On June 9, 2025, Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued the highly anticipated “Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)” (the “Guidelines”),...more
6/19/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Cartels ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Multinationals ,
New Guidance ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Significant Transnational Criminal Organization ,
Trump Administration
On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed into law the landmark, bipartisan Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (the FEPA), as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. Closing a gap in U.S. anti-corruption laws, the...more
Welcome to Dorsey & Whitney’s monthly Anti-Corruption Digest. In this digest, we draw together news of enforcement activity throughout the world and aim to reduce your information overload. Our London, Minneapolis, New York...more
4/28/2016
/ Alstom ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Avon ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Egypt ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Kuwait ,
Novartis ,
Remediation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Reporting ,
Serbia ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Turkey ,
UK ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Wells Fargo ,
White Collar Crimes
During recent speeches Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates and SEC Enforcement Division head Andrew Ceresney announced changes to the processes the DOJ and the SEC will use to decide if a company will receive “cooperation...more
Welcome to Dorsey & Whitney’s monthly Anti-Corruption Digest. In this digest, we draw together news of enforcement activity throughout the world and aim to reduce your information overload. Our London, Minneapolis, New York...more
11/2/2015
/ Bribery ,
Bristol-Myers Squibb ,
Broken Windows ,
China ,
Corporate Officers ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Hitachi ,
Ireland ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Siemens ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Yates Memorandum
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has brought its first-ever enforcement action against a company for using language in confidentiality agreements that prohibits employees from speaking with the SEC without prior...more