Compliance Communications Blog

 

Tackling “Demand-Side Bribery”

9/23/19: The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) takes a hard line against companies and individuals engaged in bribery of government officials but the law doesn’t apply to the “government official” part of the bribe....

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China, Africa and US Anti-Bribery Enforcement

9/23/19: “U.S. enforcement authorities are increasingly targeting corrupt practices among Chinese companies in Africa.”  So begins a September 19 article posted on the Knowledge@Wharton website...

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Update on UK Bribery Rule

3/25/19:  An article by Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Anne-Marie Ottaway provides an overview of the recently released post-legislative review of the UK’s Bribery Act 2010. Ottaway was appointed Specialist Advisor to the Select Committee tasked with conducting the review, which concluded that new guidance was needed...

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FBI Adds Anti-Bribery Squad for South America

3/11/19:  South America has been in the news lately but for observers of global bribery and corruption, countries including Brazil and Venezuela have been making headlines for quite a while. In an article AP article, reporters Michael Balsamo and Eric Tucker cover a new FBI anti-bribery squad focused on South America...

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