Although the number of publicly resolved Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases in 2021 was relatively low compared to prior years, enforcement actions related to Latin America played a particularly prominent role. Many...more
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity reached new heights in 2019. Corporate penalties paid to US enforcement agencies topped last year’s record levels, and individuals were charged at a pace matching last...more
3/2/2020
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Argentina ,
Brazil ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Latin America ,
Mexico ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements
Enforcement activity reached new heights in 2019. The year saw the two largest corporate resolutions in the history of the FCPA, corporate penalties paid to US enforcement agencies topped last year’s record levels, and...more
1/30/2020
/ Adoption ,
Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Arbitration ,
CFTC ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Civil Forfeiture ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Declination ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Ericsson ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Pending Litigation ,
Personal Liability ,
Popular ,
Resource Extraction ,
Restitution ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
Despite predictions of a slow-down in enforcement under the Trump administration—and indications that enforcement in some areas has decreased in the past year1—2018 was yet again an active year for FCPA enforcement. The year...more
1/18/2019
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Investigations ,
Corruption ,
Credit Suisse ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Declination ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Panasonic ,
Petrobras ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblowers ,
Yates Memorandum
On November 29, 2017, “[d]ue to the unique issues presented in FCPA matters,” Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a new FCPA corporate enforcement policy published in a revision to the United States Attorneys'...more