GIR June 2014

The UK’s Serious Fraud Office has had a somewhat bumpy ride recently although many people believe the outlook for the agency is positive. In this issue of GIR, SFO Director David Green discusses the authority’s renewed vision; comparisons to US corporate prosecutions; the arrival of DPAs; and the use of external counsel in the Victor Dahdaleh trial.

GIR also travelled to Amsterdam to visit some of the city’s leading investigations lawyers. With two major Dutch companies – SBM Offshore and Ballast Nedam – in the limelight recently, not to mention problems for Amsterdam-based auditor KPMG, lawyers there have seen a surge in this area of work.

We also find out why some Dutch lawyers are advising their clients that self-disclosing corruption issues in the Netherlands may not be quite as barmy as it sounds.

In this issue:

• Interview: David Green, Director – SFO
• Summoned to appear: the increasing investigative impacts of parliamentary select committees
• Interview: David Kirk – Light-touch regulation, individual prosecutions and agency cooperation
• UK braced for Innospec follow-on damages trial
• Interview: Marc Henzelin – European investigations, Swiss banks and unusual clients
• The Netherlands: 
  • Dutch Courage: Self-disclosing in the Netherlands
  • Investigations Bar
• Interview: Homer Moyer – Declinations, disclosure & double-dipping
• Would ADM have stood up in court?
• A Nightmare on Server Street: Zettabytes and the emerging regulatory risks
• Interview: Mike Koehler – the uncomfortable truth about FCPA enforcement
• People News