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15 January 2014

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act—A Look Back At 2012 And 2013

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Over the last two years, enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") has remained a priority of the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission. That emphasis is likely to continue through 2014 and beyond. Companies should expect the federal government and, increasingly, foreign authorities to continue to devote significant resources to investigating and punishing FCPA violations.
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Over the last two years, enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") has remained a priority of the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission. That emphasis is likely to continue through 2014 and beyond. Companies should expect the federal government and, increasingly, foreign authorities to continue to devote significant resources to investigating and punishing FCPA violations. In this alert, we discuss a number of notable developments in FCPA enforcement over the past two years. We have also included brief narrative summaries of the FCPA resolutions entered by corporations in 2012 and 2013 and a chart containing key information from each resolution.

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