FCPA and International Anti-Corruption

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FCPA and International Anti-Corruption

Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and related international anti-corruption laws continues to increase. To effectively address the reality of anti-corruption compliance, it takes proactive planning and a diligent eye for changing and emerging corruption risks. Businesses operating in the international marketplace must play offense — assess and implement a compliance program, provide anti-corruption training and conduct due diligence of third parties to prevent violations before they occur. The U.S. is not alone in its aggressive enforcement of anti-corruption laws. Businesses locally and abroad need the help of strategic, thoughtful legal guidance to prepare for and comply with anti-corruption laws and avoid costly missteps.

Taft’s FCPA and International Anti-Corruption attorneys understand and regularly navigate the evolving challenges of the international business marketplace. We utilize a risk-based compliance methodology that embraces innovative technology and our diverse practice experience to assess and monitor anti-corruption compliance programs across a wide range of performance indicators.

Our attorneys have extensive experience in international compliance, internal investigations and white collar criminal defense. Our FCPA and International Anti-Corruption team includes a former Principal Deputy in Charge of the U.S. Office of Independent Counsel’s Washington, D.C. office, former Assistant U.S. Attorneys and former military attorneys with deep anti-corruption experience in non-permissive environments.

We offer a full spectrum of FCPA and international anti-corruption services, including:

Assessing, developing and implementing compliance programs.
Conducting anti-corruption due diligence on international business partners (e.g., distributors, consultants and other agents), potential employees, M&A targets and JV partners.
Designing and providing anti-corruption compliance training programs.
Conducting internal reviews and investigations of potential anti-corruption law violations, red flags and whistleblower complaints.
Government investigations and enforcement defense.

We also built Taft TTP, an innovative, custom technology platform that automates most of the third-party due diligence, integration and management process. Many clients have engaged Taft to handle their entire third-party due diligence program as a managed service, utilizing Taft TTP.

As a member of The Interlex Group^(R), an international network of leading independent law firms, we have ready access to local counsel and investigation infrastructures in countries from which FCPA and international anti-corruption issues often emanate, including Brazil, Russia, India and China. We offer clients the international reach of larger market firms and the cost predictability and commitment of our Midwestern roots.