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Court Decisions in the U.S. and China Bolster Law Enforcement’s Ability to Prosecute Global Corporate Corruption

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On October 6, 2014, the United States Supreme Court declined to accept an appeal involving violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”)—the U.S. statute that criminalizes the bribing of foreign officials. The...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Eleventh Circuit Defines “Instrumentality” Under the FCPA

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In a case of first impression for the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the court interpreted the term “instrumentality” of a foreign government in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The court used the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Federal Court of Appeals Addresses Oft-Debated Definition of "Instrumentality" Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

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On May 16, 2014, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals was the first federal appellate court to weigh in on the controversial definition of "instrumentality" under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In United States v....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

FCPA: The First Circuit Court Decision Defining Instrumentality

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The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals handed down the first decision on the question of who is a foreign official under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Specifically, the Court considered the question of what is an...more

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