SEC Announces $4 Million Award to Overseas Whistleblower
Posted 09/24/18
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This Week in Bribes — Guilty Pleas in Two Major FCPA Cases
Posted 09/20/18
Catch of the Week — United Technologies
Posted 09/14/18
DOJ Investigation of Pharma Companies for Alleged Iraqi Terrorism Funding – Did a Whistleblower Help?
Posted 08/17/18
CFTC Announces First Award to a Foreign Whistleblower
Posted 07/19/18
Earlier this week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced an award of more than $70,000 to a whistleblower "who significantly contributed to an ongoing CFTC investigation and led the CFTC to a successful settlement." It is the first award under the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program to a foreign whistleblower and follows on the heels of last week's record-breaking $30 million award, by far the largest...
Constantine Cannon Partner Mary Inman Discusses the Possible Protections for Whistleblowers Through a Common European Legal Framework
Posted 07/12/18
Join Mary Inman, a partner in Constantine Cannon’s London office, on Friday, July 20 at the seminar for “Rediscovering the European Union Project in the Light of the Brexit Referendum.” Ms. Inman will discuss the need for protections of whistleblowers for a common European legal framework. Click here to read more and register for the upcoming event!
Constantine Cannon Partner Mary Inman on Whether UK Whistleblowers Should Get Paid
Posted 06/18/18
Mary Inman, a partner in Constantine Cannon’s London office, will be presenting at a seminar by the UK Bar Association for Commerce, Finance & Industry on Tuesday, July 10th about whether UK Whistleblowers should get paid when coming forward. Ms. Inman and other panel members will discuss if the UK should follow the example set by other jurisdictions, such as the US and Canada. Click here to read more and register...
The Catch of the Week -- Société Générale S.A.
Posted 06/8/18
In a joint effort by the DOJ, CFTC, and French authorities, Société Générale agreed on June 4th to pay penalties and disgorgement in excess of $1 billion arising out of two separate wrongful schemes, making them our Catch of the Week.
First, in connection with alleged violations arising from manipulation of the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR), Société Générale agreed to pay $275 million in a...
Question of the Week -- Will New Tariffs Result in More Fraudulent Tariff Dodging?
Posted 06/6/18
On May 31, the White House announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum entering the United States from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. Steel from those countries and the European Union will be subject to a 25% tariff, and aluminum will be subject to a 10% tariff.
While the steel and aluminum tariffs were originally proposed to apply to imports from a larger number of countries, the White House announcement...
Constantine Cannon partner Eric Havian moderates panel with The Big Three -- heads of the whistleblower offices at the SEC, CFTC and IRS -- at the 16th Annual Offshore Alert Conference
Posted 05/30/18
Constantine Cannon Partner Eric Havian recently joined Jane Norberg, Christopher Ehrman and Lee Martin, the heads of the whistleblower offices for the SEC, CFTC and IRS (otherwise known as The Big Three), to moderate a panel entitled ‘Enriching Domestic & Foreign Whistleblowers: The Growth & Spreading Reach Of US Programs,’ which explored, among other things, the growing number of submissions from whistleblowers...