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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments: 2024 Year in Review

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this special edition of our award-winning monthly Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments newsletter summarizes the most...more

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Global Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2023 Developments and Predictions for 2024

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Publicly announced Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity in 2023 did not return to the levels seen a few years ago, as indicated by both the total number of cases against corporate and individual...more

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Robust Action Helps Recidivist Employer Reduce Penalty for Alleged Bribery in South Africa and Indonesia

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In the first major action of 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with a publicly traded global software company for alleged violations of the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The SAP FCPA Enforcement Action-Part 3: The Comeback

This week we are taking a deep dive into the SAP Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action. In it, SAP agreed to pay the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approximately...more

The Volkov Law Group

SAP’s Bribery Schemes — Systemic Corruption Around the Globe (Part II of III)

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When it comes to FCPA enforcement and expectations, DOJ has moved the goalposts.  Some would argue that DOJ has been consistent all along.  The truth, like most issues, lies somewhere between the extremes....more

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DOJ and CFTC Close Out Slow FCPA Enforcement Year with $98 Million Resolution with Freepoint Commodities LLC (Part I of II)

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The Justice Department’s FCPA enforcement record for 2024 was slow.  This  trend was unexpected, contrary to my own predictions and of various other prognosticators.  It is hard to explain why this slowdown occurred....more

Paul Hastings LLP

More Clarity on the Horizon for FCPA Resolutions? DOJ and SEC Officials Discuss Enforcement Trends

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On November 28–30, 2023, the American Conference Institute’s 40th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), held in Washington, D.C., brought together prosecutors, regulators, corporate...more

The Volkov Law Group

Two UK Reinsurance Brokers Settle with DOJ for FCPA Violations in Ecuador (Part I of III)

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DOJ announced two recent FCPA settlements with U.K. based reinsurance brokers involving a long-running bribery scheme involving two Ecuadoran state-owned insurance companies.  While DOJ has had a slow year in FCPA...more

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Justice Department Declines FCPA Prosecution Against Lifecore Biomedical Under Corporate Enforcement Policy

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The Justice Department has brought three corporate FCPA enforcement actions in 2023 (if you include the Ericsson DPA breach settlement).  With its recent announcement of a declination under the Corporate Enforcement Policy,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Albemarle FCPA Enforcement Action: Part 1 – Background

Last week, Albemarle Corporation (Albemarle), a publicly traded specialty chemicals manufacturing company headquartered in North Carolina, agreed to pay more than $218 million to resolve investigations by the U.S. Department...more

The Volkov Law Group

Albemarle Settles DOJ and SEC FCPA Cases for $218 Million (Part I of III)

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Albemarle Corporation (Albemarle), a specialty chemicals manufacturing company located in Charlotte, North Carolina, agreed to pay more than $218 million to settle FCPA investigations with DOJ and the SEC stemming from...more

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Corficocolombiana and Grupo Aval Pay $80 Million to Settle DOJ and SEC FCPA Violations in Colombia (Part I of II)

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The Department of Justice has been relatively quiet this year in bringing corporate FCPA enforcement actions and settlements.  Aside from the Ericsson breach of its Deferred Prosecution Agreement, the Corficocolombiana...more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) | 2022 Year in Review and a Look Ahead

U.S. Policy Developments - Since the fall of 2022, DOJ has made several policy pronouncements in connection with its efforts to combat corporate crime. While it remains to be seen how these policies will ultimately affect...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

International Trade Enforcement Roundup – January 2023

Russia - Former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New York Counterintelligence Division Charged with Violating U.S. Sanctions on Russia (DOJ) Those involved. Charles McGonigal, former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Carrots Take Root: DOJ Significantly Revamps Corporate Enforcement Policy to Increase Incentives for Companies to Cooperate

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In an apparent response to a downturn in corporate cases and criticism that its harsh rhetoric was chilling corporate cooperation, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced significant changes to its policy on...more

Foley Hoag LLP

CEP Revisions Incentivize “Extraordinary” Corporate Cooperation

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Earlier in January 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced revisions to its Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for the first time since 2017. In his speech...more

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DOJ sets forth new incentives for companies to self-disclose and cooperate

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On January 17, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) rolled out revisions to its Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) aimed at incentivizing companies to voluntarily self-disclose misconduct and to cooperate with government...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. Announces Revisions to DOJ Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy

Eager to enlist corporations as “allies in [its] fight against crime,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, expansions to the Criminal Division’s corporate enforcement policy, now the Criminal...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

DOJ revises corporate enforcement policy applicable to all criminal matters including FCPA cases

On January 17, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. delivered remarks at Georgetown University Law Center, during which he announced changes to the DOJ’s Criminal Division Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary...more

Morgan Lewis

DOJ Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy: Is 2023 the Year of the Carrot?

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to try to dispel lingering skepticism over the benefits of corporate disclosure and cooperation. In remarks delivered on January 17, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Kenneth A....more

Cozen O'Connor

DOJ Offering Increased Reductions in Fines up to 75% to Incentivize Companies to Voluntarily Report Misconduct

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On January 17, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) rolled out a significant change to its existing Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) that will grant as much as a 75% reduction in fines for companies that voluntarily...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

In Revised Corporate Enforcement Policy, DOJ Increases Incentives for Voluntary Self-Disclosure and Cooperation

On January 17, 2023, the Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Kenneth Polite, Jr., announced that DOJ had made “significant changes” to its Corporate Enforcement...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Revisions to the DOJ’s Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policy Will Require Companies To Reevaluate Their Compliance Systems

In a recently published memorandum, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced important updates to the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) approach to investigating and prosecuting corporate crimes. In the...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Issues Declination to Global Advertising Company Under FCPA Enforcement Policy

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The Justice Department continues its enforcement “silence” with no major corporate prosecutions announced this year.  It is an interesting question but it appears that the wheels have ground to a halt, with one major...more

Morgan Lewis

The Outlook for Enforcement Actions Under a Biden Administration

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There was a perception in 2017 when then President-elect Trump took office that white collar enforcement actions under the US Department of Justice (DOJ) might drop dramatically. Many expected the Republican administration to...more

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