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The International Bar Association has added to its website a more complete library of local anti-corruption legislation, and it’s very cool.
The library, first assembled several years ago, included links to local anti-bribery legislation and international agreements.… Continue Reading
I’ve talked about the challenges of doing business in Kazakhstan because of its high levels of corruption and rapidly changing legal environment. In this post, I’d like to provide some tips to American companies contemplating potential investments in Kazakhstan or other emerging markets.… Continue Reading
This is the final post in my series analyzing IKEA’s charitable contributions in Russia in the 1990s and early 2000s. I haven’t presumed IKEA was subject to the FCPA when the events happened or that any FCPA violations might have occurred.… Continue Reading
In its disclosure yesterday, Avon provided a glimpse into what it means to be cooperating with the DOJ and SEC.
Avon is deep into a huge global investigation about FCPA compliance that so far has cost the company more than $280 million.… Continue Reading
Ohio-based glassmaker Owens-Illinois said certain of its overseas operations may have violated the FCPA and local laws.
The company has joint ventures in China, Italy, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
Want to read the anti-corruption laws for all those countries?… Continue Reading
Many multinationals operating in China focus on compliance with the FCPA — and rightly so, given the intersection of expanding business opportunities, corruption risks, and the broad range of “foreign officials” present in China.… Continue Reading
Long before the agencies have closed this enforcement action, the market doled out its own unique kind of punishment yesterday. Wal-Mart’s stock value declined by almost 5%, reducing the company’s market capitalization by no less than $10 billion.… Continue Reading
When Kyle Sheahen wrote in this space about how useless the FCPA’s two affirmative defenses are, he kicked up a storm, especially about promotional expenses. Some readers agreed and others didn’t (here and here).… Continue Reading
On Monday, Kyle Sheahen told us how useless the FCPA’s two affirmative defenses are. He suggested that Congress fix the local-law and promotional-expenses defenses.
But at least two readers, one from the private sector and another from the DOJ (apparently), dissented.… Continue Reading
There’s provocative new FCPA scholarship from Kyle Sheahen, left, UCLA Law ’10 and an incoming associate at the New York office of King & Spalding.
He told us about it in this note:
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Dear FCPA Blog,
It’s no secret that FCPA defendants fare poorly at trial. … Continue Reading
There was an outstanding post last week over at the White Collar Crime Prof Blog (here). It was written by Matthew Reinhard, left, a litigator and FCPA practitioner based in the District of Columbia.… Continue Reading