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Google Purchases Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion Last Monday, Google agreed to acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for approximately $12.5 billion. The acquisition includes Motorola Mobility's portfolio of more than 17,000 patents and 7...

By Teresa M. Harkins La Vita This Emerging Issues Analysis analyzes the court's ruling in Gill v. Office of Personnel Management . The author addresses the impact that this decision, out of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, may have on the...

Ethical leadership is absolutely mandatory to have a successful compliance program, whether it is based upon the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) or the UK Bribery Act. Senior management must not only be committed to doing business in compliance...

The Department of Justice released the latest Opinion Procedure Release on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The releases are great tool to help you figure out if a proposed corporate action could lead to an enforcement action. Anyone with an interest...

Most people have seen the movie " The Sting ", starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman, which tells the story of an older con man, Newman, who shows a younger man, Redford, how to run 'the big con' on a gangster played by Robert Shaw...

This article was reprinted with permission from FCPA Professor This post highlights certain facts and figures concerning the DOJ’s prosecution of individuals for FCPA offenses in 2014 and historically. As highlighted in recent posts here ...

This article was reprinted with permission from FCPA Professor Last week the DOJ announced in this release the departure of Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer. Breuer's position was obviously not FCPA specific, but he took a great interest...

This article was reprinted with permission from FCPA Professor . Since April the Department of Justice has been running a Kool-Aid stand and many people have been drinking the Kool-Aid. The Kool-Aid being served up and consumed is Morgan Stanley's...

Earlier this week the US Department of Justice (DOJ) released a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the company Data Systems & Solutions (DS&S). I explored the factual allegations against DS&S and the highlights of the DPA in yesterday's...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) gave the global fight against anti-corruption a huge boost last week when it announced it was bringing charges against 14 members or persons associated with Fédération Internationale de Football Association...

Ed. Note-I was asked by the Washington Legal Foundation if I would pen an article expressing my views on why the DOJ/SEC should release Declination Opinions. The following is the article and can be downloaded from their website by clicking here . Please...

This article was reprinted with permission from FCPA Professor This previous post highlighted the empty rhetoric of a former DOJ Criminal Division Chief regarding individual FCPA prosecutions. A change in leadership at the DOJ Criminal Division...

This article was reprinted with permission from FCPA Professor Lanny Breuer stepped down as Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department's Criminal Division on March 1st after nearly four years on the job. Word of Breuer's departure...

This article was reprinted with permission from FCPA Professor President Obama nominated Loretta Lynch (U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of New York) to be the next Attorney General. This post highlights Lynch’s responses to various Foreign...

This article was reprinted with permission from FCPA Professor In this November 2010 post regarding the FCPA guidance, I flagged the below statement as one of the ten most meaningful statements in the Guidance. “Successor liability does not...