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American Conference Institute (ACI)

Unpacking the Department of Justice’s New FCPA Enforcement Priorities

New guidelines governing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations and enforcement effectively signal the official end of the proclaimed FCPA enforcement pause announced by President Trump earlier in the year, while...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending June 28, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast which brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to...more

Wiley Rein LLP

DOJ’s Approach to White Collar Enforcement: Target Those Who Harm U.S. Interests While Minimizing Collateral Damage

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The June 9 memorandum from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche instructs...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 374 -- Justice Department Resumes FCPA Enforcement with New, Focused Guidance

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The Justice Department has returned to the FCPA enforcement arena -- in a significant development, DOJ announced the resumption of FCPA enforcement, with a new set of enforcement guidance principles. The new guidance is an...more

The Volkov Law Group

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

A&O Shearman

UK SFO: the ingredients of cooperation

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The UK SFO’s new guidance on corporate cooperation makes clear that a company must show cooperation if it is to be invited to enter into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA). No change there. So what’s different in the new...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Pause is Over—the FCPA Lives On

On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the resumption of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement, ending the enforcement pause initiated by Executive Order 14209. In doing so, Deputy Attorney...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Deputy Attorney General Issues FCPA Guidelines Resuming Limited Enforcement

Key Points - - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will resume investigations and enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), prioritizing, in part, FCPA actions involving cartels and transnational...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Back from the Dead? Takeaways from US DOJ’s New Guidelines for FCPA Investigations and Enforcement

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On June 9, 2025, the Deputy Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice issued “Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)” (the “Memorandum”). The Memorandum...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: The SFO’s Corporate Guidance: Another Chapter in the SFO’s Playbook

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On 24 April 2025, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") launched its updated External Guidance on Corporate Co-operation and Enforcement in relation to Corporate Criminal Offending (“Corporate Guidance”), cementing a bold...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Compliance into the Weeds: USRA Declination Case Study - Self-Disclosure Best Practices

The award winning, Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast which takes a deep dive into a compliance related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. Looking for some hard-hitting...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

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

American Conference Institute (ACI)

The DOJ’s New Pilot Programs: A Bane for Compliance Programs

For years, Department of Justice officials have stressed how important chief compliance officers are as the first line of defense in fighting corporate crimes. While that’s true, compliance programs now have a competitor in...more

A&O Shearman

Top ten challenges for white collar crime and investigations lawyers in 2023

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We asked our global white collar crime team for their views on key challenges in 2023 for in‑house investigations teams and white collar crime lawyers, and how to manage the associated risks. Here are their top ten....more

Hogan Lovells

Aerospace and Defense - Insights Bribery and Corruption Outlook 2021

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Aerospace, defense, and government services – tighter control ahead - 2020 was an eventful year for companies in the aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) sector. The industry saw arguably the largest...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Next Four Years of FCPA Enforcement: What to Expect From the Biden Administration

Contrary to some expectations, the Trump Administration Department of Justice imposed record penalties under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act from 2017 through 2020. But in each of those years, fewer and fewer new FCPA...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 10.25.2019 | Top Story: ECB Holds Rates Steady as Draghi Departs

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Mario Draghi presided over his final ECB meeting yesterday, with the central bank deciding to hold rates steady and let current stimulus measures play out for the time being. His departure (and the arrival of former IMF chief...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Winning Business Through Bribery Could Get You Into Trouble!

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The FCPA prohibits an offer, payment, promise or the authorization of a payment of money or anything of value (a/k/a bribery) to a foreign official for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Hurricane Harvey – Reflections on Being Prepared

We are now half way (hopefully) through what is predicted to be the largest amount of rain seen in one week by the city of Houston and its surrounding environs in the city’s recorded history. First and foremost, my deepest...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Lessons Learned from the FCPA Pilot Program's First Six Months

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The guidance issued by the DOJ in connection with the Pilot Program and recent declinations state that disclosure, remediation and cooperation are essential to any favorable resolution with the government. Six months...more

King & Spalding

SEC Cracks Down on Charitable Contributions under the FCPA - Best Practices In Light of Recent SEC Enforcement

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For the first time, the Securities and Exchange Commission has brought an FCPA enforcement action premised entirely on a one-time charitable contribution. On September 20, 2016, the SEC announced a settled FCPA...more

Morgan Lewis

Lessons Learned from Nu Skin

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The enforcement action against manufacturer Nu Skin Enterprises highlights the risks of making charitable donations in high-risk countries without conducting meaningful anticorruption due diligence....more

The Volkov Law Group

Three Key Takeaways from the Nu Skin FCPA Settlement for a Corrupt Charitable Donation

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In a rare enforcement action, the SEC settled an FCPA enforcement action for $766,000 for a charitable donation of $154,000 to improperly influence a high-ranking Chiese Communist party official to prevent a provincial agency...more

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FCPA Enforcement Actions and Reputational Damage

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If you ask members of a corporate board or senior executives about the cost of an FCPA enforcement action, they will candidly acknowledge all of the costs – fines, penalties, and professional costs (e.g. legal, accounting,...more

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