Bill Steinman | Senior Editor
William Steinman is a senior editor of the FCPA Blog.
He has been providing advice to multinational companies regarding the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws for over nineteen years, and is considered to be one of the leading FCPA lawyers in the United States.
Prior to the establishment of Steinman & Rodgers, Bill was the head of the international practice group at a major U.S. law firm.
Bill’s practice focuses primarily on FCPA issues in the defense and aerospace and food industries, and he is considered an authority on the engagement of overseas sales representatives, consultants, distributors/resellers and logistics services providers.
He is also frequently called upon to assist clients with respect to internal investigations and compliance reviews. In addition to his work in the anti-corruption field, Bill regularly advises clients in the negotiation and fulfillment of foreign offset requirements, including compliance with the Feingold Amendment. He has also represented foreign sovereigns in West Africa and the Caribbean Basin regarding anti-corruption and development matters.
Bill is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School, teaching a course on international negotiation, and is a regular lecturer on FCPA matters at national conferences, international fora and in-house training programs. He previously served as Vice Chair of the ABA International Section’s Aerospace and Defense Industries Committee. Between 2003 and 2007, he served on the Board of Directors of TRACE International, a leading non-profit association that specializes in promoting anti-corruption compliance in international business.
Bill Steinman received his J.D. from the Harvard Law School in 1993, and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Vermont in 1990.
Recent Posts
New FCPA Opinion Procedure Release brings an interesting twist on the extortion defense
On January 21, the Department of Justice issued a new Opinion Procedure Release addressing a terrible situation – a company employee faces physical harm or
How important are ‘represent, covenant, and warrant’ in anti-corruption clauses?
These verbs appear in anti-corruption compliance clauses with great regularity, but what do they mean, and are they really necessary?
The FCPA in 2020: New compliance requirements shake industries, and severe punishment for broken controls
As I look back over the FCPA developments from 2020, one thing stands out: the DOJ and SEC continue to demand robust compliance controls. In
Why companies are ‘undervaluing’ their FCPA exposure
I recently conducted a virtual training session, during which I displayed a slide showing the top ten FCPA fines and penalties in history. A curious
2020 has been a crazy year for the FCPA too
While we have understandably been distracted by the challenges of 2020 – from serious concerns about our health and the well-being of our loved ones
Here’s a compliance plan to address the SEC’s ‘internal controls rampage’
In the prior post, I described recent FCPA enforcement actions — involving Stryker, Polycom, Microsoft, and Juniper Networks — which show that the SEC is
The SEC is on an ‘internal controls rampage’ when it comes to third-party relationships
Over the last two years, the Securities and Exchange Commission has set its sights on distributor and reseller relationships, and excoriated companies that failed to
Practice Alert: Is every email another FCPA violation?
Last month, while all eyes in the FCPA world were on the acquittal of former Alstom executive Lawrence Hoskins in the U.S. District Court for
A reprieve from robust and expansive FCPA enforcement is wishful thinking
Last year, we saw more enforcement actions brought against individuals than ever (up to 34, depending on how you’re counting), and a record number of
Intermediaries: Separating red flags from red herrings
In this era of heightened FCPA enforcement, it is easy to assume that a red flag signals the end of a relationship with a business intermediary. By my count, 11 of the last 17 FCPA enforcement actions involved bribes funneled to foreign officials through third parties.