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Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Instituciones Financieras y el FCPA

La Ley de Prácticas Corruptas en el Extranjero (“Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – FCPA”) prohíbe el pago de sobornos a funcionarios extranjeros para ayudar a obtener o retener negocios.  Exige que las empresas cuyos valores se...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Financial Institutions and the FCPA

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prohibits payment of bribes to foreign officials to assist with obtaining or retaining business.  It requires companies whose securities are listed in the US to maintain books and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Billion Dollar Baby: Ericsson FCPA Enforcement Action – Part 5: Lessons Learned for the Compliance Professional

Last week the Justice Department (DOJ) announced a resolution of the long standing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson), a multinational networking and...more

The Volkov Law Group

Ericsson’s Pervasive Bribery Conduct: The Toxic Mix of Senior Executive Involvement and Third Party Corruption (Part II of II)

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Ericsson’s FCPA settlement is in the books (not the books and records).  But it casts a significant shadow across the FCPA landscape.  A pervasive and systemic culture of bribery is defined to reflect senior executive...more

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Managing High-Risk Distributor Risks (Part I of II)

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Companies will often rely on a network of distributors to help sell their products in emerging markets.  From a business economics standpoint, engaging a distributor is often more cost efficient than investing in a sales...more

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Fresenius Medical’s Bribery Conduct Precludes Declination (Part II of III)

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Fresenius Medical came close to earning a declination under the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy. Unfortunately, Fresenius’ effort fell short — but it came close. Fresenius Medical operates more than 3700 dialysis clinics...more

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Coordinating Third Party Due Diligence and Procurement

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Third party risk management is easily one of the most challenging risks for compliance officers. With all the attention and hype surrounding third party risk, companies have marshaled attention and resources to mitigate the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

What Can You Do When Risk Changes in a Third Party Relationship?

The GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) corruption matter in China continues to reverberate throughout the international business community, inside and outside China. The more I think about the related trial of Peter Humphrey and his...more

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