FCPA

What is the FCPA? The abbreviation stands for the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The FCPA is a 1977 US amendment that focuses on provisions related to anti-bribery and transparency through corporate accounting transactions. The following FCPA articles are written by and for compliance and legal professionals and cover FCPA news, events, whitepapers, podcasts, and webinars and more. 

The Asia-Pacific Top 10 FCPA Enforcement Actions of 2014

The Asia-Pacific Top 10 FCPA Enforcement Actions of 2014

FCPA enforcement has been on the rise of late, and several of the most significant enforcement actions taken in 2014 had connections to countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Wendy Wysong and her associates at Clifford Chance explore the largest and most impactful actions taken in the region this past year, with an analysis into the significance of each for the...

How CCOs Can Use the OECD Foreign Bribery Report

How CCOs Can Use the OECD Foreign Bribery Report

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently released its first Foreign Bribery Report, and the findings therein can be extremely useful in informing CCOs' strategy in managing corporate risk. The report provides an in-depth analysis of more than 400 cases involving bribery of foreign officials over the past 15 years, and the trends may surprise you.

Top FCPA Enforcement Trends To Expect in 2015

Top FCPA Enforcement Trends To Expect in 2015

The future is often a mystery, but here and there we're given insight into what's coming. FCPA authorities have done just that for us over the past few months, speaking often about their intentions for investigations and enforcement actions ahead. So instead of just guessing at what the landscape will look like this year, we can just take our cues...

What FCPA Enforcement was Thinking in 2014

What FCPA Enforcement was Thinking in 2014

FCPA enforcement agencies don't tend to keep their intentions secret. If you follow the investigations and enforcement actions, it's easy to discern where their focus lies and how companies can "buy" themselves some leniency. Officials at the DOJ and SEC have offered several insights into the agencies' thought processes for 2014. What do you think 2015 will look like?

Views from FCPA Enforcement’s Latin American Specialists

Views from FCPA Enforcement’s Latin American Specialists

It's no secret that Miami serves as a sort of bridge to Latin America. For that reason, it's home to several Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement officers specializing in Latin America. FCPAmericas' Matteson Ellis attended the American Conference Institute's recent Anti-Corruption Boot Camp in Houston and today shares with CCI what these experts had to share.

Corruption and Compliance in Ecuador: An Interview with Local Lawyer Bruce Horowitz

Corruption and Compliance in Ecuador: An Interview with Local Lawyer Bruce Horowitz

FCPAmerica interviews anti-corruption compliance expert Bruce Horowitz, co-founder of an Ecuadorian law firm known for not participating in extortion in an environment where bribery and unethical conduct is common. Bruce shares his insights on challenges and strategies for maintaining compliance and doing business with pubic entities without becoming involved in corrupt practices.

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