Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Practical Guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act




The DC Bar is having a CLE on the FCPA on May 5th at 6pm. This might be worth the money to sign up for, considering alot of document reviews come from FCPA actions.

"Credits: 3.0 Credit HoursThe Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), which is enforced increasingly aggressively by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, impacts virtually every U.S. company that invests in foreign countries, sells goods abroad, or pays foreign taxes, as well as foreign companies registered or doing business in the United States. Our faculty panelists will discuss FCPA issues that you need to know to assist your company or client, including the scope of the FCPA; current hot areas of investigation by enforcement agencies; measures that companies must take to comply; recurring issues that arise under the FCPA; how to conduct internal investigations of possible violations; how to respond to investigations by the Justice Department or SEC; and the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley and the USA PATRIOT Act on the FCPA. This course features senior government officials responsible for enforcing the FCPA and prominent members of the private bar who advise major companies and their officers with respect to the FCPA."

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