Dept. of Justice

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 19, 2013

My FCPA And Bribery Act Musings Continue

by Thomas Fox on 4/29/2013

This past week, my second book, “Best Practices Under the FCPA and Bribery Act” was released. Over the past few years I have tried to provide the compliance practitioner with solid information that can be used to implement,...more

FCPA Snapshot – 2012

by Victoria R. Danta, William H. Devaney, Jan Lawrence Handzlik, Lindsay B. Meyer, Robert Meyerhoff | Venable LLP on 4/3/2013

In 2012, DOJ and the SEC brought 25 new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement actions, a significant decrease from the number of FCPA enforcement actions brought in 2011 (45) and the prolific 2010 (71). However,...more

Don’t Spread Your Compliance Program Too Thin

by Thomas Fox on 3/25/2013

“You do not want to be spread too thin”. When I heard that phrase a light bulb went off inside my head. It was uttered to me by Jan Farley, the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) of Dresser-Rand. I asked Jan what he meant by the...more

Manti Te’o and a Second Set of Eyes

by Thomas Fox on 3/4/2013

One of the strangest news stories over the past couple of months has been the Manti Te’o story. For those few people who have not heard the story, Te’o was fooled (or not) into believing that he was in an online relationship...more

Doing Business In Italy - Step Up Your FCPA Compliance Now

by Thomas Fox on 2/18/2013

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is no stranger to scandal and controversial statements, but lately his words and actions seem to be providing cause for concern outside of the European Union....more

Happy Birthday FT and Welcome Hanson Wade

by Thomas Fox on 2/14/2013

Yesterday celebrated an auspicious anniversary as it was the 125th anniversary of the British newspaper, the Financial Times (FT), its first issue having been delivered on February 13, 1888. In England, and across the world,...more

The Tube and Updating Your Compliance Policies

by Thomas Fox on 1/22/2013

2013 is the 150th anniversary of the London Underground, affectionately known as “The Tube.” It truly is one of the great urban architectural marvels of all-time. The oldest sections of the London Underground completed 150...more

The Government's Response to a Proposed Affirmative FCPA Compliance Defense

by Matteson Ellis on 11/27/2012

This month, the DOJ's Lanny Breuer provided a direct response to the U.S. Chamber's call for an affirmative FCPA compliance defense. This article outlines the various components of that response....more

New Charges for News Corp: Are FCPA Charges Just Around the Corner?

by Thomas Fox on 11/26/2012

Last week charges were brought against Rebekah Brooks, who ran Murdoch’s newspaper holdings in Britain, Andy Coulson, former editor of the now defunct News of the World, and two other former News International employees....more

Frankenstein, Lance Armstrong and FCPA/Bribery Act Compliance

by Thomas Fox on 10/19/2012

We continue our series focusing on the classic Hollywood monsters from the Universal Pictures era by taking a look at Frankenstein. Unlike Dracula, where Bela Lugosi basically only played his character in one classic picture,...more

Compliance in the Supply Chain – The Lesson of Gibson Guitar and the Lacey Act

by Thomas Fox on 8/8/2012

I thought about the Astros futility when reading about the Criminal Enforcement Agreement (CEA) entered into by Gibson Guitar Corp (Gibson) for violations of the Lacey Act, which is a 111-year-old law, originally enacted to...more

11 Results

| Page: of 1 | WORKING...

View per page

Home

Legal News

Find a Lawyer

Browse Subjects

Subscribe

Pro Services

For Reporters