A Checklist For FCPA Compliance

Companies that operate overseas need to be acutely aware of U.S. statutes that impact their operations in those foreign jurisdictions. For most companies this means particular attention to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. This Today’s General Counsel article, from attorneys Douglas K. Rosenblum and Marc S. Raspanti, looks at how the FCPA is being applied, with a discussion of some recent cases and what can be gleaned from their outcome. The writers provide a checklist for reducing the risk of a violation by way of questions to ask when assessing a corporate compliance program.