Trends in FCPA and international anti-corruption enforcement *

Global, United Kingdom, USA - April 27 2011
Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) reached unprecedented levels in 2010, as the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) levied double the financial penalties imposed in 2009.

Co-authors: R. Christopher Cook, Kevin M. Comeau .

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Implementation of U.K. Bribery Act delayed *

USA - February 8 2011
On January 31, 2011, the United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice ("MoJ") announced a further delay to the implementation of the U.K.'s anticorruption legislation, the Bribery Act of 2010 ("UKBA").

Co-authors: R. Christopher Cook, Harriet Territt, Elizabeth A. Robertson, Michael Brown.

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A new weapon in the arsenal for the fight against corruption: the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010 *

United Kingdom - April 21 2010
After more than a decade of deliberation, the United Kingdom enacted new anti-corruption legislation on April 8, 2010.

Co-authors: R. Christopher Cook, Harriet Territt, Michael Brown.

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The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: enforcement trends in 2010 and beyond *

USA - January 13 2010
Foreign bribery, once accepted as a routine cost of operating in the developing world, can now lead to significant criminal and civil penalties.

Co-authors: R. Christopher Cook.

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The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: an overview *

USA - January 13 2010
Corruption poses a significant legal and economic risk for corporations doing business around the world, particularly in developing and transitioning countries.

Co-authors: R. Christopher Cook.

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