Global Litigator: GERMANY'S INCREASINGLY ROBUST ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS

[...]companies doing business in Germany or with German companies are well advised to make themselves familiar with Germany's anticorruption laws. Of the 30 individuals who were criminally convicted, only 10 were convicted of bribery of foreign officials, while the others were convicted of comm...

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Published inLitigation Vol. 38; no. 3; p. 56
Main Authors Funk, T Markus, Dance, Jess A
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Bar Association 01.04.2012
Subjects
Acquisitions & mergers
Bribery
Compliance
Corruption
Criminal investigations
Dogs
Donations
Enforcement
Fines & penalties
International organizations
Jurisdiction
Public officials
Sanctions
United Kingdom > UK
United States > US
Germany
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Summary:[...]companies doing business in Germany or with German companies are well advised to make themselves familiar with Germany's anticorruption laws. Of the 30 individuals who were criminally convicted, only 10 were convicted of bribery of foreign officials, while the others were convicted of commercial bribery or breach of trust. Since 2007, six companies have been found liable under German law for corruption- related offenses.
ISSN:0097-9813
2162-9765