Almost 900 amendments have been drafted to the European Parliament’s position on the ongoing negotiations conducted by the Commission for a Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the United States (TTIP). Although the European Parliament is not formally involved in negotiations, the European Commission is legally obliged to keep Parliament updated, and Parliament has the power to reject the trade deal once it has been finalised.

The U.S. Justice Department unsealed a 47-count indictment charging 14 world soccer figures, including officials of FIFA, with racketeering, wire fraud,  bribery, kickbacks, money laundering, money laundering conspiracies, undisclosed and illegal payments

The recent events in Ukraine have had a massive impact on business in the country. Companies are faced with many new risks, while at the same time encountering new opportunities. The staunch anti-corruption platform declared by Ukraine's President and government, following the EuroMaidan revolution, has provided a new approach for international and local businesses to deliver messages to Ukrainian authorities and lobby interests in a transparent and FCPA/UK bribery act compliant manner.

One of the most frequently criticized aspects of the lobbying profession is the so-called Revolving Door, whereby individuals move between positions in the public and the private public sectors. According to conventional wisdom, experience in government allows former officials to develop a network of friends and colleagues that they can later exploit on behalf of their clients. Such movement has become more frequent throughout the world in recent years as governments and business communities have developed closer ties.