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.
Certifying Third-Party FCPA Compliance Under New SEC/DOJ Requirements
How can I possibly certify that 100 percent of my third parties, including all customers and vendors, are 100 percent...
Using External Resources to Bolster Compliance Programs
Jay Rosen continues looking at the DOJ announcements over the past several years, as well as the FCPA Corporate Enforcement...
Internal Uses for the Benczkowski Memo
In this week’s installment on the ramifications of the Benczkowski Memo and recent DOJ policy changes, Jay Rosen considers how...
Billion-Dollar Baby: Ericsson FCPA Enforcement Action
The DOJ recently announced a resolution of the longstanding FCPA enforcement action involving Ericsson, a multinational networking and telecommunications equipment...
The Human Factor in FCPA Violations and Compliance Issues
An organization comprised of humans will have its failings; people are fallible, after all. But this in no way means...
DOJ Updates FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy Again
The DOJ recently announced updates to its FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy. Michael Volkov shares how, while the changes were relatively...
The Unaoil Exec’s Guilty Pleas: The Ahsanis’ Criminal Information
The bribery described here is audacious; the scale of the corruption is stunning. Monaco-based Unaoil maintained a global scheme of...
Inconsistencies in FCPA Enforcement: Key Considerations for a Potential FCPA Voluntary Disclosure
In multiple recent cases, it seems the DOJ has softened its approach on charging self-disclosing companies for FCPA crimes involving...
Time for Japan to Take a Tougher Stance on Foreign Bribery
Some apparent deficiencies have come to light in Japan’s prosecution of foreign bribery, and the OECD is urging the country...
Beware the Unintended Consequences: Perspective and Guidance on Anti-Corruption Compliance
Audrey Harris, partner and co-chair of Mayer Brown’s global anti-corruption & FCPA practice, talks all things anti-corruption – from Jay...
Barclays Agrees to Pay $6.3M FCPA Settlement
Michael Volkov details the recent FCPA settlement against Barclays for improper hiring practices stretching back several years. One key factor...
What’s Next for Compliance Enforcement?
The 2005 docudrama Syriana captured the moment just before FCPA enforcement reached the great heights we’ve come to expect today....
