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 Bloomberg Businessweek Article
Litigation partner Mark Mendelsohn was quoted yesterday in Bloomberg Businessweek in an article titled "The Higher Costs of Bribery in China." The article discusses the increase in U.S. prosecutors' efforts to thwart bribery of Chinese officials through enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA).
Mark said that "one of the problems companies run into is reconciling Chinese customs of entertainment and gift-giving with the culture of compliance."