Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments For December 2016

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary resources. This month, we ask: How many corporate and individual enforcement actions did the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announce in the last month of 2016? How did SEC use a part of the FCPA to reach allegations of domestic bribery? Which company resolved allegations related to the FIFA corruption case? What was the reaction in Brazil to a proposed anti-corruption law? The answers to these questions and more are here in our December 2016 Top Ten list: