FCPA Guide for Global Businesses

Companies that do business outside the U.S. can no longer afford to put off the implementation of a comprehensive compliance program. From law firm Fenwick & West: 

“The past several years have seen a 400 percent increase in the number of prosecutions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), as well as a dramatic increase in the penalties that individuals and corporations must pay to resolve claims. Although the number of enforcement actions in 2011 was down from the record-setting levels of 2009 and 2010, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continue to actively pursue FCPA enforcement. At the same time, the bar for corporate compliance programs has been raised, anticorruption efforts have become more global, and individuals are increasingly being held accountable for corporate compliance failures…

This 50 page guide is intended to serve as a general primer for executives, general counsel, compliance officers and sales personnel of companies that conduct business internationally.”

Read the update – and download your own copy of the guide – here: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Guide to Preventing Improper Practices in Foreign Sales - Fenwick & West LLP