This Week in FCPA-Episode 56

June 10, 2017

The Kokesh case at the US Supreme Court is significant for SEC enforcement of the FCPA around profit disgorgement. For what it means to the compliance practitioner, see Tom’s piece in the FCPA Compliance & Ethics Blog. For a legal review of the decision, see Miller & Chevalier client alert authored by Saskia Zandieh. Marc Bohn considered the case in the FCPA Blog. Marc and I discuss the case on the FCPA Compliance Report, Episode 332.

Trevor McFadden to leave the DOJ for federal bench. See article by Matt Kelly in Radical Compliance. Hui Chen’s contract not to be renewed, her position is posted for job applicants. Apply for the position here. Andrew Weissman leaves as head of the Fraud Section to go Special Prosecutor’s staff.

Former PetroTiger General Counsel Gregory Weismann is banned from SEC practice. See article in the FCPA Blog.

Matthew Stephenson considers what a Wal-Mart settlement might look like. See his article in the Global Anti-Corruption Blog.

The federal judge who sentenced Samuel Mebiame, the bag man for Och-Ziff; criticized the DOJ for its lack of prosecution of any individuals from the company. See article by Sam Rubenfeld in WSJ Risk and Compliance Report.

Jay previews his weekend report.

Tom continues to talk about the release of his new book 2016 – The Year in Corporate FCPA Enforcement. For more information and to purchase, click here.

[tweet_box design=”default” url=”http://wp.me/p6DnMo-3kx” float=”none”]
When do Mike & Mike agree on anything? Find out on This Week in FCPA. [/tweet_box]
Jay Rosen can be reached:
Mobile (310) 729-6746
Toll Free (866)-201-0903
JRosen@affiliatedmonitors.com
Tom Fox can be reached:
Phone: 832-744-0264
Email: tfox@tfoxlaw.com]]>

This Week in FCPA-Episode 56

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

What are you looking for?