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Liberty Mutual Pays $4.7 Million for FCPA Declination

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In the first FCPA declination under the Trump Administration, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company paid $4.7 million in disgorgement and received a declination letter from the Department of Justice. The declination reflects...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments: 2024 Year in Review

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this special edition of our award-winning monthly Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments newsletter summarizes the most...more

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FCPA 2023 Year in Review

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement continues to slowly rebound from pre-pandemic levels. In 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) resolved 13 corporate FCPA...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The SAP FCPA Enforcement Action-Part 3: The Comeback

This week we are taking a deep dive into the SAP Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action. In it, SAP agreed to pay the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approximately...more

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SAP’s Bribery Schemes — Systemic Corruption Around the Globe (Part II of III)

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When it comes to FCPA enforcement and expectations, DOJ has moved the goalposts.  Some would argue that DOJ has been consistent all along.  The truth, like most issues, lies somewhere between the extremes....more

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DOJ and CFTC Close Out Slow FCPA Enforcement Year with $98 Million Resolution with Freepoint Commodities LLC (Part I of II)

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The Justice Department’s FCPA enforcement record for 2024 was slow.  This  trend was unexpected, contrary to my own predictions and of various other prognosticators.  It is hard to explain why this slowdown occurred....more

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DOJ Bolsters International Cooperation to Combat Corruption

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Summary - The Department of Justice (DOJ) has created the International Corporate Anti-Bribery initiative (ICAB), which aims to strengthen the United States’ global efforts in combating corruption through enhanced...more

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Justice Department Declines FCPA Prosecution Against Lifecore Biomedical Under Corporate Enforcement Policy

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The Justice Department has brought three corporate FCPA enforcement actions in 2023 (if you include the Ericsson DPA breach settlement).  With its recent announcement of a declination under the Corporate Enforcement Policy,...more

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Anti-Bribery And Corruption Survey Report

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Survey: Tech gaps, third parties pose biggest ABAC threats - Compliance professionals surveyed regarding their anti-bribery and corruption efforts (ABAC) indicated resource support deficiencies in areas including staffing...more

Foley Hoag LLP

CEP Revisions Incentivize “Extraordinary” Corporate Cooperation

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Earlier in January 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced revisions to its Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for the first time since 2017. In his speech...more

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DOJ's Newly Revised Corporate Enforcement Policy Incentivizes Robust Compliance Programs, Cooperation and Remediation

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On Jan. 17, AAG Polite announced “the first significant changes” to the CEP since 2017. The policy revisions will apply to all corporate criminal matters handled by the Criminal Division and offer companies “new, significant,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Serious Fraud Office Issues Further Guidance on Deferred Prosecution Agreements

On 23 October 2020, the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) updated its Operational Handbook, publishing a new chapter on deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) (the Chapter). This note summarizes key points from the Chapter and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Takeaways from the Second Edition of the DOJ and SEC's FCPA Resource Guide (July 2020)

On July 3, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), and the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released an updated joint Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign...more

The Volkov Law Group

2019 FCPA Enforcement Highlights (Part II of III)

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In a record year, there are bound to be numerous interesting enforcement actions and principles.  I picked out a few to highlight....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Top Five Department of Justice FCPA Enforcement Actions in 2019

Welcome to the 2020’s. The past decade helped shape both Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement and corporate compliance programs. 2019 FCPA enforcements bore out many of the developments from the preceding years of...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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