Harry Cassin
Publisher and Editor
Andy Spalding
Senior Editor
Jessica Tillipman
Senior Editor
Bill Steinman
Senior Editor
Richard L. Cassin
Editor at Large
Elizabeth K. Spahn
Editor Emeritus
Cody Worthington
Contributing Editor
Julie DiMauro
Contributing Editor
Thomas Fox
Contributing Editor
Marc Alain Bohn
Contributing Editor
Bill Waite
Contributing Editor
Shruti J. Shah
Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
The purpose of an “effective compliance program” is to prevent and detect criminal conduct. Why is this important? Because an organization that violates the U.S.
A friend from Nigeria, which appears on these pages for the wrong reasons all too often, visited us this week. He gives a face and
The question comes from Pune, India: Can a payment that is not a bribe – such as a facilitating payment – be the basis for
With the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in full swing in Beijing, we thought it would be a good time to see
The SEC’s just-announced investigation of several orthopedic device makers for possible violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (reported here) probably originated in February
The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating possible violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by Biomet Inc., Stryker Corp., Zimmer Holdings Inc., Smith
The happy people in the photo are Ma Wen (right), head of China’s new National Bureau of Corruption Prevention, and her deputy, Qu Wanxiang. The
A friend of The FCPA Blog who bunked in Singapore awhile and has since returned to Washington, D.C. asks: In a communist country, is everyone
The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibits both direct and indirect corrupt payments to foreign officials. Indirect payments typically pass through the hands of an
Many come to The FCPA Blog seeking compliance guidelines. That’s good, because our aim is to help people comply with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices
