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Vitol FCPA Settlement: Lessons Learned (Part III of III)

Vitol FCPA Settlement: Lessons Learned (Part III of III)

The Justice Department is coming to the close of a record FCPA enforcement year despite the disruptions caused by the pandemic. The Vitol case also represents the first parallel prosecution involving the Commodities Futures Trading Commission.  Aside from these points, there are a number of valuable lessons from the case: High-Risk Energy Trading Markets:  Commodity trading markets presents significant corruption risks.  While such trading operations...