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Despite FCPA Enforcement Pause, Anti-Corruption Should Remain a Compliance Priority

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On February 10, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order instructing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to temporarily pause Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement and reconsider its enforcement...more

Bracewell LLP

Digging for Trouble: The Double-Edged Sword of Decisions to Report Misconduct

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On May 10, 2024, Romy Andrianarisoa, former Chief of Staff to the President of Madagascar, was convicted for soliciting bribes from Gemfields Group Ltd (Gemfields), a UK-based mining company specializing in rubies and...more

The Volkov Law Group

KT Corp. Settles SEC FCPA Case for $6.3 Million (Part I of III)

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The SEC announced its first FCPA enforcement action in 2022. South Korean telecommunications company, KT Corporation, agreed to pay $6.3 million to settle FCPA violations.  As part of the settlement, KT Corp. agreed to pay...more

Goodwin

2021 Year in Review: FCPA

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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

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] Anti-Corruption and Compliance Training - May 28th, 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

Please join McDermott and Grant Thornton on Thursday, May 28, for a webinar training on anti-corruption and compliance. This training will discuss the auditing standards on illegal acts by clients and the auditor’s...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Ericsson Agrees To Pay Over USD $1 Billion To Settle FCPA Charges

On December 6, 2019, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson or the Company), resolved long-running investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into the...more

A&O Shearman

FCPA Digest - Recent Trends and Patterns in the Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - July 2019

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Recent Trends And Patterns In FCPA Enforcement - Although the DOJ and SEC brought a relatively low number of FCPA enforcement actions in the first half of 2019, an unusually large portion of those enforcement actions...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

DOJ Updates Guidance on Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs

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The U.S. Department of Justice-Criminal Division recently updated its internal guidance to federal prosecutors for evaluating corporate compliance programs....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Dialogue With Corporate Counsel: Skadden’s Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar

On October 30, 2018, Skadden hosted its Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York City, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues faced by companies throughout the industry....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the New Trump Administration: Your Top Ten Questions Answered

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Since mid-2000s investigation of Siemens, and the resulting $800 million penalty for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the FCPA has been an enforcement priority of the U.S. Government. Although a dip in...more

K2 Integrity

The DOJ Expects “Third-Party Management” from Compliance Programs

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2016 was a banner year for global anti-corruption enforcement: the U.S. government set records in terms of both the number of FCPA actions brought and the total dollar amount of related fines. Meanwhile, governments from...more

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Alert

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Busy Q1 Yields Several Significant FCPA Resolutions - Overview - On February 19, during the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) annual “SEC Speaks” conference, Kara Brockmeyer, Chief of the SEC’s FCPA...more

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