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DOJ Issues New FCPA Enforcement Guidelines

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New factors for investigating and enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act were recently released by head of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in, “Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement...more

Baker Donelson

Update: DOJ Issues Guidelines for Protectionist FCPA Enforcement

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In February, the White House issued an Executive Order "pausing" Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement for 180 days, to "further American economic and national security."1 On June 9, Deputy Attorney General Todd...more

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DOJ Focuses FCPA Enforcement With New Guidelines

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DOJ issues updated guidelines, ending temporary “pause” on FCPA enforcement and focusing potential enforcement on priority areas. On June 9, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum (the Guidelines)...more

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DOJ’s Fresh FCPA Enforcement Initiative — What’s New, What’s Not (Part II of II)

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DOJ’s new approach to FCPA enforcement presents some interesting opportunities — the headlines from the DOJ FCPA Guidance Memo will bring some significant changes but at the same time some things will not change.  Here is my...more

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DOJ Poised to Reboot FCPA Investigations and Enforcement

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Issued on February 10, 2025, Executive Order 14209 (“Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement To Further American Economic and National Security”) called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to “review guidelines and...more

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New DOJ FCPA Guidelines Target Cases Linked to US Strategic Interests

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On June 9, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum entitled “Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA),” which establishes guidelines to ensure that FCPA...more

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Department of Justice Announces FCPA Guidelines

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On June 10, 2025, the Deputy Attorney General issued the highly anticipated Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) (“Guidelines”), complying with the directive in President...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Global Anti-Corruption, Ethics & Compliance - June 10th - 11th, New York, NY

ACI's Global Anti-Corruption, Ethics & Compliance – New York is your best opportunity to hear how companies are addressing the status of DOJ and SEC priorities, effective compliance and risk strategies, strengthening...more

Morgan Lewis

Cartels, TCOs, ‘Instrumentalities of a Government’: Reassessing FCPA Risk Amid Shifting US Enforcement Priorities

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Whether cartels do or do not qualify as “instrumentalities of a government” under current FCPA law or based on the AG’s forthcoming revised FCPA guidance, their entanglement with corrupt officials and influence over local...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

DOJ Memoranda Impact FCPA, FARA, and Other National Security Enforcement Priorities

President Trump’s pick for Attorney General, Pam Bondi, took quick action upon her swearing in on February 5, 2025, to make changes within the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) via the issuance of fourteen separate memorandum...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Should Your Company Shut Down Its Anti-Corruption Compliance Program and Start Paying Bribes? Here Are a Few Reasons to Think...

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On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued a new Executive Order (“EO”) titled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practice Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security.” This EO comes on the tail of Attorney...more

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A Game-Changer Relating to FCPA Enforcement

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U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi on her first day in office – Feb. 5, 2025 – sent several memos to all employees of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) laying out top priorities. In one memo, the DOJ instructs its...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

DOJ Narrows FCPA Enforcement Focus

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Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi has issued a directive that both: (1) effectively shifts the DOJ’s FCPA enforcement focus towards those cases related to foreign bribery involving cartels and transnational criminal...more

Nossaman LLP

Attorney General Walks Back FCPA to Focus on “Total Elimination of International Drug Cartels”

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The proposed expansion of the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) further into private commercial activity published in the Federal Register just over a month ago may be halted due to one of the first directives issued by...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for February 2023

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

The Volkov Law Group

J&F Investmentos Subsidiary, Pilgrim’s Pride, Agrees to $110 its Million Penalty for Antitrust Cartel in Chicken Processing...

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Shortly before announcing its comprehensive FCPA settlement with DOJ and the SEC, Pilgrim’s Pride agreed with the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division to plead guilty to price-fixing in the chicken processing industry....more

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