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Use of the Travel Act to Prosecute Foreign Commercial Bribery
March 27, 2012
In last month's issue, the authors reviewed the ongoing case, <i>United States v. Carson</i>, in which the government charged the defendants with violating the Travel Act. The discussion continues herein.
Jurors, Internet Research and Social Media
March 27, 2012
Jurors' use of the Internet to conduct improper trial-related research or to communicate about the trial's progress, the evidence, or the jury's deliberations has been the subject of articles in practically every bar publication that includes litigators among its target audience.
Business Crimes Hotline
February 27, 2012
Recent rulings of interest.
In the Courts
February 27, 2012
Analysis of recent cases of importance.
The Use of the Travel Act to Prosecute Foreign Commercial Bribery
February 27, 2012
The <i>Carson</i> case, which is not scheduled to go to trial until mid-2012, has already featured several challenges to the U.S. government's prosecution of foreign bribery.
Changing the Game
February 27, 2012
As an initial matter, it is patent that, following <i>Global-Tech</i>, the law on willful blindness in most circuits ' at least as reflected in pattern jury instructions ' must change.
The Personal Benefit Test in Misappropriation Cases
February 27, 2012
Is the benefit test a separate element of liability or an aspect of another element, like breach of duty or scienter? And what counts as a sufficient "benefit"?
Business Crimes Hotline
January 30, 2012
Recent rulings of interest.
In the Courts
January 30, 2012
Recent high-profile cases of interest.
What Private Equity Needs to Know About the FCPA
January 30, 2012
In the past, private equity firms and hedge funds have not been subject to the rigorous regulatory scrutiny applied to publically traded companies under the FCPA. However, it appears that this trend may be changing.

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