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In 2019, SNC-Lavalin made global headlines after it was revealed that the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, had interfered in the prosecution of the company for the bribery of Libyan officials. Although the scandal was primarily viewed as political, it also highlighted flaws in Canada’s...
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“A House of Cards Falls: Why ‘Too Big to Debar’ is All Slogan and Little Substance” is a critical response to the article, "FCPA Sanctions: Too Big to Debar" by Drury D. Stevenson and Nicholas J. Wagoner, which aptly demonstrates a common, yet fundamentally flawed understanding of the...
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity is currently at its highest level since enactment of the statute in 1977. There were more enforcement actions brought in 2007 than in the years from 2004 to 2006 combined. The message is clear - the U.S. Government is committed to FCPA...
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The U.S. Suspension & Debarment regime is designed to ensure that the federal government does business only with “responsible” partners. One of the most fundamentally (and frequently) misunderstood aspects of the FAR 9.4 suspension & debarment system is that these tools are only to be used...
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In recent years, several U.S. government agencies have pioneered the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies to improve the efficiency and accuracy of their 'responsibility determinations' (reviews of, among other things, contractor representations and certifications,...
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Over the past decade, the anti-corruption, ethics, and compliance landscape has changed dramatically. This is a direct … consequence of a global anti-corruption enforcement effort led by the United States through its enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt … Practices Act. The increase in enforcement has also been spurred by the adoption of several multilateral anti-corruption …
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On April 27, 2022, Jessica Tillipman, Assistant Dean for Government Procurement Law Studies at The George Washington University Law School testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform regarding McKinsey & Company's potential Organizational Conflict of Interest between its...
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corruption increases along with risks associated with anti-bribery laws. This article examines recent developments related to the …
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corruption increases along with the increased risks associated with anti-bribery laws. Companies who employ citizens of the …
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international commerce results in the potential for greater exposure to global demands for bribery. Bribery and corruption remains a … process. Our paper proceeds in eight parts. First, we discuss the bribery and corruption problem. Second, a discussion of the … believe this paper contributes to the bribery and corruption literature by exploring the potential benefits of the COSO …
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