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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Enforcement Authority Compliance

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UK, French, and Swiss Enforcement Authorities Announce New Alliance

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Anti-bribery and corruption agencies in the UK, France and Switzerland today announced a shared commitment to tackling international bribery and corruption, by way of a new taskforce intended to strengthen collaboration....more

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How to Handle a Cross-Border Anticorruption Investigation

Juggling conversations with multiple enforcement agencies simultaneously in the course of a cross-border anticorruption investigation can be a difficult and daunting task for legal and compliance teams. Getting it right can...more

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Second Circuit Limits Reach of FCPA’s Anti-Bribery Provisions Charged Under Agency Principles

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On August 12, 2022, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued another decision in a long-running criminal action that holds significant implications for the reach of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)...more

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CFTC 2020 Enforcement and Regulatory Developments and a Look Forward

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2020 saw continuity in CFTC leadership, programs, and direction from 2019. Overall, the Commission enjoyed an unusually heavy rulemaking calendar and continued the direction of its enforcement program from 2019. On the...more

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DOJ and SEC Release Second Edition of the FCPA Resource Guide

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On July 3, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released the second edition of the Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (2020 Guide), the first update to...more

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Lessons Learned from the Airbus Anti-Corruption Settlements

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In late January 2020, Airbus agreed to pay nearly $4 billion and to take a number of remedial measures in order to resolve alleged corruption violations with the French National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF), the United...more

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Q3 2019: Latin America Enforcement Review

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Enforcement authorities throughout the United States and the Americas continue to aggressively investigate fraud and corruption across the region in the third quarter of 2019. Below, we highlight some recent developments and...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Facilitating FCPA Enforcement Through International Cooperation

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SEC Chairman Jay Clayton called for greater international cooperation in the enforcement of anti-corruption statutes such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in remarks delivered before the Economic Club of New York on...more

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Recent guidance brings OFAC in line with domestic and global compliance trends

On May 2, 2019, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued guidance titled “A Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments” (Guidance), providing direction regarding what OFAC considers to...more

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DOJ to Apply FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy as "Nonbinding Guidance" to Other Crimes

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DOJ’s Acting Head of the Criminal Division, John Cronan, announced publicly that the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy, which is now part of the U.S. Attorney’s Manual and is considered formal guidance for FCPA cases, would...more

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement: 2017 Year-in-Review

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Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) again remained a high priority for the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2017, resulting in 11 companies paying over $1.92 billion to...more

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FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 167-Mara Senn on the Top 10 Practices in a Cross-Border Investigation

In this episode I visit with noted white collar practitioner Mara Senn who discusses her top 10 best practices when conducting cross-border investigations. ...more

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FCPA: Anti-Bribery Provisions

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The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) addresses the problem of international corruption in two ways: (1) the anti-bribery provisions prohibit individuals and businesses from bribing foreign government officials in order to...more

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