[This guest post from David Simon (Foley & Lardner) was originally published on FCPA Professor on May 21, 2013. Approximately six years later, many of the issues remain.]

Professor Koehler (my former colleague at Foley & Lardner) has been critical of “FCPA Inc.” and, in particular, the astronomical costs associated with certain FCPA investigations and compliance measures.  My friends in the C-Suite of FCPA Inc. have responded defensively – reacting at least in part to a perception that these criticisms suggest a corner-cutting approach to important work that must be done properly.

As an FCPA lawyer with a foot in both camps, let me try to find some common ground.

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FCPA Professor has been described as “the Wall Street Journal concerning all things FCPA-related,” and “the most authoritative source for those seeking to understand and apply the FCPA.”

Set forth below are the topics discussed this week on FCPA Professor.

As highlighted here, the Second Circuit recently affirmed the FCPA and related convictions of Ng Lap Seng.

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FCPA Professor has been described as “the Wall Street Journal concerning all things FCPA-related,” and “the most authoritative source for those seeking to understand and apply the FCPA.”

Set forth below are the topics discussed this week on FCPA Professor.

As discussed in this post, a bill recently introduced in the House of Representatives seeks to “prohibit a foreign official from demanding a bribe.”

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For years, the United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office has been modeling U.S. Department of Justice policies and procedures relevant to prosecuting alleged instances of corporate crime.

Thus, it is not surprising that early this week the SFO released this internal guidance document to assist prosecutors “in assessing the co-operation from business entities.”

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