Corporate Anticorruption Compliance Programs: Ten Questions Every Board Director Should Ask

The United States Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and non-U.S. governments and agencies have recently emphasized their continued commitments to pursuing both corporate and individual violators of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Given this ongoing emphasis, corporate board members have particularly important roles to play in overseeing compliance and anticorruption programs in place at the companies they serve.

This Jones Day White Paper addresses some of the most prominent FCPA-related compliance priorities requiring the attention of board members, including ensuring that corporate management is completely committed to compliance efforts, risk assessment, training relative to processes and policies, third-party due diligence, and similar concerns.