New FCPA resource guide issued by the US DOJ and SEC *

USA - November 21 2012
On 14 November 2012, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in conjunction with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued their highly anticipated Resource Guide to the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Guidance).

Co-authors: Joan E. Meyer, Robert W. Kent, Jr., Crystal Roberts Jezierski, John P. Cunningham, Peter B. Andres.

Inside the U.S. government’s highly-anticipated FCPA resource guide *

USA - November 16 2012
On November 14, 2012, a new Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“Guidance”) was issued by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Co-authors: Joan E. Meyer, Robert W. Kent, Jr., Crystal Roberts Jezierski, John P. Cunningham, Peter B. Andres.

Effective compliance program helps investment bank avoid FCPA criminal charges *

USA - May 14 2012
When a former Morgan Stanley Managing Director pled guilty recently to a criminal violation of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), the effectiveness of the bank's pre-existing anti-corruption compliance program convinced enforcers at the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") and Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") not to charge the bank itself.

Co-authors: Douglas Tween.

Five essential elements of compliance | Podcast *

Global - April 24 2012
In this vodcast, our partners from around the world discuss how companies can meet the demands of enforcement authorities around the world by organizing compliance around five essential elements: leadership, risk assessment, standards and controls, training and communication, and oversight.

Co-authors: David Hackett, Joan E. Meyer, Mini vandePol, Robert W. Tarun, Richard N. Dean.