Episode 383 -- FCPA Update: Declination and Indictment
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The Deputy Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice Office recently issued new guidelines for investigations and enforcement actions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. (FCPA). These new guidelines come as a first...more
On May 12, 2025, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revised its Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP) and Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Whistleblower...more
On Feb. 10, the White House announced a new executive order (“EO”) entitled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security.” This EO essentially directs the U.S....more
With the end of the Biden Administration, it is hard to identify a consistent theme relating to FCPA enforcement. On the one hand, the Biden Administration talked a big game, elevating the anti-corruption fight as a national...more
Latin America has been the focus of considerable attention by the DOJ. Despite strong ties based on trade, shared values and democratic traditions, Latin America is being tested with new and precarious challenges from...more
Latin America has been the focus of considerable attention by the Biden Administration and the DOJ. Despite strong ties based on trade, shared values and democratic traditions, Latin America is being tested with new and...more
We are thrilled to introduce the inaugural issue of our quarterly White Collar newsletter, a dedicated resource from Benesch’s White Collar, Government Investigations & Regulatory Compliance Practice Group. Each issue...more
Much has been said about the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (“FEPA”) that President Biden signed into the law in December 2023, with particular attention given to the corrupt foreign officials who seek bribes from...more
The breadth of the recently enacted FEPA presents pitfalls for U.S. companies dealing with foreign governments and state-owned entities requiring significant caution and effective compliance controls....more
After years of anticipation, President Biden signed the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) into law on December 22, 2023, ushering in a new era of international anti-corruption prosecution. The FEPA will make it easier...more
On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) into law, revising Section 201 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code concerning bribery of government officials. This significant development...more
INTRODUCTION - On 22 December 2023, President Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense spending bill for 2024. Buried hundreds of pages into the NDAA is the new Foreign Extortion...more
In this year's Annual Review of the FCPA, we will cover: - 2021 and year-to-date 2022 re-cap of new developments; - Biden Administration focus and predictions on FCPA; and - A review of compliance best practices from a...more
On May 23, 2022, the United States and 12 other Indo-Pacific countries agreed to launch "collective discussions towards future negotiations" on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) proposed by the Biden Administration. ...more
Alongside the slew of new sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration also has been laying the groundwork to maximize the impact of those sanctions. Just days after Russian military...more
Family Offices that serve high-net-worth individuals have been in recent global headlines as governments target them in an effort to tax corporate and individual gains....more
Under President Biden’s Administration, the U.S. Government has launched a strategy to address the root causes of migration in Central America. Two of the key components of this strategy are the fight against corruption and...more
As the conflict in Ukraine grinds on, sanctions against Russia have continued to tighten. Since we published our Clients & Friends Memo last week, available here, President Biden issued Executive Order (“EO”) 14068 of March...more
Sanctions continue to be a dynamic area of regulation and enforcement. In its first year, the Biden Administration has already undertaken a number of different sanctions initiatives. The three examples below highlight the...more
Over the past week, the U.S., UK, and EU imposed sweeping sanctions rolled out by the US, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, outlined here. Also last week, the Department of Justice announced the launch of Task...more
To close out 2021, enforcement authorities throughout the Americas continued to investigate fraud, corruption, and other misconduct across the region. For 2022, we expect an uptick of anticorruption investigations as a...more
As expected when a new administration takes office, 2021 saw a surge in white-collar enforcement activity. There was a 12% increase in white-collar prosecutions during US President Joe Biden’s first year in office, and that...more
This is the second post in this year’s series examining important trends and new development in white collar law and investigations. Our previous post discussed health care enforcement. Up next: trends in tax enforcement. ...more
A. Basic Overview of Statute - The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq. (FCPA), makes it unlawful for U.S. persons and entities and others who act within the jurisdiction of the...more
Today’s world is increasingly divided between kleptocracies that benefit from corruption as well as financial crimes and governments committed to fighting those crimes. Despite aggressive anti-corruption enforcement in parts...more