Baker McKenzie thanks each of you who attended our virtual annual conference Supply Chain Risks & Rewards in Emerging Markets, which we offered via a series of four webinars. The webinar links are now included below. In addition to providing the latest updates on regional and industry-specific supply chain compliance legal developments…
The Novel Coronavirus outbreak continues to have a substantial impact across the globe. As of the writing of this post, more than 87,000 cases of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been identified in 60 countries and territories around the world, claiming the lives of 2,977 people. Travel restrictions are becoming increasingly tighter…
Engaging in remote investigation activities are routine for some companies, perhaps due to the size of their investigations team or other resource constraints or the nature of certain business settings and geographies. But, lately, all companies are experiencing a rapid increase in the use of remote working environments, without the…
Announcement of Policy Revisions Reflects a More Practical, Flexible Enforcement Approach The US Justice Department has adjusted its approach to holding individuals, and not only corporations, responsible for improper conduct. In remarks at the ACI’s FCPA conference on November 29, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein softened the DOJ’s formal policy…
We would like to invite you to our conference on “Supply Chain Risks & Rewards in Emerging Markets” which will take place in our offices in Washington, DC on March 15, 2018.
Any company manufacturing or contracting to manufacture products using such conflict minerals had previously been required to conduct extensive due diligence on its supply chain. Following a series of partial losses in court, the SEC appears to be backing off the rule—for now.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed its April 14, 2014 decision in National Association of Manufacturers v. SEC upholding in part and invalidating in part the SEC’s conflict minerals disclosure rule.
The PACMA is a group of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental care projects, works and actions, to promote sustainable development, as well as strengthen relations between communities and oil and gas (O&G) companies in order to obtain and extend the Social License to Operate (Licencia Social de Operación “LSO”).…