Global Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2017 Developments and Predictions for 2018
- Kimberly Parker, Jay Holtmeier, Erin Sloane, Victoria Lee, Roger Witten
- 1.12.2018
This past year marked the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). Since its enactment in 1977, the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) has brought approximately 300 FCPA enforcement actions, while the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has brought approximately 200 cases. This anniversary year, the first year of the Trump administration, demonstrated that the FCPA continues to be a powerful tool in combating corruption abroad and encouraging compliance at global companies.
