White Collar Crime

Anti-Corruption

Grant W. Nichols | King & Spalding LLP

Among the many challenges facing companies operating in a global market, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) continues to hold its position at or near the top of the list. The myriad difficulties presented by the FCPA can be traced to an overarching tension: on one hand, the Act...

Department of Justice (DOJ)

Lori L. Pines, Gaspard Curioni, Nadya Salcedo | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

A hotly contested discovery dispute in United States ex rel. Barko v. Halliburton Co., a False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam action, has recently grabbed the headlines. In early March, a federal district judge in the District of Columbia ordered the production of documents that were created in the...

Anti-Corruption

Aaron G. Murphy | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Editor: Please provide our readers with a brief description of your professional background. Is there a particular case that stands out in your early career? Murphy: I started my career as a general white collar criminal defense lawyer at Latham & Watkins. Early on, the practice entailed...