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Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter - April 2025

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Welcome to the April 2025 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the Japanese...more

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[Event] The Brazil Summit on Anti-Corruption, Integrity & ESG - May 22nd - 23rd, São Paulo, Brazil

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 14th Annual Summit on Anti-Corruption, Integrity & ESG returns to Brazil for another groundbreaking year to discuss the current high-stakes dilemmas impacting your organization....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

One Month to More Effective Compliance on Business Ventures - Day 02 - Key M&A cases under the FCPA

What are some of the key FCPA enforcement actions involving M&A? These enforcement actions, the FCPA Resource Guide, and the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Program (and Update) have all made clear that the DOJ and SEC...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for September 2021

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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

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Opinion Release Papers:14-02-How to avoid M&A liability

In this episode of the FCPA Opinion Papers, we consider Opinion Release 14-02 which lays out the process to invoke the safe harbor around mergers and acquisitions (M&A) context. The issue for consideration is if a U.S....more

Blank Rome LLP

Significant M&A Development: DOJ Urges U.S. Companies Acquiring or Merging with Foreign Companies to Self-Disclose FCPA Misconduct...

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A high-level U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) official recently stated that a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) Corporate Enforcement Policy, which incentivizes self-disclosure, also applies to U.S. companies merging...more

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DOJ Extends Application of FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy to Successor Companies in Mergers and Acquisitions

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In its continuing efforts to encourage companies to self-report Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced yesterday, July 25, 2017, that it intends to apply the principles of...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Day 5 of One Month to More Effective Compliance for Business Ventures-Pre-Acquisition Risk Assessment

One of the clearest themes from the 2012 FCPA Guidance was around the importance of your pre-acquisition work in any merger or acquisition on a target company. In the section on Declinations, the 2012 FCPA Guidance provided...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Day 2 of One Month to Better Compliance in Business Ventures-Key FCPA Enforcement Actions in M&A

Today, I want to consider some of the key FCPA enforcement actions involving mergers and acquisition. These cases and the 2012 Guidance have made clear that Justice Department and SEC will vigorously prosecute companies which...more

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DOJ Issues New Corporate Compliance Guidelines; Document Outlines Criteria for the Criminal Division’s Evaluation of Corporate...

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Recently, and without the fanfare that often accompanies new policy guidance regarding corporate fraud, the Fraud Section of the Department of Justice posted a document on its website entitled “Evaluation of Corporate...more

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Considerations for the Acquisition of a Non-U.S. Company by a U.S. Public Company

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When it is time to sell a company, there are a number of financial and legal steps a business should consider to ready itself for a merger or acquisition. When the potential buyer is a U.S. public company, that list may get...more

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Landmark SEC Decision Cites Compliance, Diligence in Decision Not to Prosecute FCPA Violations

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In a remarkable affirmation of the value of robust compliance and due-diligence programs, the Securities and Exchange Commission last month announced that it would not prosecute a U.S. company for potential violations of the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Ping FCPA Enforcement Action: Lessons for the Compliance Practitioner

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action against an individual earlier this month when it announced the resolution of a matter involving Jun Ping Zhang,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Hallmark 10 – Mergers and Acquisitions: Pre-Acquisition Due Diligence and Post-Acquisition Integration

The FCPA Guidance notes that one of the ten hallmarks of an effective compliance program is around mergers and acquisitions (M&A), in both the pre and post-acquisition context. A company that does not perform adequate FCPA...more

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