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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)

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New Ten-Year Statute of Limitations for Sanctions Violations

King & Spalding on 5/8/2024

Implications Related to the Doubling of the Statute of Limitations for Civil and Criminal Violations of Two Primary Sanctions Authorities - SUMMARY - On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law a foreign military...more

DOJ Enhancing Its Sanctions Toolkit

Womble Bond Dickinson on 5/2/2024

President Biden recently signed a foreign aid bill that will have significant implications for United States sanctions enforcement, specifically Section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705)...more

Unpacking the DOJ and SEC FCPA Resource Guide

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 10/12/2020

In November 2012, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the Resource Guide), intended to give companies and...more

Revised FCPA Guidance: New Case Updates (Part II of V)

The Volkov Law Group on 7/14/2020

Over the last eight years, FCPA litigation has increased. Companies are still avoiding the risks of litigation and losing to the Justice Department and the SEC. Individuals, on the other hand, have clear incentives to...more

DOJ And The SEC Publish Long-Awaited Update To The FCPA Resource Guide

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 7/10/2020

On July 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published the Second Edition of “FCPA: A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act” (the “Guide”)....more

DOJ and SEC Release Second Edition of FCPA Resource Guide

Foley Hoag LLP on 7/7/2020

On July 3, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released the Second Edition of their Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “Resource Guide”). As...more

The Future of FCPA Enforcement After Kokesh

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 11/15/2017

Increased international cooperation, more aggressive investigations and greater focus on individual accountability. In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Kokesh v. SEC, the SEC is expected to prioritize quicker,...more

FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 346, Mike Skopets on Miller’s Summer 2017 FCPA Report

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 8/21/2017

In this episode, I visit with Mike Skopets, from Miller & Chevalier on the firm’s Summer 2017 FCPA Report. We discuss the background to the Report and begin with what macro trends the firm identified. We discuss the numbers...more

Anti-Corruption Digest - July 2017

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/7/2017

Welcome to Dorsey & Whitney’s monthly Anti-Corruption Digest. The Digest puts material regarding anti-corruption enforcement from around the world at your fingertips, keeping you ahead of critical events that impact global...more

Red Notice Newsletter - June 2017

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/4/2017

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Linde Group Receives DOJ Declination Pursuant to FCPA Pilot Program - On June 16, 2017, German based chemical and gas company Linde Group’s American affiliates, Linde North America Inc....more

This Week in FCPA-Episode 56

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 6/11/2017

This week, Jay and I have a wide-ranging discussion on some of the week’s top compliance related stories. We discuss: 1. The Kokesh case at the US Supreme Court is significant for SEC enforcement of the FCPA around profit...more

U.S. Supreme Court Significantly Limits SEC's Power to Recover Disgorgement

Jones Day on 6/7/2017

On June 5, 2017, in an unanimous ruling in Kokesh v. SEC, No. 16-529, the United States Supreme Court significantly limited the breadth of the Securities and Exchange Commission's primary enforcement tool. The Court held that...more

The Kokesh Decision – One Question Answered, Others Left Open

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 6/7/2017

In the case of Kokesh v. SEC, the US Supreme Court held the profit disgorgements operate as a penalty under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As such “any claim for disgorgement in an SEC enforcement action...more

Red Notice Newsletter - April 2017

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 5/2/2017

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – Former Magyar Telekom Executives Settle Bribery Charges – On April 24, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that two former executives of Magyar Telekom, a...more

Increased Risk of FCPA Prosecution of Foreign National Executives of U.S. Issuers: Recent Court Decision Allows Open-Ended Statute...

Foley Hoag LLP on 2/19/2013

A recent federal court decision highlights the increasing risk of prosecution for foreign national executives under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA”). The decision from the federal district court in New York denied...more

New FCPA Decision: How Long is the FCPA’s Reach?

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/15/2013

A little more than a year after Deustche Telekom (“DT”) and Magyar Telekom entered into multi-million dollar settlements with the SEC and DOJ to resolve claims that the two companies violated the FCPA, three former Magyar...more

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