This Week On FCPA Professor

December 15, 2018

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, Walmart’s FCPA scrutiny is now seven years old. Having FCPA scrutiny last seven years is simply unconscionable and inexcusable on any level.

In this FCPA Flash podcast episode, Kevin Abikoff (Hughes Hubbard & Reed) discusses: FCPA compliance challenges; his top two legal or policy developments in 2018 in the FCPA space; and whether the FCPA has truly been successful in achieving its objectives.

Five years after resolving an FCPA enforcement action, Bilfinger emerged from a DPA, but as highlighted here transparency is nil.

As highlighted here, SEC Co-Director of Enforcement Peikin talked about international cooperation and how it is “critical to the SEC’s civil law enforcement success” including the FCPA space.

This post rounds up other FCPA developments.

How much do you know about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act? Let’s find out in this week’s FCPA challenge.

Elevate your FCPA knowledge and practical skills at the FCPA Institute – Phoenix on January 17-18, 2019. Click here to learn more and register.