THE DOJ'S FCPA CORPORATE COMPLIANCE GUIDANCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIAN BUSINESSES

Published On: 20/05/2020

Practice Area: Corporate & Commercial

Authors:

Avik Biswas
Avimukt Dar
Rithika Reddy Varanasi
In April of 2019, the Department of Justice of the United States of America released a Guidance Document aimed at highlighting certain key factors for prosecutors to consider while conducting an investigation of a corporation, determining whether to bring charges, and negotiating pleas or other agreements. Avik Biswas, Avimukt Dar and Rithika Reddy discuss some crucial learnings from this document as it appears that a 'one-size-fits-all' approach doesn't work with respect to enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.