In prior posts, I have frequently noted the rising tide of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity as well as the increasing level of FCPA follow-on civil litigation. If the trends noted in a recent law firm memo are any indication, we are likely to continue to see both heightened enforcement activity and
Anticorruption Developments and D&O Insurance Implications
The growing importance of global anticorruption enforcement efforts was underscored this past week by the revelation of a cross-border investigation involving the French industrial giant Alstom and by developments in the continuing investigation involving Siemens. Moreover, the Siemens developments highlight the increasing significance of liabilities arising from anticorruption exposures for the D&O insurance industry.
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Corrupt Practices, National Security and the Rule of Law
In a powerful affirmation of the rule of law, two justices of the U.K.’s High Court of Justice ruled in an April 10, 2008 opinion (here) that the British Serious Fraud Office (SFO) must reconsider its decision to discontinue its bribery investigation into the award of a weapons contract between Saudi Arabia and