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Key Developments in International Investigations Impacting Executives

International Bar Association Business Crimes Committee Newsletter

In this article, Lauren Briggerman, Kirby Behre, and Dawn Murphy-Johnson analyzed significant actions and regulatory developments from the first half of 2018 that impact global investigations and the corporate executives involved in them. The authors addressed legislative changes and "key events, including charges by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Volkswagen AG's former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the global emissions scandal; post-trial activity in the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) corruption cases; and charges and guilty pleas in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and export control investigations." 

This article first appeared on the website of the Business Crime Committee of the Legal Practice Division of the International Bar Association, and is reproduced by kind permission of the International Bar Association, London, UK. © International Bar Association.