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Our good friend Thomas Fox has sent the following guest post for Trade Lawyers Blog:

Maintaining a Relationship with a Foreign Business Partner after the Contract is Signed - Monitor, Monitor, and then, Monitor

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There was much fanfare in the general press in January concerning Department of Justice’s arrest and indictment of 22 executives and employees of companies that transact business involving military and law-enforcement products....

In a January 2010 Alert, we mentioned the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) indictment of John Warwick of Ports Engineering Consultants Corp. (PECC). For more details and background, click...

Another case involving the FCPA has recently made headlines. This one involves bribes allegedly paid to Panamanian port authority government officials in order to obtain and keep contracts having to do with maintaining...

I have told many clients, the laws of China are different than the laws of their home jurisdiction (e.g., Canada). What may not get you into trouble in Canada, may get you into trouble in China. That being said, criminal laws...

Thomas R. Fox (twitter - @tfoxlaw) sends Trade Lawyers Blog the following post that we are pleased to share:

In his excellent FCPA Blog, Richard Cassin has written about an effective compliance program. He notes that the purpose...

Has there been a change in the last year that occurred when we were not looking? In the last week, there have been two big news stories of business persons being arrested to be prosecuted for white collar crimes in the United...

Most companies have little difficulty determining whether or not their goods are subject to an export license. However, it can be far more difficult to interpret the deemed export rule. "Deemed export" is a term recognized by the...

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As the new year begins, many trade professionals wonder what is 2010 likely to hold? One can never be sure how events will unfold, but from what we know right now, it will be...

On July 31, 2009, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued a notice that it has filed a settled enforcement against Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act alleging...

On Augsut 13, 2009, Canada's Minister of Justice announced that the Harper government will impose mandatory jail sentences for white-collar crimes such as fraud. If you are interested in reading the Globe & Mail article,...

On August 1, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed documents evidencing a settlement against Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc. (NSP) and two of its officers, one current and one former. The charges related to cash...

While much of the press coverage lately has to do with changes in food regulations, it is worth keeping in mind that FDA regulates cosmetics, too, as well as medical devices, nutritional supplements and other products. Regarding...

On August 5, 2009, Ontario Judge Benotto pronounced the sentence in the Livent case. Mr. Garth Drabinsky was sentenced to four years on count one (fraud) and seven on count two (forgery) to be served concurrently. Mr. Myron...

A report in "The Age" newspaper today refers to the results of a 3 year investigation by the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) which has uncovered "serious weaknesses" in the security of ports and airports.

The ACC's "Crime in...

A high ranking Obama Administration official recently identified the four pillars of Obama's trade policy as the multilateral system, enforcing what was negotiated, free trade agreements, and how well does the trading system work...