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Recent FCPA Prosecutions and the DOJ's Enforcement Plan Highlight Third-Party Intermediary Exposures

While partnership abroad may be essential to business success, it creates significant risk under the FCPA the government's primary weapon against bribery of foreign officials. Recent FCPA prosecutions by the DOJ and the SEC illustrate the risks for companies that fail to adequately vet and monitor third-party intermediaries.

7 minute read May 01, 2016 at 12:01 PM
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Mehreen Zaman
Recent FCPA Prosecutions and the DOJ's Enforcement Plan Highlight Third-Party Intermediary Exposures

Companies doing business abroad often partner with third-party intermediaries ' such as consultants, agents, brokers or distributors ' to help navigate the challenges of language, local culture and bureaucracy, market structure, and compliance with local laws.

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