By Andrew S. Boutros, John R. Schleppenbach, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: Among the latest news reports in the cross-border public corruption space that has legally-minded sports fans talking is that a federal grand jury is investigating Major League Baseball’s international player development system for potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations. See for instance Report:
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By Andrew S. Boutros and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: Federal whistleblower laws collide with the in-house attorney-client privilege. The trial round goes to the whistleblower. The expected appellate round still has not been fought.
In a February 7, 2017 jury verdict, the plaintiff, Sanford S. Wadler, the former General Counsel of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., was awarded $7.29
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