USDOJ Revisits Its Approach to Corporate Cases

By Mani Dabiri | Published December 10, 2018 | Posted in Civil Business Litigation and Investigations, Federal and State Criminal Defense, Government Subpoenas and Investigations, White-Collar and Regulatory Defense | Tagged Tags: briberyandcorruption, businessandcommerce, departmentofjustice, DOJ, FCPA, immunityandcooperation, pleabargaining |

On November 29, the Justice Department announced changes to its policy toward corporate prosecutions. These changes pivot from the ones announced three years ago that emphasized the prosecution of people, not just organizations. Among other things, they had required an organization that sought to cooperate with the government to identify all individuals involved before it would receive any Read More

New DOJ Policy on Foreign Business Bribery

By Mani Dabiri | Published December 8, 2017 | Posted in Civil Business Litigation and Investigations, Federal and State Criminal Defense, Government Subpoenas and Investigations, White-Collar and Regulatory Defense | Tagged Tags: antikickbackstatutes, briberyandcorruption, businessandcommerce, departmentofjustice, DOJ, FCPA, immunityandcooperation |

On the eve of the fortieth anniversary of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Justice Department has unveiled a policy that strongly encourages businesses to self-report any violations to the government on their own. Those that do can presume that the government won’t prosecute them criminally as long as they fix the problem timely and cooperate fully. That’s probably good Read More

SEC Reports Enforcement Results for 2016

By Mani Dabiri | Published December 2, 2016 | Posted in Civil Business Litigation and Investigations, Government Subpoenas and Investigations, White-Collar and Regulatory Defense | Tagged Tags: bankingandfinance, businessandcommerce, FCPA, insidertrading, SEC, securitiesandcommodities, technology, whistleblowers |

As we wind down the calendar year, the Securities and Exchange Commission has already reported its enforcement results for the fiscal year that ended September 30. In case you missed it, here’s the press release. Naturally, there’s some self-patting on the back, but if the past predicts the future, the agency is looking to file cases. Its Read More

The SEC Wants You to Self-Report

By Mani Dabiri | Published March 7, 2016 | Posted in Civil Business Litigation and Investigations, Government Subpoenas and Investigations, White-Collar and Regulatory Defense | Tagged Tags: administrativehearings, briberyandcorruption, businessandcommerce, departmentofjustice, DOJ, FCPA, immunityandcooperation, jurisdiction, pleabargaining, SEC |

At a conference in November, the SEC’s Director of Enforcement, Andrew Ceresney, announced that, from now on, you must self-report violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act if you want the Enforcement Division to recommend a non-prosecution or deferred-prosecution agreement. Even then, Mr. Ceresney warned, you may not get an NPA or DPA, but the Division won’t even consider it if you Read More

When They Bribe On Your Behalf

By Mani Dabiri | Published December 15, 2015 | Posted in Civil Business Litigation and Investigations, Federal and State Criminal Defense, Government Subpoenas and Investigations, White-Collar and Regulatory Defense | Tagged Tags: briberyandcorruption, businessandcommerce, FCPA, jurisdiction |

If you compete for business overseas or across the border, take note of these best practices for using third-party brokers, vendors, or consultants to help you. You may not know what they’re up to over there, but that can land you in some hot water. As we’ve written before, the threat of prosecution under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is real, and Read More

The SEC Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program

By Mani Dabiri | Published November 24, 2015 | Posted in Civil Business Litigation and Investigations | Tagged Tags: businessandcommerce, FCPA, insidertrading, SEC, securitiesandcommodities, whistleblowers |

Speaking of whistleblowers, the Securities and Exchange Commission just published its annual report to Congress on its own program that it launched in 2011. And overall, it seems to be on the upswing. The SEC’s program authorizes monetary awards for volunteering original information that results in a successful enforcement action, including sanctions that exceed $1 million. It Read More

Shades of Gray in Rare FCPA Trial

By Mani Dabiri | Published July 7, 2015 | Posted in Civil Business Litigation and Investigations, Federal and State Criminal Defense, Government Subpoenas and Investigations, White-Collar and Regulatory Defense | Tagged Tags: briberyandcorruption, businessandcommerce, departmentofjustice, DOJ, FCPA, jurisdiction, overcriminalization, pleabargaining |

Three weeks ago, in the first criminal trial in three years for violation of America’s foreign bribery law, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the defendant suddenly pleaded guilty to steeply reduced charges in the middle of trial. Although the conviction was immediately touted as a win by the government, you can decide for yourself. The defendant, an American entrepreneur, Read More

Beware: The Rising Tide of Anti-Bribery Enforcement Does Not Abate

By Mani Dabiri | Published November 30, 2013 | Posted in Civil Business Litigation and Investigations, White-Collar and Regulatory Defense | Tagged Tags: briberyandcorruption, businessandcommerce, DOJ, FCPA, jurisdiction, licensingandregistration, SEC |

They say that the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is among the statutes most feared by companies with foreign operations, and to be sure, if you do business overseas or across the border, you’d better contend with it. The FCPA, which was enacted in 1977, is America’s—and perhaps the world’s—foremost anti-bribery law aimed at combating corporate corruption abroad. It Read More

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