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11 February 2019

FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 416: James Koukios On The Morrison & Foerster Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments For December 2018

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In this episode Thomas Fox of the FCPA Compliance & Ethics blog asks Morrison & Foerster partner James Koukios to explore the firm's Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for December 2018.
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In this episode Thomas Fox of the FCPA Compliance & Ethics blog asks Morrison & Foerster partner James Koukios to explore the firm's Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for December 2018. Highlights from the podcast include:

  1. Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecutions against employees from Alstom subsidiaries. How did the SFO fare in them?
  2. SFO also announces new charges in Petrobras spin-off investigations.
  3. What is the impact of the OECD Report which found a lack of sanctions against bribe takers in foreign bribery cases?
  4. French court fines Total for bribes paid in Iran.
  5. In the domestic sphere, the Polycom FCPA enforcement action saw some of the implications from the US Supreme Court decision in the Kokesh. How did they play out?

Listen to Thomas Fox's FCPA Compliance & Ethics podcast episode to learn more.

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