Anti-Corruption & Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Anti-Corruption & Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Our team has unsurpassed experience in counseling and defending U.S. and foreign companies and individuals in matters relating to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar anti-corruption laws. We are frequently contacted when a potential corruption issue arises, and are go-to counsel for investigations and enforcement proceedings before the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Multilateral Development Banks, including the World Bank. In addition, we advise clients considering transactions in high-risk markets or with business partners with high anti-corruption risks. We also counsel clients who are designing compliance programs and in conducting risk assessments.
DOJ Awards FIFA Foundation $201 Million in Restitution as Compensation for Criminal Activities of Former Football Officials
- Client News
- August 24, 2021
Paul, Weiss represented FIFA in its successful application for remission from the U.S. Department of Justice as compensation for losses the organization suffered as a victim of decades of corruption schemes by former football officials. Under a plan negotiated by Paul, Weiss on FIFA’s behalf and announced the DOJ awarded $201 million seized from the bank accounts of former football officials prosecuted for criminal activities. The money will fund a newly formed World Football Remission Fund managed by FIFA’s independent charitable arm, the FIFA Foundation.
The World Football Remission Fund will be used to finance soccer-related projects, with a particular focus on youth and community programs. Of the total, approximately $60 million will be earmarked to FIFA projects and programs, with the rest earmarked for projects sponsored by CONCACAF and CONMEBOL.
The Paul, Weiss team includes, among others, litigation partners Chris Boehning and Mark Mendelsohn and counsel Daniel Levi; corporate partner Brian Lavin; and tax partner Robert Holo.