Anti-bribery and corruption agencies in the UK, France and Switzerland today announced a shared commitment to tackling international bribery and corruption, by way of a new taskforce intended to strengthen collaboration....more
3/21/2025
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Publicly announced Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity in 2023 did not return to the levels seen a few years ago, as indicated by both the total number of cases against corporate and individual...more
1/31/2024
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On December 14, 2023, the U.S. Congress (Congress) passed the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA), as a part of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. The FEPA, which received bipartisan support, makes...more
While Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity has not come close to returning to the heights seen a few years ago, 2022 reflected significant increases from the prior year in both the number of cases against...more
2/10/2023
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White Collar Crimes
On August 12, 2022, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued another decision in a long-running criminal action that holds significant implications for the reach of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)...more
8/31/2022
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Aunque la cantidad de casos relacionados con la Ley de Prácticas Corruptas en el Extranjero (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, FCPA) resueltos públicamente en el año 2021 fue relativamente baja en comparación con los años...more
Although the number of publicly resolved Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases in 2021 was relatively low compared to prior years, enforcement actions related to Latin America played a particularly prominent role. Many...more