Overview

In all areas of business companies are facing mounting levels of risk and criminal law is playing an ever increasing role. As businesses become larger, more complex and more international, new threats may appear, often in unfamiliar areas. Consequently, preventative measures, corporate criminal proceedings and investigations have gained in importance.

In response to this, Schoenherr has set up a dedicated criminal compliance and white-collar crime team dealing particularly with corruption in CEE/SEE countries.

In this, its first primer to white collar crime, Schoenherr will provide companies in the region a comprehensive overview of the main issues and challenges in the field of bribery and criminal law aspects. The primer covers: Austria, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine, as well as Turkey. Additionally, the US-Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act (the later entering into force on 1 July 2011) are covered.