TOP 10 FCPA Enforcement Actions, Disgraced Goldman Sachs Tops the List
Posted on 01/13/2021
Goldman Sachs has been a leader in investment banking league tables, but has also been the largest bank on Wall Street facing a major FCPA violation. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 is a United States federal law that prohibits U.S. citizens and entities from bribing foreign government officials to benefit their business interests. The FCPA is jointly enforced by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which apply criminal and civil penalties, respectively.
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Other enforcement authorities in the U.K., Singapore, and Hong Kong fined Goldman Sachs. SEC required Goldman Sachs to pay a US$ 400 million civil penalty and disgorgement of US$ 606.3 million. Disgorgement amount was paid to the Malaysian government and 1MDB.
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Jones Walker Renews Strong Firm Leadership and Elects New Partners
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NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Jones Walker LLP is pleased to announce that
Bill Hines has been reelected for a fourth consecutive five-year term as managing partner and that
(PRNewsfoto/Jones Walker LLP) I am honored to serve another term as managing partner of Jones Walker, and I look forward to continuing to work with Miriam, Josh, and all the members of our board of directors. I am also proud of our newly elected partners, said Bill, who has served as Jones Walker s managing partner since 2006.