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The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a United States Federal law enacted in 1974 to create transparency and prevent bribery for U.S.-based corporations conducting business overseas.

News & Analysis as of May 18, 2013

Four Key Board Responsibilities for Monitoring Risk and Compliance

by NAVEX Global on 5/13/2013

Introduction: High Pressure Regulatory Environment - Now more than ever, there is increased regulatory pressure on organizations – and their Boards of Directors – to create and maintain effective ethics and compliance...more

Doing Business in the U.S.

In This Issue: - Preface - Chapter 1 Choice Of A Business Entity - Chapter 2 Introduction To Federal Securities Laws - Chapter 3 From Let’S Go Shopping To Closing: U.S. M&A Process - Chapter 4...more

Anti-Corruption Law And The Oil And Gas Industry: Evolutions In Both Demand Vigilance

by William Liess, Omar McNeill, Gregory Paw | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 4/16/2013

Businesses in the oil and gas industry are cautioned to pay careful attention to evolutions in anti-corruption law in the jurisdictions where they operate. The U.S. government has successfully enforced the Foreign Corrupt...more

Global HR Hot Topic - April 2013: Internal Investigations in Overseas Workplaces

by Donald C. Dowling, Jr. | White & Case LLP on 4/2/2013

Challenge: In America, internal investigations into suspicions and allegations of employee misconduct follow an increasingly well-defined approach. But exporting US investigatory best practices raises unexpected...more

SEC Enforcement Update - The SEC Speaks in 2013

by King & Spalding on 3/5/2013

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission held its annual SEC Speaks program in Washington, D.C. on February 22-23, 2013. In the postfinancial crisis, post-Dodd-Frank world, it is clear that the Commission and its staff are...more

A Roadmap for Audit Committees in Meeting the Challenges Posed by Enhanced Regulatory Scrutiny Under the Dodd-Frank Act

by N. Richard Janis, Jennifer Sincavage | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/25/2013

Audit committees must aid management in navigating an increasingly complex regulatory framework. Two recent developments arising from the passage and implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act have led to further challenges for...more

How Does Your Organization Treat Whistleblowers?

by Thomas Fox on 2/8/2013

As almost everyone knows, Lance Armstrong spoke for the first time about his performance enhancing drug (PED) use recently on Oprah. On the first night he admitted for the first time that he used PEDs during his seven wins at...more

The Person Of The Year: The Whistleblower

by Michael Volkov on 1/9/2013

In keeping with “tradition” (even if it is a one-year tradition), I like to start out the year looking back on the person of the year in 2012. As we look through the developments of 2012, there is no question of the...more

Public Company Priorities for the New Year

by David A. Cifrino, Thomas P. Conaghan, Amy Ferrer, Eugene Goldman, Andrea S. Kramer, Amy S. Leder, Andrew C. Liazos, Obiamaka P. Madubuko, Thomas J. Murphy, Anne G. Plimpton, more +Jonathan Rochwarger, Heather Egan Sussman | McDermott Will & Emery on 12/19/2012

Looking ahead to 2013, directors, executives and general counsel of public companies can take some solace from the fact that 2012 was not a year in which a large number of significant new disclosure rules or governance...more

Final Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rules Do Not Mandate Internal Reporting; May Dramatically Reshape FCPA Enforcement

by Morgan Lewis on 5/28/2011

On May 25, 2011, a divided Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved final rules to implement the SEC whistleblower provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). Because...more

Dodd Frank and the FCPA: The Truth and Consequences

by Michael Diaz Jr. - Diaz Reus International... on 2/9/2011

On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (?Dodd Frank? or the ?Act?) into law. Despite its title, Dodd Frank?s mandate goes beyond a comprehensive overhaul of...more

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