The FCPA Enforcement Pause Won’t Give U.S. Companies Any New Competitive Advantages
Depending on whom you ask, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Executive Order pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is either the end of anti-corruption as we know it, or the beginning of a needed discussion about how the law is enforced. But lost in the hand-wringing and pish-poshing is perhaps the most important question for businesses: How will America’s competitors react?
Dave Lee
Apr 104 min read
The Hidden Costs of the FCPA Pause (Part 1): Corruption as a Business Practice & Erosion of Integrity
The Trump administration issued an executive order (EO) pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) to prioritize...
Michele Crymes
Mar 202 min read
How Will the Foreign Aid Freeze Impact the Global Fight against Corruption?
On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order on “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid” ....
Marc Schleifer
Feb 252 min read
FCPA Developments
The past week has been an unprecedented period for FCPA enforcement. After a lengthy run as one of the most prominent and effective...
Dan Seltzer
Feb 188 min read
Bribery Is Bad... For Business
I wrote this piece for Forbes in 2017, as the first Trump Administration got underway, and it is sadly very relevant again eight years later
Alexandra Wrage
Feb 133 min read