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Criminal

Mar. 4, 2011

Anti-Corruption Update: Change on the Horizon

Steps taken by the United States and the United Kingdom to ramp up their anti-bribery and anti-corruption regimes. By Bethany Hengsbach of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.


By Bethany Hengsbach


2010 brought an explosion of anti-bribery and anti-corruption activity around the globe. In the United States, the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission stepped-up enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, recording nearly $2 billion in fines and penalties. Congress and the White House also entered the fray, enacting the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Dodd-Frank Act includes ...

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