Attendees include high - ranking government ministers from around the world, bootstrapped startups from across Europe and Asia,
major Russian state - owned corporations,
global conglomerates, universities and researchers, venture capitalists, and a diverse cast of costumed exhibitors — many of whom seem to be channeling the high - heeled, form - fitting fashion stylings of mid-century Pan-Am flight attendants.
While the communist North Koreans can't even build a bicycle, the South Koreans - led by the country's largest
conglomerate, Hyundai - are now proving to be
major players in the
global car business.
Europe Our European practice has recently focused on representing (i) the Fédération Internationale de Football Association («FIFA») in connection with U.S. and Swiss criminal investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption in the international soccer world («Investigation»), including conducting an internal investigation on behalf of the organization; (ii) two
major European banks, including by investigating whether the banks knew or should have known that accounts at the banks were used to pay bribes; (iii) a multinational logistics and transportation company based in Switzerland in a DOJ investigation of alleged violations of the FCPA; (iv) a Switzerland - based, international private bank, in connection with the
global criminal investigations involving 1MDB, Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund; (v) several
major European banks in connection with the «Panama Papers» investigation focused on whether accounts at the bank held under the names of companies created by the Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, were used to evade taxes, conduct business with sanctioned individuals or companies, or otherwise engage in criminal activity; (vi) ENRC, a large mining
conglomerate formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange, in a high - profile investigation by the UK's Serious Fraud Office of alleged bribery in the company's operations in Africa and Kazikhstan; and (vii) several European banks in connection with the Petrobras and PdVSA investigations focused on whether accounts at the banks were used to pay bribes to Petrobras or PdVSA officials in return for contracts.