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Connect with the leading Anti-Corruption experts and discuss the latest compliance strategies at ACI’s Mexico Summit on Anti-Corruption & Compliance Programs. As Mexico’s longest running, premier anti-corruption and...more
In December 2023, President Biden signed the new Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA), closing a gap in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by criminalizing the “demand side” of foreign bribery. While the FCPA...more
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more
FEPA contains a broad prohibition on corrupt activity and applies to a broad category of public officials. First, FEPA makes it unlawful for any foreign official to “demand, seek, receive, accept, or agree to” receive...more
On December 22, 2023, President Biden completed the proverbial “sandwich” against international bribery schemes by signing the groundbreaking Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (“FEPA”) into law....more
The breadth of the recently enacted FEPA presents pitfalls for U.S. companies dealing with foreign governments and state-owned entities requiring significant caution and effective compliance controls....more
In recent years, the Biden Administration has been vocal that combatting foreign public corruption is a key pillar of its national security efforts.orr Consistent with those policy goals, on December 22, 2023, Congress...more
U.S. companies that do business globally may need to update their compliance training to ensure employees operating in international venues understand new risks. For decades, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has made it...more
On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (“FEPA”) into law as part of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, sweeping in a new era in U.S. anti-corruption measures....more
On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed into law the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. This bipartisan legislation included the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA), which enables criminal prosecution of...more
On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) into law, revising Section 201 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code concerning bribery of government officials. This significant development...more
On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed into law the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) as part of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. FEPA criminalizes demand-side bribery by foreign officials...more
INTRODUCTION - On 22 December 2023, President Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense spending bill for 2024. Buried hundreds of pages into the NDAA is the new Foreign Extortion...more
Signed into law on December 22, 2023, the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) signals a further focus by the U.S. government on anti-corruption enforcement. Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team...more
On December 14, 2023, the United States House and Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA). This bipartisan legislation, which Senator Sheldon...more
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
On December 14, 2023, with bipartisan support, Congress passed the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (“FEPA”), making it a federal crime for any foreign government official to demand, receive, or agree to receive a bribe from...more
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and case developments from the past month,...more