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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Meal and Entertainment Expenditures

Womble Bond Dickinson

Handle with Care: FCPA Travel & Hospitality Expenses

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Two recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) actions – a Department of Justice (DOJ) Opinion letter and an SEC settlement – underscore key diligence questions that legal and compliance departments should address when...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Scrooge and Gift Giving Over the Holidays

Based upon the language of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), 2012 FCPA Guidance, FCPA enforcement actions and relevant Opinion Releases, and allowing for inflation over the past 40 years, it would appear reasonable...more

The Volkov Law Group

Gifts, Meals and Then . . . FCPA Enforcement

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Life can be very humbling. The SEC has definitely humbled me. For years now, I have been claiming that companies spend too much time worrying about gifts, meals and entertainment expenses under the FCPA, rather than...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 109-interview with Bill Michael on the SEC FCPA enforcement action against FLIR...

In this episode I visit with Bill Michael, a partner at MayerBrown on the recent FCPA enforcement action against two FLIR System employees for their excessive payments through gifts, travel and entertainment of certain...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 94-Internal Controls for Gifts, Travel and Entertainment in a FCPA Compliance Program,...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report I continue my visit with Henry Mixon on internal controls for gifts, travel and entertainment in a best practices FCPA compliance program. ...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Gifts, Travel And Entertainment Under The FCPA – Part I

One of the first thing that many companies will try to put in place is a gifts, entertainment and travel policy when looking at an overall compliance program. I find the reality to be that not only is this one of the more...more

The Volkov Law Group

The So-Called Re-Emergence Of Gifts, Meals And Entertainment As A Compliance Problem

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Forgive me for taking the FCPA Paparazzi to task but when they deserve it, they deserve it. A quick diversion — I often am asked by fellow bar members and commenters if I am referring to them as being a member of the...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Truth Behind Gifts, Meals And Entertainment Enforcement

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It is time for everyone to take a deep breath. The DOJ/SEC Guidance could not have been clearer. The message to companies – stop devoting so much time to building, tinkering with, and monitoring their policies governing...more

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