“Companies Cannot Put Their Proverbial Heads in the Sand” — Paul Calli on the Trafigura Bribery Settlement

In March 2024, multinational commodities trader Trafigura Beheer BV entered into a settlement with the Department of Justice over the company's bribes to Brazilian officials with ties to state-owned oil company Petrobras. The company admitted the bribery and agreed to pay approximately $127 million. The...

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Paul Calli Quoted in Reporting on Sports Betting Company Entain’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement

Anti-Corruption Report's recent analysis of sports betting giant Entain's deferred prosecution agreement extensively quotes Paul Calli. Entain entered into a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve its exposure under the U.K.'s Bribery Act for alleged bribery arising in its Turkey business. In its analysis of the...

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Corporate Internal Investigations: A Modern Cost of Doing Business

In-house corporate counsel have lamented that internal investigations represent a necessary cost of doing business for corporations. Since Enron, these internal investigations have become more frequent, perilous, and complicated. Companies and their boards are deciding to preemptively perform internal investigations upon notice of alleged...

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