Gabriel Colwell

Photo of Gabriel Colwell Gabriel Colwell is a trial lawyer who focuses his practice on white collar criminal defense, internal investigations and complex business litigation. Gabriel represents corporations and individuals at all phases of government investigations and prosecutions, including matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), securities fraud, economic sanctions, money laundering, fraud and various corporate compliance matters. Gabriel also represents clients in business litigation disputes, including copyright, trademark, fraud, and breach of contract actions. Gabriel advises clients on federal and state law relating to the cannabis industry. View full website bio.

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FIFA, Meet the UK Bribery Act

By Gabriel Colwell on Posted in UK Bribery Act
Our sister blog here are Squire Sanders & Dempsey, Employment Law Worldview, recently published a tremendously informative and entertaining article on the corruption scandal currently surrounding FIFA. It is not so often that the world of sports and entertainment graces the Anticorruption Blog, but this one, “UK Bribery Act – a whole new ball game?”, … Continue Reading

Getting The Deal Through – Anti-Corruption Regulation 2011

By Gabriel Colwell on Posted in China, Corporate Finance/M&A
Members of the Squire Sanders China team have written the China chapter to the fifth edition of Getting the Deal Through – Anti-Corruption Regulation 2011, which provides international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people. Following the format adopted throughout the series, our China team has provided responses … Continue Reading

Ex-CEO of Telecom Company Pleads Guilty In Honduras Bribe Case

By Gabriel Colwell on Posted in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Honduras, Telecommunications
Last week, Jorge Granados, former chief executive officer of Miami-based Latin Node, Inc. (Latinode) pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay bribes to government officials in Honduras. This is the latest chapter in the on-going saga of Latinode and its former executives who allegedly violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by paying bribes to officials … Continue Reading

First Jury Verdict Rendered Against FCPA Corporate Defendant

By Gabriel Colwell on Posted in Energy, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Mexico
Last week, corporate defendant Lindsey Manufacturing, Inc. (“Lindsey Manufacturing”) was convicted of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for allegedly bribing and conspiring to bribe representatives of a state-owned Mexican utility through a third party intermediary. The Department of Justice’s press release on the case can be found here. Conduct The Department of Justice … Continue Reading

Mexican Senate Approves Anti-Corruption Law

By Gabriel Colwell on Posted in Mexico
Last Thursday, May 5, 2011, the Mexican Senate approved President Felipe Calderon’s Federal Anti-Corruption in Government Contracting initiative. Our colleagues at Sánchez DeVanny Eseverri, S.C. (“Sánchez DeVanny”), Mexico have analyzed the new legislation and provide its highlights below: It establishes the responsibility and sanctions applicable to individuals and legal entities, whether national or foreign, acting … Continue Reading

Rockwell Settles With SEC Over Former Subsidiary’s Role In China Bribe Case

By Gabriel Colwell on Posted in China enforcement actions, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (“Rockwell”), an industrial automation products and services provider, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, resolved an enforcement action in which the SEC alleged it violated the FCPA’s books and records and internal controls provisions through the actions of its former China based subsidiary, Rockwell Automation Power Systems (Shanghai) Ltd. (“RAPS-China”), which was divested by … Continue Reading
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