Criminal
Jul. 21, 2011
With FCPA trials in the spotlight, fewer filings
The DOJ is on pace to file fewer enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act than any year since 2006. But observers and defense lawyers say they are convinced it remains a hot practice area.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
With two businessmen and a corporation recently convicted of bribing foreign government officials and more trials on deck, 2011 promises to be a banner year for overseas corruption cases reaching court.
But even as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has become a fecund practice area, the U.S. Department of Justice is on pace to bring far fewer cases under the FCPA in 2011 than in the last several year...
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