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DOJ and SEC Issue Long-Awaited Update to FCPA Resource Guide

On Friday, July 3, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published the Second Edition of A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the...more

DOJ Assistant AG Benczkowski Discusses Use of Agency Liability Theory in FCPA Prosecutions

Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski delivered remarks on December 4 at the American Conference Institute’s 36th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. AAG Benczkowski addressed the US...more

No Accomplice, Conspiracy Liability for Certain Foreign Nationals in FCPA Crimes

In a decision that is likely to resonate across various US government enforcement efforts, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently ruled that the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act does not apply to nonresident...more

US Deputy Assistant Attorney General Reinforces Importance of Transparency in M&A Compliance Programs

US Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matthew S. Miner recently delivered remarks at a forum on anti-corruption compliance, where he highlighted the Department of Justice’s growing efforts to increase transparency between DOJ...more

DOJ Announces New ‘No Piling-On’ Policy, but Maintains Compliance Expectations

The US Department of Justice announced on May 9 a new policy to avoid the imposition of duplicative penalties by multiple authorities in corporate fraud investigations. But, the DOJ’s expectations with respect to compliance...more

DOJ Officials Suggest a Broadened Corporate Declination Policy Beyond the FCPA

Recent statements by top US Department of Justice officials indicate that DOJ may consult the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy for guidance outside of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act context in assessing whether a...more

DOJ Announces Extension of FCPA Pilot Program

The US Department of Justice plans to extend its FCPA Pilot Program, an initiative developed to encourage companies to self-report bribery violations and provide extensive cooperation in exchange for reduced penalties,...more

DOJ Issues New Guidance on Corporate Compliance Programs

The DOJ Fraud Section’s “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” puts chief compliance officers on notice about how the adequacy of their companies’ compliance programs is evaluated by prosecutors....more

ISO 37001: A New Measuring Stick for Corporate Compliance Programs

The International Organization for Standardization is developing a certifiable international standard for “anti-bribery management systems” that could influence how the US Department of Justice, US Securities and Exchange...more

DOJ Issues New FCPA Guidance and Launches Self-Reporting Pilot Program

The US Department of Justice has announced the creation of a one-year pilot program intended to encourage companies to self-report bribery violations and provide extensive cooperation in exchange for reduced penalties,...more

No FCPA Accomplice Liability for Non-resident Foreign Nationals if No Agency

Court rules that the US Department of Justice cannot expand the FCPA’s reach simply by charging non-resident foreign nationals with conspiracy....more

DOJ Quietly Revises FCPA Resource Guide

Revisions bring DOJ and SEC guidance in line with FCPA statutory language. In June, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) quietly revised its manual, A Resource Guide to the U.S....more

Federal Appeals Court Defines “Instrumentality” Under FCPA

Federal appeals court provides a two-step “control” and “function” analysis for determining whether an entity qualifies as an “instrumentality” under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. On May 16, the U.S. Court of...more

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