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President Obama Expected to Sign 10-Year Extension of Iran Sanctions Act
On December 1, 2016, the Senate unanimously passed a bill to extend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (the "ISA") for 10 years by a 99-0 vote, after it …
Corporate Crime Monthly Update October 2016
Welcome to the October 2016 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, …
The Push for Individual Accountability and D&O Insurance Coverage
On September 9, 2015 Sally Yates, the Deputy Attorney General, released a memorandum entitled "Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing," which …
US further eases sanctions against Cuba
On 14 October 2016, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of …
US Government Terminates Burma Sanctions and Further Clarifies the Application of Iran Sanctions
In the past week, the US government took executive actions to continue its easing of the Burma and Iran sanctions regimes. On October 7, 2016, the U.S. …
Market abuse update - July 2016
The Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and the Criminal Sanctions (Market Abuse) Directive came into application in Europe on 3 July 2016. Various …
Iran files case against the USA before the ICJ
In a press release published on 15 June 2016 (available here), the International Court of Justice ("ICJ") announced that Iran has instituted proceedings …
Market abuse update - April 2016
This will be our last quarterly Market Abuse update before 3 July 2016, the date when both the new Market Abuse Regulation and the Criminal Sanctions …
DOJ announces new FCPA pilot program to promote self-reporting
On April 5, 2016, the DOJ announced that it is launching a one-year pilot program for FCPA enforcement as a step to continue its effort to target FCPA …
OFAC issues regulations implementing new sanctions targeting Hizballah
On 15 April 2016, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") issued regulations to implement the Hizballah …
Corporate Crime Monthly Update March 2016
Welcome to the March 2016 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money …
Navigating the Regulators' Increased Focus on Individual Liability – A Global Perspective
Regulators throughout the world are increasingly focused on holding individual corporate executives accountable for corporate wrongdoing. Recent …
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