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Owen Pell on the shrinking scope of extraterritoriality in US law

The extraterritorial application of US law in cases that at first glance have little if any connection to the US may have a chilling effect on foreign businesses and authorities. A partner with New York-based White & Case LLP, Owen Pell, sitting in its Moscow office tells RAPSI that the situation is changing with interesting implications for non-US companies.

17:03 26.03.2014

Alcoa, subsidiary to pay US feds $384 million over foreign bribery charges

Alcoa World Alumina LLC agreed to plead guilty Thursday to resolve charges that it paid out millions in bribes to Bahraini officials via a London middleman, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in a statement.

19:28 09.01.2014

Legal experts discuss fraud, arbitration at English Law Week in Moscow

English and Russian law experts spoke Wednesday on topics ranging from fraud and offshore zones to the enforceability of international arbitration awards in Russia during Wednesday’s session of English Law Week, hosted at the British Embassy in Moscow.

19:59 20.11.2013

Halliburton pleads guilty to destroying evidence in Gulf oil spill case

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that oil giant Halliburton had pleaded guilty to destroying evidence connected with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

02:09 20.09.2013

US Government outlines efforts to combat wildlife trafficking

The US White House and Department of Justice (DOJ) released updated information Monday outlining efforts undertaken by the federal government to combat wildlife trafficking.

19:22 10.09.2013

Total SA agrees to pay US $398 million to settle Iranian bribery charges

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Wednesday that French oil and gas company Total SA had agreed to pay more than $398 million to settle charges filed by the SEC and a parallel criminal matter initiated by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) based on claims that it had made illegal payments to an Iranian official through intermediaries in order to obtain valuable oil and gas concessions.

22:33 29.05.2013

Leaked DOJ document sheds light on US drone policy

A US Department of Justice (DOJ) white paper leaked to NBC News and subsequently uploaded for the whole of the Internet to see lays out what appears to be the Obama administration’s legal framework for justifying the targeting US citizens in lethal attacks abroad.

19:08 06.02.2013