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.
Wall Street Journal Quotes Mark Mendelsohn on U.K. Bribery Act
The Wall Street Journal quoted litigation partner Mark Mendelsohn in an article about companies' compliance concerns in the face of the U.K.'s new Bribery Act, which takes effect in April, 2011. After spending millions to strengthen their compliance programs amid a U.S. crackdown on foreign bribery, multinational businesses may have to rethink their compliance strategies in light of the new British law which is, at least on paper, more sweeping than the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. As Mark notes, "There are a lot of people saying this is the FCPA on steroids."