FCPAméricas Blog

Establishing Credibility with FCPA Enforcement Officials

Author: Matteson Ellis

CredibilityAlstom, the French energy and transportation firm, got off on the wrong foot in responding to an FCPA investigation by U.S. authorities, according to reports. The Assistant U.S. Attorney handling the matter described the company’s preliminary compliance with a grand jury subpoena as characterized by “fits and starts.” The company’s new lawyer, Patton Boggs’ Robert Luskin, even conceded: “There were clearly problems between the company and DOJ initially before we were retained. What we hear back from the government is that they’re satisfied with the direction and the level ... Read more

The Next Frontier in International Anti-Corruption Enforcement

Author: Matteson Ellis

Harvard.FCPAWhat is the next frontier in international anti-corruption enforcement? How is the landscape changing, and what challenges will result?

Harvard Law Professor Matthew Stephenson, the Editor & Chief of the Global Anticorruption Blog, addressed the International Bar Association in Mexico City earlier this week about the coming challenges in international anti-corruption enforcement. He highlighted dynamics that lawyers and their clients are beginning to experience. These issues are raising important questions about the future of this field.

Below, FCPAméricas provides a summary of Professor Stephenson’s remarks.... Read more

UNODC: Assessing Corruption Risk in Public Procurement

Author: Guest Author

UNCAC.FCPAThe following is a guest post from Francesco De Simone, an Advisor at the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Center, part of the Christian Michelsen Institute, and former Senior Policy Director at Transparency International – USA.

Corruption is prevalent in public procurement in both developing and developed countries, despite a significant body of research and analysis that has resulted in relatively well-established procurement integrity best practices. The persistence of corruption presents challenges for procurement policy-makers trying to reduce corruption, and for participants in public procurements (i.e., private companies) seeking to ... Read more


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