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World Bank debars three companies in effort to promote higher integrity standards

The World Bank recently debarred three companies for alleged corrupt conduct. Osler’s Stéphane Eljarrat, Malcolm Aboud, Sarah Firestone and...

Anti-Corruption 2021: Canada Trends & Developments – Chambers Global Practice Guide

Canada has received criticism in recent years for its perceived lack of anti-corruption enforcement activity, which continued through 2020.

Key developments in white-collar defence

This year was marked by uncertainty and increased risk for businesses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

DOJ Opinion Procedure Release offers guidance for contracting with public bodies

Guidance from law enforcement and regulators on their priorities and expectations is a valuable tool for managing risk for businesses and...

U.S. DOJ and SEC update Foreign Corrupt Practices Act guidance

As we have discussed on a number of occasions, the approach taken to investigating and prosecuting financial crime in the United States is...

Corruption risk and the COVID-19 pandemic: Ensuring compliance in the era of the “new normal”

The COVID-19 pandemic increases risk for businesses operating in a new and uncertain economic context. While regulators have eased certain...

Canada drops from Top 10 Least Corrupt Countries in Transparency International Annual Corruption Perceptions Index

On January 23, 2020, Transparency International (TI) released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), reporting that Canada had dropped four...

FCPA developments: Glencore, Ericsson and increasing regulatory enforcement

Regulators in both the U.S. and the UK have recently undertaken significant enforcement action against companies for alleged violations of foreign...

Turning the Page? SNC Pleads Guilty to Fraud Relating to Libya Work; Former Executive Sentenced for Fraud, Corruption

On December 18, 2019 a division of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. pleaded guilty to fraud  in relation to the company’s activities in Libya, to...