The Justice Department hasn’t tried to block an airline merger since 2001, when its opposition caused a deal between United and U.S. Airways to fail.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP partner Steve Tyrrell discusses the newly released Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission joint guidance to complying with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Attorneys for two shareholders will split $7 million in a settlement that requires compliance changes but no monetary damages.

Plaintiffs have forced Halliburton to make compliance changes but recovered no money.

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After a two-year delay, Halliburton says it has reached a settlement with shareholders who filed suit over FCPA violations and other conduct they say hurt the company.

David Remnitz will be the global and Americas forensic technology and discovery services leader. In addition, Adam Cohen, Todd Marlin and Jay Sonbolian will join as principals.

William Burck is leaving the Washington office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Defendants in three recent FCPA cases have challenged the government’s foreign official definition.

Paul E. Pelletier was often referred to as the ‘heart and soul’ of the section, which he helped build into a white collar law enforcement powerhouse.

Staffers were told not to commit to anything.

The event comes amid a lobbying push for legislative changes to the FCPA and is being sponsored by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Federalist Society and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Transparency International-USA is guided by a multi-stakeholder Board and Advisory Council comprised of leaders with experience in government, business, development assistance, academia and the non-profit sectors.

Many in the business community expressed reservations with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rules for the new whistleblower program because tipsters are not required to report internally first.

The lawyer will assist the company’s special committee in investigating whether directors and officers breached their fiduciary duty by failing to address potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act problems and other misdeeds.

The veteran prosecutor has been nominated twice now for the watchdog post overseeing a new housing finance regulator.