Corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Attorney General

DOJ Memoranda Impact FCPA, FARA, and Other National Security Enforcement Priorities

Torres Trade Law, PLLC on 3/3/2025

President Trump’s pick for Attorney General, Pam Bondi, took quick action upon her swearing in on February 5, 2025, to make changes within the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) via the issuance of fourteen separate memorandum...more

Client Alert: The Trump Administration Calls for a Pause on New FCPA Enforcement, but Don’t Abandon Compliance Programs Just Yet

Jenner & Block on 2/17/2025

In an executive order issued on February 10, 2025 (Executive Order), and a memorandum issued by Attorney General Pam Bondi regarding cartels and transnational criminal organizations on February 5, 2025 (Cartel Memo), the...more

Trump Administration Pauses FCPA Enforcement – Why Compliance Is Still Critical

Foley Hoag LLP on 2/17/2025

On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to effectively pause the Justice Department’s enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). This was the...more

FCPA Enforcement Under the Second Trump Administration

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/12/2025

Since its enactment in 1977, the FCPA has been the primary legal mechanism in the United States for preventing and punishing corrupt business practices around the world. At a high-level, the FCPA applies to both domestic and...more

President Trump’s Executive Order Pauses FCPA Enforcement Pending Attorney General Review

DLA Piper on 2/12/2025

On February 10, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) directing Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) until new enforcement guidelines and...more

AG Bondi Overhauls FCPA Enforcement in Day 1 Memo

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &... on 2/7/2025

On February 5, 2025, on her first day in office, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued fourteen memos outlining new policies for the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) in a broad range of enforcement arenas. Among these Day...more

AG Jeff Sessions Left Compliance Officers with More Questions than Answers … and an Invitation

NAVEX on 5/3/2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions was a keynote speaker at the 2017 Ethics & Compliance Initiative’s Annual Conference last week. Whatever your politics are, it was important that we hear from him on his priorities for...more

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