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Facilitating tax evasion: how to avoid being unwittingly caught by the...
fThe Criminal Finances Act 2017 came into force on 30th September 2017. It has introduced a new corporate criminal offence of failing to prevent tax evasion. This new offence is aimed at companies who...
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Christopher Cain
Language EnglishChristopher Cain is an associate in the Firm's Global White Collar Practice Group. Chris has considerable experience advising clients in connection with internal investigations and...
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The French Anticorruption Agency released its Inspection Charter
fThe new French Anticorruption Agency (the "AFA") has the power, inter alia, to inspect companies in order to assess the compliance of their anticorruption programmes with the provisions of the Sapin...
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White & Case Named Legal 500 UK Firm of the Year in Regulatory Investigations...
Global legal market analyst The Legal 500 has named White & Case UK "Firm of the Year" in the Risk Advisory category for Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime.The Legal 500 United Kingdom...
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Money laundering goes mainstream – How will the FCA Respond?
fMoney laundering has gone mainstream. The television drama Breaking Bad contained one of the clearest explanations of money laundering ever given. The new series McMafia has highlighted London as a...
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Bitcoin Plummets as South Korea Bans Anonymous Transactions
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies remain hot topics among investors, but recent regulatory rulings have contributed to big price drops and raised questions about their long-term viability. South...
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The Making of a Super-SAR: A Case Study
fThe UK Government has continued to develop the UK's existing anti-money laundering ("AML") framework, both in response to EU driven initiatives, but also as part of its own national strategy. The...
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White & Case Advises Bank Syndicate on Nordex Group €275 Million High Yield...
fGlobal law firm White & Case LLP has advised a bank syndicate led by BNP Paribas, HSBC, J. P. Morgan and UniCredit on the €275 million high yield bond issuance by Nordex, a wind turbine...
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Supreme Court Limits Scope of Anti-Retaliation Protections for Whistleblowers...
fSupreme Court Limits Scope of Anti-Retaliation Protections for Whistleblowers Under Dodd-Frank: Rules That Protections Only Apply to Whistleblowers Who First Report Directly to the SECOn February 21,...
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Luca Winer
Language English Luca Winer is an associate in the disputes section of White & Case. Her practice focuses on international investment arbitration and commercial litigation. She represents and...
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Lauri Love – How high has the forum bar really been set?
fIn what has been hailed as a landmark decision, the High Court recently refused to allow the extradition of UK citizen Lauri Love to the USA for offences of cyber theft, activating the forum bar for...
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French prosecutors reach first ever DPAs settling bribery charges
fIn February 2018, the first Conventions Judiciaire d'Intérêt Public ("CJIPs") – or French Deferred Prosecution Agreements ("DPAs") – were entered into for corruption charges between the Public...
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Russian Legislation Update: January – February 2018
fWelcome to the most recent issue of our Russian Legislation Update, covering the period of January – February 2018.In this issue:BankingCurrency ControlAnti-Money LaunderingDisclosure of...
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Alternatives to prosecution in an age of global enforcement
fWhen an investigation finds wrongdoing, the options companies have to avoid full-blown prosecution depend in part on which country is threatening it. But for multinationals, the options may also...
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Rozita Nigrin-Borden
Language English Recognized by respected legal guides Legal 500, European Legal Experts and Who's Who Legal as one of the top tier, highly recommended and leading M&A, employment and aviation...
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Luxembourg register of beneficial owners: Are you ready?
fDraft Luxembourg bill of law transposing article 30 of Directive (EU) 2015/849 (the fourth anti-money laundering directive (AMLD IV)).The Luxembourg parliament is reviewing the draft bill of law...
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Serious Fraud Office director David Green leaves successor with bulging 'to...
David Green, director of the UK government's Serious Fraud Office for the past six years, is stepping down during April. His successor has yet to be named, but suggestions that he or she will come from...
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Bettina Enz
Language English Dr. Bettina Enz advises major companies in the social media business on dealing with legal requests referring to alleged violations of German criminal law. Her legal expertise covers...
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New SFO chief should speed up investigations
London-based White & Case partner Jonathan Pickworth recently spoke with the press about David Green leaving the UK government’s Serious Fraud Office and plans for the SFO’s reorganization. Now,...
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Transparency in the territories – public ownership registers in Cayman,...
fUK overseas territories – including the offshore financial centres of the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and the BVI – will be required to introduce public registers of local companies' beneficial owners by...
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