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 The Globe and Mail Article
Litigation partner Mark Mendelsohn was quoted in the July 2 issue of The Globe and Mail in an article titled "RCMP charge Canadian in foreign-bribery crackdown." The article discusses Canada's efforts to thwart foreign bribery practices using its seldom-enforced Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, citing the recent prosecution of a former Cryptometrics Corp. executive. Although the Act has been rarely enforced, the RCMP recently created two teams of investigators specializing in overseas corruption cases.
Mark stated that the RCMP's recent creation of these dedicated teams, similar to those that exist within the FBI, appears to be bearing fruit, and that collaboration in the future between the RCMP and the FBI in such cases was likely given the connections between Canadian and US commerce.