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Accused Of Abetting Child Slave Labor, Two U.S. Companies Challenge Alien Tort Ruling

July 17, 2020

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by Cargill and a U.S. subsidiary of Swiss-based Nestle SA, over […]

Caste Discrimination Alleged In Suit v Cisco

July 7, 2020

Plaintiff California Department of Fair Employment and Housing alleges an unnamed engineer, whom it identifies as a Dalit, suffered repeated acts of discrimination, including lower pay and fewer opportunities, at the hands of two supervising engineers.

Novartis Settles 4-Nation FCPA Bribery Charge

June 30, 2020

Novartis has agreed to pay $347 million to put to rest years of investigation over alleged kickbacks and other improper […]

Rapidly Changing Compliance Regimes Due To Pandemic

June 1, 2020

According to a guide put together by the Baker McKenizie firm, “businesses and investors must carefully consider foreign investment review […]

Avoiding The Snare Of “Green Crime”

May 29, 2020

The prevalence of environmental malfeasance, labeled “green crime” in this post from a compliance consultant, is said to have reached […]

Money Laundering And Anti-Terrorist Risk Management For Lawyers

May 15, 2020

Although lawyers are not regulated to the extent that bankers are with regard to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) […]

Securities Class Actions Hit World Wrestling

May 6, 2020

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., the wrestling empire headed by Vince McMahon, has been hit with several securities class action lawsuits. […]

Desperate Need In Medical Supply Line Brings Big FCPA Risk

April 21, 2020

A disastrous shortage of essential equipment has sent states, the federal government, and healthcare providers and manufacturers scrambling, and many […]

Sued In CA, Israeli Spyware Company Claims “Derivative Sovereign Immunity”

April 16, 2020

Spyware from the Israeli company NSO Group was surreptitiously installed on the accounts of more than 1,000 WhatsApp users, according […]

Protecting Electronic Devices At The Border

April 15, 2020

A recent episode involving a cell phone search at the border got a lot of media attention, seen primarily through […]

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