On 2 April 2015, talks in Lausanne, Switzerland, ended between Iran and the E3+3 countries (i.e., China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, the United States). These lengthy negotiations resulted in high-level agreement on the key parameters of a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The JCPOA parties…
Various countries and their compliance-enforcing agencies request that companies have “adequate” compliance programs and organizations. But what does…
Baker & McKenzie has released its first global client survey on Social Media. Based on the responses from international…
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on December 2, 2014 released its first-ever analysis of anti-bribery on a global scale. 427 transnational bribery cases that occurred between February 1999 and June 2014 were reviewed. The key findings are: Almost two-thirds of cases occurred in four sectors: mining (19%);…
On 3 December 2014, Transparency International (“TI”) launched its latest Corruption Perceptions Index (“CPI”) 2014. The CPI ranks countries…
The United Nations (Sanctions – Iran) Regulations 2014 (“Sanctions”) was enacted and took effect on 29 September 2014.…