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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for July 2025

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

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The Justice Department Steps Up Its Compliance Message

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The U.S. Justice Department unveiled new policies about how it will prosecute cases of corporate misconduct, offering new incentives for companies whose misconduct includes “aggravating circumstances” to step forward and...more

The Volkov Law Group

Deciphering FCPA Enforcement Trends

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In following the Justice Department and the Securities Exchange Commission FCPA enforcement actions, I am always reminded of the popular phrase — “reading the tea leaves.” (or “tasseography,” a fortune-telling method based on...more

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What Can We Expect in Future FCPA Enforcement Actions?

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In the FCPA and white collar defense community, we have seen buckets and buckets of ink spilled on the coming wave of aggressive enforcement.  Justice Department officials have made so many statements about the “new” approach...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

DOJ Updates Its Approach to Encourage Voluntary Self-Disclosures of Export Control and Sanctions Violations

On December 13, 2019, the National Security Division (“NSD”) of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a revised enforcement policy (“the Policy”) meant to encourage companies to voluntarily self-disclose potentially...more

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Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski Reviews FCPA Enforcement In 2019

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On December 4, 2019, Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski provided a synopsis of FCPA enforcement in 2019 to the American Conference Institute’s International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act....more

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DOJ Tweaks FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy

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The Department of Justice recently announced updates to its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Corporate Enforcement Policy. While the changes were relatively minor, the modifications underscored important principles surrounding...more

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DOJ Revises FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy

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On March 8, 2019, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a revised version of its FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (the “Policy”), which provides enforcement and practice guidance to DOJ prosecutors and was formally...more

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2018 FCPA Predictions (Part II of II)

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I always take a deep breath when starting this posting – not that I am the kiss of death, but sometimes my predictions come true and most times they do not. But with that caveat, I am brave enough to venture into 2018 and...more

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Five Key Takeaways from DOJ’s New FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy

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In a significant FCPA enforcement development, DOJ’s Deputy Attorney General (“DAG”) Rod Rosenstein last announced the implementation of a new FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy. The announcement was not a surprise based on...more

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FCPA Enforcement and Credit for an Effective Compliance Program

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The Justice Department has touted its efforts to bring greater transparency to FCPA enforcement. There is no question that in the last five years the Justice Department has moved the needle – the FCPA Guidance issued in 2012;...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Whatever Happened to the FCPA’s Foreign Conduct Requirement - How the FCPA is Being Used to Police Domestic Conduct and Internal...

As its name implies, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) was designed to prevent U.S. companies from engaging in foreign bribery. The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”),...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New FCPA Guidance: DOJ Swings and Misses

On April 5, 2016, the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division, Department of Justice ("DOJ") released a policy document entitled, The Fraud Sections' Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement Plan and Guidance ("Guidance"), in...more

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Recent FCPA Enforcement Actions: The Layne Christensen Case and SBM Offshore

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The Fourth Quarter of 2014 has been a busy one for DOJ and SEC in the FCPA arena. We are all praying that DOJ and SEC resolve the Avon case soon so that we do not have to include the case on our lists for predictions for...more

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