Category: Foreign Bribery, Kleptocracy & Efforts to Counter It

The United Nations is a unique organization made up of 193 member nations which is a combination of wealthy donor countries and impoverished beneficiary countries. The UN obtains its financial backing from donor countries and funds various initiatives and projects to alleviate suffering from terrorism and genocide and improve the quality of life in the […]

Gone are the days when the potential bribery and corruption risk of an acquisition can afford to be something assessed at the 11th hour or not at all.  Successor liability stemming from undiscovered bribery activity can give rise to devasting financial consequences. On an episode of Fraud Eats Strategy, I discussed anti-corruption due diligence with […]

In November 2012, the DOJ Fraud Section and the SEC published what would turn out to be a groundbreaking document: A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  Detailed and yet very approachable and written in plain English, “the Guide” as it is commonly referred to, is the primary desk reference for every […]