Corruption, Bribery, Foreign Governments

Trump’s New Approach to the FCPA

Buchalter on 2/10/2025

On February 5, 2025, US Attorney General (AG), Pam Bondi, issued a memorandum entitled Total Elimination of Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations, in which she provides new guidance to the Department of Justice...more

In Tackling the Demand Side of Global Corruption, New U.S. Law Accounts for the Potential Role of Companies

Foley Hoag LLP - Global Business and Human... on 2/12/2024

Much has been said about the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (“FEPA”) that President Biden signed into the law in December 2023, with particular attention given to the corrupt foreign officials who seek bribes from...more

The Corficocolombiana FCPA Settlement: the Bribery Scheme (Part II of II)

The Volkov Law Group on 8/16/2023

You can always learn a lot from reviewing the underlying conduct to an FCPA enforcement action. Chief compliance officers can identify specific risk factors, mitigation steps and root causes for bribery schemes. ...more

DOJ FCPA Opinion Letter Draws Lines Regarding “Corrupt Intent” and the “Business Purpose” Test

The Volkov Law Group on 2/18/2022

Even with the absence of any major DOJ FCPA enforcement actions, DOJ issued an interesting FCPA Opinion Letter last week addressing application of the FCPA in circumstances where organizations face imminent serious bodily...more

2021 Year in Review: FCPA

Goodwin on 2/4/2022

A. Basic Overview of Statute - The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq. (FCPA), makes it unlawful for U.S. persons and entities and others who act within the jurisdiction of the...more

DOJ and SEC Update FCPA Resource Guide for 2020 – What’s New and What Does It Mean?

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 7/15/2020

On July 3, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) updated their 2012 joint guidance on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) in the SEC and DOJ’s FCPA Resource Guide...more