The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the New International Norms 2nd ed

Practitioners, corporate counsel, compliance officials, accountants, and anyone engaged in international business will find this comprehensive yet practical book to be indispensable in providing a clear and easy-to-read analysis of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act as well as an extensive compilation of source materials and key documents for addressing matters associated with the FCPA and similar legal regimes being implemented in much of the world.

The in-depth analysis of the FCPA significantly expands upon the first edition by providing critical updates reflecting the latest developments in this rapidly-changing area of law; a broader and more expansive discussion of the FCPA, including those aspects that relate directly to Sarbanes-Oxley; and a detailed description of the debarment practices associated with the anti-corruption policies of the multilateral development banks. The analysis is extensively annotated with over 1,000 endnotes citing source materials and providing useful insights for practitioners.

The second edition addresses a wide range of issues, including:

• The anti-bribery provisions and related compliance concerns
• The record-keeping and internal accounting control provisions
• Conducting due diligence and instituting compliance measures
• Internal investigations, disclosure obligations, and monitors
• Related business, contractual, and employment issues
• The international anti-bribery conventions and their implications
• The new debarment practices at the multilateral lending institutions

The second edition also includes an extensive series of sample forms and checklists, including: anti-bribery policies, accounting and record-keeping policies; compliance certifications; contract compliance and termination language, and much more. Opinion procedure releases, including a useful annotated index to the opinion procedure releases, are also included.