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Publications | September 17, 2015

How Not to Win Friends and Influence People: Internships and Public Officials

Compliance Complete

Author

Alexandra Melia

Overview

Alex Melia authored “How not to win friends and influence people: Internships and public officials” for Thomson Reuters’ Compliance Complete. The article discusses the recent $14.8 million settlement between the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and BNY Mellon.

The full article can be read here (reproduced with permission from Thomson Reuters).

Professionals

Alexandra Melia
Alex Melia's practice focuses on all aspects of financial crime compliance, investigations and enforcement defense related to the increasingly interconnected fields of UK sanctions, export controls,...

Partner, Steptoe International (UK) LLP

Anti-Corruption/FCPA, Economic Sanctions, Export Controls, Anti-Money Laundering

Practices

Anti-Corruption/FCPA

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