With many FCPA enforcement inquiries focused on China, issues in that country remain at the forefront of much of what is covered on these pages. Against this backdrop, two recent practitioner pieces caught the FCPA Professor’s eye.
As we enter the second half of 2010 it is time to review what we believe to be three of the more significant Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) matters which came to significant public attention in the first half of this year. Today we begin with the Gun Sting case.
The marcus evans 5th FCPA & Anti-Corruption Compliance Conference from September 15-16, 2010 in San Francisco, CA will bring together government officials, general counsel and compliance officers from leading organizations operating globally to share best practices on developing, executing, monitoring and auditing a strong and effective anti-corruption compliance program.
Thomas Fox discusses the ongoing debate in the compliance arena as to whom a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) should report. There are a variety of setups, but is one approach more right or wrong than another?
Scott Gracyalny is a CCI featured author who has written before about the benefits of integrated GRC. Recently, Mr. Gracyalny took some time to respond to some questions prepared by CCI in hopes of delving even further into his knowledge and understanding of GRC. Here is the resulting Q&A.
Mike Koehler discusses the recent release by the OECD of “the most comprehensive guidance ever provided to companies and business organizations by an international organization” on internal controls, ethics and compliance programs to combat bribery.
Today, the DOJ announced the indictment of 22 “executives and employees of companies in the military and law enforcement products industry” for scheming to bribe foreign officials in the “largest single investigation and prosecution against individuals in the history of DOJ’s enforcement of the FCPA.”
In his regular featured column on Corporate Compliance Insights, Mike Koehler describes the current debates in UK about an FCPA-like “Bribery Bill” as well as the FCPA implications of IPOs.
Chevron has been involved in a long, mammoth legal battle in Ecuador involving allegations of environmental contamination at oil fields in the Amazon. This long, messy battle now includes an FCPA component.
Mike Koehler is the new Featured FCPA Columnist for CCI. In his first contribution, Koehler discusses benchmarking FCPA compliance and the risk of FCPA violations even in seemingly low-risk countries.
