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 on FCPA Enforcement in The American Lawyer
Litigation partner Mark Mendelsohn was quoted extensively in the article "Former DOJ FCPA Chief Mendelsohn: Expect Size and Scope of FCPA Cases to Increase," which appeared in today's edition of the Litigation Daily section of The American Lawyer. The article discusses the recent record-setting FCPA settlements and some of the current investigations underway.
Mark said, "These are much larger-scale investigations that are spanning the global operations of multinational companies." In discussing what the whistleblower provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act might mean for FCPA enforcement, Mark noted that it is too soon to know, but that the new provisions may provide employees with an incentive to go to the SEC with matters that previously would have been handled internally.