Come on down, Canada! It's enforcement time up north

In a terrific article for Canadian Business called 'The crackdown,' John Lorinc says that after decades of turning a blind eye, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are going after companies that bribe foreigners.

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Wal-Mart’s Victims Part IV: Enforcement’s Complicated Impact

In this series we’re talking about the FCPA’s impact on developing countries. (Those who know me know that it’s all I talk about, really. But someone's got to do it.). 

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Enforcement is back (if it ever left)

Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division Did someone say FCPA enforcement had slowed down? Look again.

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Wal-Mart’s Victims Part III: It’s Not a Playing Field At All

As we saw in Part II, the government has come to think that the FCPA’s chief purpose is to “level the playing field.” And much criticism of modern enforcement, especially from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, charges that it has failed to achieve that goal.

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Has enforcement really slowed down? Maybe not

Following publication last week of the Corporate Investigations List, a long-time FCPA Blog reader sent the following comment:

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Fox appearing in DC compliance event

Tom Fox, Contributing Editor of the FCPA BlogLater this month, our contributing editor Tom Fox will be speaking at a CLE-accredited Global Corruption, FCPA Enforcement Breakfast in the D.C Area.

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The FCPA versus global terrorism

Innovative uses of anti-corruption laws to fight terrorists and tyrants and companies that help them is the subject of a breakthrough article published this week by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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New guidance touts older resources

The new FCPA guidance from the DOJ and SEC recommends a couple of earlier publications from other parts of the government.

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From BP to Wal-Mart: Why 'extraordinary' enforcement matters

As compliance professionals, we would be kidding ourselves not to acknowledge that fear of enforcement -- not business ethics -- drives many management decisions to do the right thing.

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Breuer: busting overseas graft is 'at our core'

Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer (Photo courtesy of the United States Department of Justice)Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer made it clear Friday that FCPA enforcement won't let up any time soon.

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