On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed into law the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) as part of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. FEPA criminalizes demand-side bribery by foreign officials...more
1/9/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bribery ,
Corruption ,
Extortion ,
FEPA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
Hobbs Act ,
NDAA ,
White Collar Crimes
Governmental authorities in the U.K. and the U.S. want companies to align employment incentives with ethical conduct. In 2022, the U.K. government undertook a consultation on this topic and in May 2022 published a paper —...more
2/6/2023
/ Clawbacks ,
Corporate Executives ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Ethics ,
Remuneration ,
Risk Management ,
SMCR ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
White Collar Crimes