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.
Mark Mendelsohn Quoted in Wall Street Journal Article on FCPA
- Client News
- October 12, 2012
The Wall Street Journal quoted litigation partner Mark Mendelsohn in an article about the history of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Mark explains how he helped propel the FCPA to prominence after the initial difficulty of finding prosecutors for foreign bribery cases. Initially staffed by two people, the Criminal Division of the Justice Department's FCPA team has since grown to about 20 members.
"It was a tough sell," Mendelsohn told the Journal. "I focused my energy on trying to convince people we could investigate these successfully and bring cases in a reasonable time period. Prosecutors want to know what they're doing is going to have some kind of an effect."
The article, "From Watergate to Today, How FCPA Became So Feared," appeared in the October 2 issue of The Wall Street Journal.