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The Ninth Circuit affirmed the majority of an $11 million jury verdict brought by a whistleblower who claimed that his company fired him for raising concerns about possible FCPA violations. Sanford Wadler, the former general counsel of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (Bio-Rad), alleged that he was fired from Bio-Rad after he wrote a memo to a committee of the Board of Directors stating that he believed senior management was “complicit” in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations he thought were being carried out by Bio-Rad’s employees in China. Though the Ninth Circuit found that a jury instruction was incorrect, and that Dodd-Frank no longer applied to the claims at issue based on intervening Supreme Court precedent, it affirmed Wadler’s state claim and roughly $8 million of the jury’s original award against Bio-Rad.
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Common Pitfalls In Personal Device Collection
By Marjorie Peerce and Marguerite O’Brien
Both the DOJ and the SEC have made it clear that they will look at company BYOD policies when assessing how to resolve matters under their purview. To avoid pitfalls — and sanctions — counsel must take proactive steps to ensure proper preservation and collection of personal mobile data and verify that clients comply.
FCPA Compliance Guidance for Global Businesses
By Cole Callihan
The Biden administration and its Justice Department have established countering corruption as a core U.S. national security interest. Companies with any international operations should ensure they have a robust written policy and compliance program focused on anti-bribery and corruption.
Regulators Want AI Companies to Respect Antitrust and Consumer Protection Laws
By Karen Hoffman-Lent and Kenneth Schwartz
The new era of AI technology has ushered in competition concerns alongside consumer-protection fears. Accordingly, regulators and lawmakers are taking note of the AI craze and are keen on ensuring that companies involved in AI are respecting both antitrust and consumer protection laws.
Will the Corporate Transparency Act Smother the Cannabis Industry?
By Steve Schain
The CTA requires business entities to file information on their “beneficial owners” with FinCEN, which, in turn, may disclose it to domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, judges and financial institutions.
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