Following the much-publicized US$422 million trilateral Keppel Offshore & Marine resolution, Singapore has introduced a DPA framework. The resolution was reached in late 2017 to settle anti-corruption charges posed by regulators in the United States, Brazil and Singapore. As part of the resolution, KOM entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the United States’ Department … Continue Reading
This post was written by Terence Healy. Last week the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced it had entered into its first deferred prosecution agreement (“DPA”) with an individual. The announcement is interesting for two reasons. It reflects the increasing tone of law enforcement the Commission is taking in its enforcement proceedings, and it raises the … Continue Reading
