On July 15, 2016, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) issued new guidance for companies on complying with Japanese and other foreign anti-bribery laws (the “Guidance”). The Guidance comes on the heels of and...more
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
7/29/2016
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Breach of Contract ,
Bribery ,
China ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Japan ,
McDonnell v US ,
Medical Devices ,
Mexico ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
OECD ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Russia ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK ,
Venezuela ,
Yates Memorandum
While many people don’t know it, a bribery scandal in Japan in 1976 was part of the motivation for the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), which was signed into law on December 19, 1977. Almost exactly two decades later,...more