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.
Paul, Weiss Adds Former Assistant United States Attorney to Expanding FCPA Practice
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Bruce Searby, a former Assistant United States Attorney, has joined Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP as a litigation counsel in the firm's Washington, D.C., office.
For nine years previously, Mr. Searby worked at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, in Los Angeles, as a member of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section and the Major Frauds Section, where he led several cases involving violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
"Bruce adds his experience to our expanding FCPA practice at a critical time," says Paul, Weiss chair Brad S. Karp. "The demand for top-tier legal advice on complying with domestic and foreign anti-corruption legislation has never been greater."