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The biggest FCPA resolutions yearly show enormous variation and no predictable pattern. Although four of the biggest cases for each of the past ten years settled for more than $1 billion, with an overall average settlement size for the ten cases of about $996 million, a couple of years were laggards.… Continue Reading
So far this year, two FCPA enforcement actions have involved companies that resolved previous FCPA violations. With Tenaris in June, and Oracle this week, the number of FCPA recidivists rises to 15.… Continue Reading
In 2021, the DOJ and SEC brought FCPA enforcement actions against four companies and imposed financial penalties totaling $282 million. For comparison, in 2020, 12 companies paid a record $6.4 billion to resolve FCPA cases.… Continue Reading
The DOJ and SEC have prosecuted 240 different companies (by my count) for FCPA offenses. Of those 240 companies, 13 have been repeat FCPA defendants. That means the recidivism rate for all corporate FCPA defendants is about 5.5 percent.… Continue Reading