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Posts by our fellow member Frederick Davis. See all posts.

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18/10/2023

White Collar Crime

Is Trump Constitutionally Ineligible to Serve as President?

Fred Davis raises provocative questions about the interpretation and application of Article 3 against former president Trump.

Frederick Davis

22/04/2023

Money Laundering, Corruption

The Halkbank Decision from the Supreme Court: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Does Not Apply to Criminal Cases, Offers No Protection to Halkbank. So, What Is Next?

Frederick Davis has been monitoring the Halkbank case, where the US Supreme Court ruled on April 19, 2023, that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) does not provide immunity in criminal cases. The decision now rests with the US Court of Appeals to determine the possibility of acquiring common law immunity.

Frederick Davis

02/04/2023

Litigation Strategies

Judicial Review of Deferred Prosecution Agreements – A Comparative Study

For our German speakers, Frederick Davis' comparative legal study examines the handling of DPAs and NPAs, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of informal procedures.

Frederick Davis

27/01/2023

Money Laundering, Corruption

The Halkbank Case: Are Sovereign Owned Enterprises Immune from Prosecution?

Frederick Davis highlights the key issues and evaluates what blanket immunity could mean for SOEs and the Department of Justice’s efforts to prosecute international crime.

Frederick Davis

29/08/2022

White Collar Crime, Litigation Strategies

The Fifth Circuit Will Consider a Rich Array of Issues Affecting Cross-Border Criminal Investigations.

Fred Davis writes about how the Fifth Circuit is analyzing various issues touching on cross-border criminal investigations.

Frederick Davis

07/06/2022

White Collar Crime

Brief for The Academy as Amicus Curiae in Support of Daisy Teresa Rafoi Bleuler

Thank you to Fellows Jonathan Sack, Ben Gruenstein, Lucinda Low and Fred Davis for filing an amicus on behalf of The Academy in the Rafoi case.

Frederick Davis

Benjamin Gruenstein

Jonathan S. Sack

13/01/2022

Money Laundering

Texas Court Dismisses Overseas Bribery and Money Laundering Indictment

Frederick Davis writes about a recent order dismissing an indictment for lack of jurisdiction.

Frederick Davis

21/12/2021

Corruption

France Continues to Modernize its Procedures for Fighting Global Corruption-and Has Some Interesting New Ideas

Frederick Davis analyzes the recent, and interesting, proposals made to refine criminal procedures in France.

Frederick Davis

21/04/2021

Litigation Strategies

The Evolving Landscape of Global Criminal Law Enforcement

Fred Davis recently spoke to students across the world in a webinar hosted by Columbia Law School about "The Evolving Landscape of Global Criminal Law Enforcement." View the recording through the link below.

Frederick Davis

09/03/2021

Litigation Strategies

The New French Ruling on Successor Liability Gives French Prosecutors New Leverage to Fight Corruption and Other Corporate Crime

Fred Davis wrote an article discussing a Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) decision in France and its likely impact on corporate crime investigations.

Frederick Davis

20/10/2020

White Collar Crime

Brief for The Academy as Amicus Curiae in Support of Lawrence Hoskins

Thank you to Fellow Jonathan Sack for filing an amicus on behalf of The Academy in the Hoskins case.

Frederick Davis

16/10/2020

Sanctions

International Investigations - An Overview

In an article for DTh legal journal, "Sanctions Law & Companies," Fred Davis provides an overview of the US perspective on internal investigations.

Frederick Davis

01/04/2020

White Collar Crime

Use of the Hoskins Rule 29 in the U.S. Criminal Justice System

Writing for the New York University School of Law's "Compliance & Enforcement" blog, Fred Davis looks at a recent case from the federal district court in Connecticut in which a judge granted a motion under Rule 29 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to acquit a defendant who had previously been convicted on seven counts

Frederick Davis

01/07/2019

Litigation Strategies

"American Criminal Justice, An Introduction" Now Available

Fred Davis' latest book "American Criminal Justice, An Introduction," which examines the nuances of the American criminal justice system, is now available through its publisher Cambridge University Press.

Frederick Davis

17/06/2019

Litigation Strategies

Ignoring Local Rules in Investigations Conducted Abroad and the Consequences

Writing for "Global Investigations Review," Fred Davis highlights the challenges lawyers may face if they ignore local rules when conducting internal investigations abroad.

Frederick Davis

02/01/2019

Corruption

The Continued Globalization of Anti-Corruption Enforcement

Frederick Davis contributed to the Debevoise & Plimpton review of 2018's anti-corruption enforcement efforts in the U.S., the U.K., France and Germany, as well as in Asia and throughout Latin America.

Frederick Davis

27/09/2018

Litigation Strategies

Frederick Davis Examines Impact of U.S. vs. Hoskins

Writing for "Global Anticorruption Blog," Fred Davis argues that the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention is far more important to the appropriate interpretation of the FCPA than the court in U.S. vs. Hoskins acknowledged, provides compelling support for the case's oTome, and should control the resolution of the issue the appeals court left open for consideration on remand.

Frederick Davis