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Mylan Settles with SEC

11/5/19: The saga of Mylan and the EpiPen gained national attention when the cost of the drug skyrocketed. The SEC’s interest in the issues surrounding the EpiPen and its manufacturer involved Medicaid fraud...

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A Transatlantic Approach to Anti-Corruption

11/5/19: An article by law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP compares the practices of the UK, France and the US on transatlantic cooperation...

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Monetary Penalties Business May Not be Able to Pay

11/5/19: In prepared remarks for the Global Investigations Review Live, Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski announced new guidance for Criminal Division prosecutors in evaluating assertions about the ability of business organizations to pay a criminal fine or monetary penalty. ....

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China, Corruption and the UN

11/5/19: While the China/US trade dispute makes the headlines, anti-corruption in on the menu for China with a different entity. The United Nations and the National Commission of Supervision of the People’s Republic of China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation in the fight against corruption....

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Human Rights and a Company’s Sales Function

10/21/19: An article published in the November issue of Financier Worldwide addresses the challenge of integrating human rights assessments into a company’s sales compliance protocol.  The article, written by Nokia Corporation’s Arthur H. Saiewitz and Alcides Mauricio, reviews the range of risks for companies, particularly related to their sales protocols...

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