Richard L. Cassin | Editor at large
Richard L. Cassin founded the FCPA Blog and now serves as editor-at-large.
He was named multiple times by Ethisphere Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics.
Before founding the FCPA Blog, he was a senior partner in a major international law firm and the head of its Singapore office and Asia practice.
Cassin’s articles about corruption and compliance have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Business Times (Singapore), New England Law Review, and other leading publications. His opinions about FCPA enforcement have been cited by the New York Times, Washington Post, Business Week, Variety, Bloomberg’s news wire, Reuters, NPR, Fox News, CNN, and others.
Recent Posts

A Six Pack For The Holidays
We’re getting into the spirit of the season, thankful for the many great blessings enjoyed during 2007. We won’t disappear completely during the holidays, but
Watch That Inkblot
It’s too soon to call it a pattern. But there’s something new in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement. During 2007, the U.S. ramped up two

Enforcement Sans Frontières
By most counts, U.S. authorities are now investigating between 50 and 60 companies for possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. That’s a record
Tough Medicine For Medical Device Makers
The Securities and Exchange Commission said in October this year it is investigating possible violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by the leading

Release 07-02, Where Are You?
We noticed a week ago that U.S. Department of Justice Opinion Procedure Release No.: 07-02 (September 11, 2007) is missing. It no longer appears on

An Effective Compliance Program Redux
The question that lands most often in our mailbox is this: What are the elements of an effective Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance program? It’s

The Empty Chair
It’s official. Britain’s absence from the global war on public corruption is now a full-fledged scandal. Nearly ten years after the U.K. ratified the Anti-Bribery

One Of Congress’s Finer Moments
The Wall Street Journal has an editorial in its November 28, 2007 edition about the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the world-wide battle against
“Payload” Is An FCPA Watershed
Visitors to this blog — if they haven’t done so already — will want to read an outstanding article from the November 25, 2007 edition
Will The Local Law Defense Help BAE?
BAE Systems is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice for possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. It allegedly paid £1 billion