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FCPA Settlement Day
Posted on 5 Nov 2010 by Thomas Fox

Today, in what the FCPA Blog called "making FCPA history", the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the agreement by the Global logistics firm Panalpina and the energy companies Shell, Transocean... Read More

Tags: settlements , Foreign corrupt Practices Act , penalties , civil disgorgements , FCPA

The New Term: The Supreme Court Faces Conflicting Currents In Securities Litigation
Posted on 4 Oct 2012 by Thomas O. Gorman

The first Monday in October is the opening day of the new Supreme Court term. In recent years the Court has heard a number of securities cases, considering issues regarding class certification in Erica P. John Fund v. Halliburton, 131 S. Ct. 2179 (2011... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , statute of limitations , penalties , government enforcement actions