Moderator(s): Paul J. McNulty, Stephen Martin, Patrick Thesing Today's challenging legal and regulatory environment has made it absolutely essential to establish an effective global compliance program. This need is fueled by the increased expectations... Read More

Excerpt: Since March 15th 2010, the blogosphere has seen some interesting discussions about the economics of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The spark which ignited the blog-world was a statement by Wall Street Journal editorial board member... Read More

Excerpt: A key tool in the process of managing Foreign Business Partners under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is an Oversight Committee. An Oversight Committee can be utilized throughout the entire process of (1) evaluating the need for a... Read More

This article was reprinted with permission from FCPA Professor Scrutiny alerts and updates, a first, blunt, and quotable. It’s all here in this – the 100th edition - of the Friday roundup. [I hope the Friday roundup is a value added... Read More

There was Congressional testimony last fall to consider possible modifications to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. In part the testimony focused on the issue of FCPA compliance procedures as a defense for a business organization. Under current practice... Read More

This article was reprinted with permission from FCPA Professor Looking for talent … got talent, the DOJ is sued, the Corruption Perceptions Index, a pulse on FCPA Inc., and for the reading stack. It’s all here in the Friday roundup. ... Read More

This article was reprinted with permission from FCPA Professor I am pleased to share a download link ( here ) to my article "Grading The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Guidance" recently published in Bloomberg / BNA's White Collar Crime... Read More

This article was reprinted with permission from FCPA Professor There is a need for a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act lingua franca. The absence of a lingua franca has all sorts of negative effects, including an impact on the quality of FCPA enforcement... Read More

Corporate governance A number of PRC based issuers have been named as defendants in SEC enforcement actions. These cases involve a range of issues including financial fraud, manipulation and misuse of assets. Misrepresentations and financial fraud... Read More

In an article in the July/August edition of the ACC Docket entitled " Rethinking the Annual Compliance and Ethics Flea Dip ", author James Nortz discusses the annual compliance and ethics training program that most US company's employees... Read More

Although much is still unclear about the implementation date, or the manner in which the UK Bribery Act will be enforced, it is clear that one of the important compliance functions which a company should implement is appropriate internal controls.... Read More

This article was reprinted with permission from FCPA Professor Thirty-five years ago this month, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act became law. In connection with this anniversary, I am pleased to share my scholarship " The Story of the Foreign... Read More

"We are not the 'serious champagne office,' " said David Green , chief of the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO). But Green says he is working to focus his agency on bigger cases of bribery and corruption. Green's commitment ... Read More

Most Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Practitioners are aware that the greater the contacts with a foreign governmental official and the greater amount of money involved, the greater the FCPA risk for a company if a third party is involved. This... Read More

This article was reprinted with permission from FCPA Professor SEC tweaks its neither admit nor deny settlement policy, Tyco settlement approved, scrutiny alert, and for the reading stack. It's all here in the Friday roundup. SEC Tweaks Neither... Read More