public US companies to recover a portion of the total monetary penalty ultimately imposed upon the offender. read more
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The recently announced departure of Mark Mendelsohn as FCPA Chief at the US Department of Justice may well signal a new chapter in what is already a new era of FCPA enforcement. read more
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In January, as part of its most significant reorganization since its establishment in 1972, the SEC’s Enforcement Division created the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Division, one of five national specialized units dedicated to priority areas. read more
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We have previously reported here to the Whistleblower Protection Bill. read more
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Global beauty company Avon Products, Inc. on April 30, 2010 revealed that the costs associated with its internal FCPA investigation of alleged bribery in China have begun to affect its financial results, and that its compliance review is expanding to other countries. read more
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In R v Dougall [2010] EWCA Crim 1048, Robert Dougall, a former senior healthcare executive, who held the positions of vice president of DePuy Inc and marketing director of DePuy International, has been jailed for 12 months after being found guilty of helping to pay more than £4.5 million in bribes to Greek officials. read more
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DOJ has issued a FCPA Opinion concerning a flat-fee monthly contract between the Requestor’s local subsidiary in the Foreign Country and an Individual for the position of Facility Director. read more
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Uganda’s Parliament is debating legislation to protect citizens who expose government or commercial corruption on matters of public interest. read more
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On April 28, 2010, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil injunctive action charging four former employees of Dimon, Inc. and Standard Commercial Corporation with violating the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. read more
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