Baker McKenzie is pleased to present the following report on Russian corporate anti-corruption enforcement that will provide both international companies operating in Russia and Russian businesses with an international footprint with practical and informative guidance on evaluating their corporate compliance programs. Focusing on the risks of prosecution under Russian law,…
On 12 November 2019, the Secretary of Public Administration (SFP) published in the Federal Official Gazette the “Resolution…
Our previous Alert of 28 October 2019 (see link) outlined why the Myer case is a landmark…
On November 1st, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on whether the SEC has the authority to obtain disgorgement of “ill-gotten gains” in federal court for securities law violations. The SEC historically has been successful in obtaining monetary relief from defendants through disgorgement, which the SEC has asserted…
Who Should Attend? In-house legal and compliance specialists working within the technology, media and telecoms sectors. Speakers from…
The Russian Ministry of Labour (“the Ministry”) issued three new sets of anti-corruption guidelines for companies: “Measures for…
DOWNLOAD ALERT On 3 October 2019, the United Kingdom and the United States signed a first-of-its-kind Bilateral Data Access Agreement (the “Agreement”), which is expected to reduce the time it takes UK and US law enforcement agencies to access electronic evidence held by technology companies located in each other’s territory.…
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a historic marshalling of capital and a remarkable geopolitical foray into…
On 15 August 2019, Decree No. 59/2019/ND-CP dated 1 July 2019 (“Decree No. 59”) providing specific guidance on…
New Sentencing Guideline Following a consultation in 2018, the Sentencing Council has published a new sentencing guideline to come into effect on 1 October 2019 that will apply to sentences decided on or after that date. This new “General guideline” will apply to the sentencing of organisations and adult individuals.…