With the steady increase of global regulation and enforcement across all industries in today’s commercial world, the conduct by companies of independent and credible internal investigations is swiftly being recognised as a standalone area of expertise
In a noteworthy trend picked-up by Trace International’s Global Enforcement Report, in 2014 non-U.S. enforcement actions concerning bribery of…
We rarely think about emergencies before they arrive on our doorstep. Yet, the recent civil unrest in Baltimore…
Effectively managing corporate compliance efforts in today’s regulatory environment–preventing corporate officers and employee from engaging in illegal practices, while also addressing a wide array of other compliance and risk management concerns–presents a major challenge to multinational companies with extended enterprises. Although enforcement guidelines around the world vary in length, tone…
Various countries and their compliance-enforcing agencies request that companies have “adequate” compliance programs and organizations. But what does…
The Albanian legal framework on territorial planning and development has recently undergone many changes. As of 1st October 2014 the new Law No. 107/2014 “On Territorial…
In late 2014, the trade associations for the Med-Tech and Diagnostics industries in Europe have recommended phasing out by 1 January 2018 all direct sponsorship of HCPs to attend educational conferences organised by third parties, as well as introducing stricter rules to control indirect sponsorship. The announcement by the European…
Baker & McKenzie has released its first global client survey on Social Media. Based on the responses from international…