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In 2009, the number of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) outpaced 2008’s figure by more than 20 percent. Given the steady increases in anti-corruption enforcement activity we’ve seen since in the last decade, some in the compliance community may be wondering just where the ceiling is. According to Mark Mendelsohn, the Deputy Chief of the DOJ fraud section’s criminal ... READ MORE

As companies begin to successfully navigate the myriad of reputational challenges inherent in the increasingly global regulatory infrastructure, Bulletproof Blog™ presents the next in a series of video interviews with leading regulatory and compliance strategists at the 2009 Corporate Accountability Conference in Amsterdam. In today’s installment, Bruno Cova, a Partner in the Milan office of the law firm Paul Hastings, discusses the challenges that companies face in an environment of increased enforcement and the value of ... READ MORE

As companies begin to successfully navigate the myriad of reputational challenges inherent in the increasingly global regulatory infrastructure, Bulletproof Blog™ presents the next in a series of video interviews with leading regulatory and compliance strategists. In today’s installment, Sulaksh Shah, a Director in Forensic Services practice, specializing in FCPA matters, outlines the wide range of anti-corruption challenges that companies face in India as well as the Middle East. Mr. Shah grew up in India and has lived ... READ MORE

As companies seek to successfully navigate the myriad reputational challenges presented by an increasingly global regulatory infrastructure, Bulletproof Blog™ presents the next in a series of video interviews with leading regulatory and compliance strategists. In today’s installment, Lucinda Low, who heads the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) practice at Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, discusses how the recent evolution in FCPA investigations and prosecutions has created a newly perilous regulatory environment for companies that operate around the world. ... READ MORE

As companies begin to successfully navigate the myriad of reputational challenges inherent in the increasingly global regulatory infrastructure, Bulletproof Blog™ presents the next in a series of video interviews with leading regulatory and compliance strategists. In today’s installment, Tom McCarthy, Senior Counsel at the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, discusses the value of buttressing legal strategy with strong crisis management and public relations capabilities when companies come under fire for Foreign ... READ MORE

The Justice Department's latest anti-corruption efforts aimed at business executives who bribe foreign officials make it clear that the DOJ is deadly serious about taking Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations to a new and unprecedented level. In fact, the government is now using undercover agents specifically to strike fear into the hearts of those contemplating an illegal payment and is making it much more difficult for bad actors to argue that it is “business as usual” ... READ MORE

As companies begin to successfully navigate the myriad of reputational challenges inherent in the increasingly global regulatory infrastructure, Bulletproof Blog™ presents the next in a series of video interviews with leading regulatory and compliance strategists. In today’s installment, Helge Kvamme, a Partner and Leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers Forensic Services/Anti-Corruption/FCPA services in Norway, discusses the European Union’s intensifying anti-corruption focus and what it means for companies that span the globe. As an anti-corruption expert with a keen understanding of ... READ MORE

As companies begin to successfully navigate the myriad of reputational challenges inherent in the increasingly global regulatory infrastructure, Bulletproof Blog™ presents the next in a series of video interviews with leading regulatory and compliance strategists. In today’s installment, Jeremy Zucker, a Partner in the law firm of Hogan & Hartson, examines how mid-market companies – who are increasingly cognizant of the reach and power of the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission ... READ MORE

As companies begin to successfully navigate the myriad of reputational challenges inherent in the increasingly global regulatory infrastructure, Bulletproof Blog™ presents the next in a series of video interviews with leading regulatory and compliance strategists. In today’s installment, Amy Conway-Hatcher, a Partner in the Litigation Practice at the international law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, examines the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) plans to expand Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement efforts and prosecutions in ... READ MORE

As companies begin to successfully navigate the myriad of reputational challenges inherent in the increasingly global regulatory infrastructure, Bulletproof Blog™ presents the next in a series of video interviews with leading regulatory and compliance strategists. In today’s installment, William Jacobson, a Vice President, Co-General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer at Weatherford International, Ltd., looks at the best practices for companies who deal with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance matters. As an anti-corruption expert recently who served ... READ MORE