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The Rule of Law Will Out: Bribery, Corruption and Arbitration seminar with...
fThis event, jointly hosted by The Bingham Centre and White & Case will consider how corporate social responsibility, proper governance and ethical business have affected arbitration proceedings...
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Privilege restored – the Court of Appeal's decision in SFO v ENRC
fLast week, the Court of Appeal partially overturned a controversial High Court decision in the case of SFO v ENRC1, which had caused concern by dramatically narrowing the scope of legal professional...
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Belgian legislator adapts the legal framework for criminal settlements
fOn 2 May 2018, the Belgian State Gazette published the law of 18 March 2018 amending various provisions of criminal law, criminal procedure and civil procedure (the "Law").The Law serves first as a...
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The implementation of the UBO Register in Belgium
fFollowing the Fourth AML Directive, the law of 18 September 2017 on the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism, and the limitation of the use of cash (the "Law") introduced in...
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White Collar - Summer Updates - September 2018
fReform of the criminal liability regime applicable to legal personsThe Law of 11 July 2018 reforms and broadens the scope of criminal liability of legal persons under Belgian law. It applies with...
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Africa Focus: Autumn 2018
fSustained, fair, inclusive growthLanguage English Hero Image: Publication Type: Insight Contacts Melissa ButlerFrançois-Guilhem VaissierRenaud NethingDebashis DeyClare ConnellanTallat HussainCaroline...
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The long arm of the law: Bribery and corruption enforcement investigations
fSubscribeStay current on your favorite topicsCorruption is indeed one of the greatest evils of our time. Corruption rewards those who do not play by the rules and also creates a system of distortion...
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White & Case Strengthens Its Global Real Estate Capabilities with a New Team...
fGlobal law firm White & Case LLP has dramatically grown its Chicago office with a team of 13 real estate lawyers, including six partners: Eugene "Gene" Leone, Marc Benjamin, Michael McKeever,...
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Tax Evasion Knows No Borders
fA former senior bank executive, a UK citizen who worked at a bank with branches in Budapest, Hungary and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, has recently pleaded guilty in the U.S. to conspiracy to...
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First Unexplained Wealth Order Challenge Treads Familiar Ground for...
fThe High Court has dismissed a challenge to the first Unexplained Wealth Order ("UWO"). This case was the first test for the UWO regime. The judgment covers a number of issues which are familiar to...
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Laura Durrant
Language English Laura Durrant is a partner in the Firm's Global Commercial Litigation Practice. Laura joined White & Case in 2018 from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) where she was Head of...
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White & Case Elects 41 New Partners
fWhite & Case LLP has promoted 41 lawyers around the world to its partnership. The promotions are effective on January 1, 2019 and represent 12 of the Firm's global practices in 15...
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How to manage multijurisdictional compliance investigations
fSubscribeStay current on your favorite topicsAs a company's business grows globally, inevitably the company will become subject to regulators in different countries for anti-corruption, antitrust and...
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Jury Acquits Richard Usher on All Charges
fRichard Usher, a former J.P. Morgan foreign exchange trader, has been acquitted by a jury on all charges. Global law firm White & Case LLP represented Mr. Usher in his defense."I am grateful to...
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Sixth anti-money laundering directive
fOn 12 November 2018, the directive 2018/1673 on combating money laundering by criminal law (the "sixth anti-money laundering directive") and the new regulation 2018/1672 on controls on cash entering...
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Many companies still do not have an ABC policy
f71% of respondents said their companies had ABC policies in placeBusinesses operating in today's global marketplace need to ensure that they have appropriate anti-bribery and anti-corruption systems...
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Global White Collar Crime Survey: Anti-bribery and corruption
fAs enforcement authorities across the world ramp up efforts to investigate and prosecute corruption, compliance programs are becoming more important than ever.Language English Hero Image: Publication...
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Mixed signals dilute commitment to ABC compliance
f40% of respondents from legal/ compliance function say they have sometimes felt under pressure to approve third-party engagement despite ABC red flagsResponses from the survey indicate that there is...
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Who benefits from bribery?
fSubscribeStay current on your favorite topics48% of respondents thought that those who pay bribes on behalf of a company could benefit personallyAlmost half of respondents (48 percent) thought that...
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Who do employees turn to when they suspect bribery?
f88% of respondents said they would be most inclined to raise the issue of a suspected bribe internallyThe survey aimed to explore the types of reporting processes that are used when an employee...
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