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Corporate Crime Update - June 2014
Welcome to the June 2014 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, …
Herbert Smith Freehills recruits former assistant US Attorney John J.O'Donnell as a partner in New York
Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to announce that John J. O'Donnell, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and …
Sanctions update: EU and US introduce further sanctions in response to the situation in Ukraine; EU amends sanctions against Libya, Central African Republic and Syria
Both the EU and US have introduced limited additional sanctions in light of the current situation in Ukraine, and Australia has announced its list of …
US: Supreme Court Provides New Avenue for Defendants to Challenge Securities Class Certification
On June 23, 2014, the United States Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated decision in Halliburton v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. The Court reaffirmed …
Corporate Crime Update - May 2014
Welcome to the May 2014 edition of our corporate crime update - our round-up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, …
US Federal Appeals Court gives RICO statute extra-territorial bite in transnational litigation
In a milestone ruling last week giving extra-territorial application to the federal Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO), a …
Ukraine sanctions update: US and EU developments; SFO investigation
The US and EU have implemented further sanctions in connection with the situation in Ukraine, consistent with recent indications that additional …
US: Whistleblowing – internal investigation documents may not always be privileged
In a controversial decision, US ex rel Harry Barko v. Halliburton Company, et al, a US District Court ordered an employer to disclose documents generated …
Corporate Crime Update – April 2014
Welcome to the April 2014 edition of our corporate crime update – our round-up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, …
US: Transitory movement of funds through New York banks no guarantee of jurisdiction
In a case of interest to foreign parties that routinely use New York's banking system to facilitate dollar transactions, the New York Court of Appeals …
Ukraine - further sanctions developments
The EU, US and Russia have taken further steps in response to continuing events in Ukraine. On 20 March 2014, the US imposed an asset freeze and visa ban …
Daimler AG v. Bauman: US Supreme Court rejects jurisdiction over foreign corporation
For the first time ever, the United States Supreme Court has addressed whether a foreign corporation may be subjected to a court's general jurisdiction …
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