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Insights and open questions for companies seeking to promote anti-corruption compliance in a dynamic regulatory environment. On February 10, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order (the Order) taking aim...more
Fraud is the most common offence in the UK, amounting to 41% of all crime. On 26 October 2023, the UK’s long-awaited Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 20232 (the Act) received Royal Assent, setting out...more
President Trump Puts a “Pause” on FCPA Enforcement - On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) pausing the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). According to the EO, the pause will...more
What happens when an entire era of anti-corruption enforcement is put on pause? Is this a strategic move to bolster American businesses or a dangerous rollback of corporate accountability? In an unprecedented move,...more
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The much-heralded end to prosecutions brought pursuant to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) never materialized during the first Donald Trump administration, but Trump 2.0 has the potential to bring major change to the...more
Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team examines the impact of President Trump’s Executive Order pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and identifies some key considerations and...more
The new administration has signaled that the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) will significantly shift its approach to criminal corporate enforcement. Specifically, on February 5, 2025, newly-confirmed United States Attorney...more
Last week President Trump signed an Executive Order pausing enforcement of the nation’s most robust anti-bribery statute, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). The EO seeks a complete overhaul of the FCPA enforcement...more
The executive order halts new and existing foreign bribery investigations — but enforcement risk in the UK and Europe remains. On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Pausing Foreign...more
Among the drumbeats of rapid pronouncements and policy shifts since January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration recently issued a 180-day pause on new investigations and enforcement actions involving the U.S. Foreign Corrupt...more
On Feb. 10, the White House announced a new executive order (“EO”) entitled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security.” This EO essentially directs the U.S....more
On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order instructing the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Attorney General (AG) Pamela Bondi to “cease initiation of any new [Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) (15...more
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On Feb. 10, President Donald Trump issued an executive order pausing enforcement under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA or the Act) for a period of at least 180 days and up to 360 days. The order directs Attorney...more
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In a move that sent shockwaves through the world of white collar corporate defense, President Trump has issued an Executive Order instructing the Attorney General to pause new FCPA enforcement subject to review existing FCPA...more
On February 10, 2025, President Trump ordered the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and issue new enforcement guidelines that take into consideration U.S....more
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President Trump’s February 10, 2025 Executive Order pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement and ordering an overhaul of FCPA policy marks a significant shift by the Department of Justice (DOJ), at least in...more
Late on February 10, President Trump ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to “pause” new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement for 180 days while the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) refocuses criminal enforcement of...more
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