FCPA + Global Anti-Corruption

Morrison Foerster has extensive experience in a broad range of issues involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other anti-corruption laws around the world. MoFo’s FCPA and Global Anti-Corruption practice brings deep insight into this complex area of the law. We believe in a practical and risk-based approach, one that is tailored to the company and the issue, so our clients can focus compliance and investigative resources where they are most needed. Our clients routinely seek our guidance in:

• Undertaking internal investigations
• Developing and testing compliance programs
• Mitigating risk in business partner relationships
• Performing transactional due diligence
• Conducting risk assessments
• Defending against enforcement actions in the United States, Germany, China, Japan, Singapore, the UK, and other major jurisdictions

We are the only law firm in the world with two former managers from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division, Fraud Section’s FCPA Unit on our team, including the former deputy chief of the FCPA Unit, who was in charge of all of the DOJ’s FCPA investigations and resolutions in the United States and was one of the principal authors of the widely acclaimed publication A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and a former assistant chief of the FCPA Unit, who was promoted to senior deputy chief, the Fraud Section’s third-ranking official.

Internal Investigations and Government Enforcement Actions

We have extensive experience in conducting corruption-related internal investigations for companies—private and public, large and small—around the world. When issues arise for our clients, we are well positioned to help. Our assistance ranges from working with our clients’ internal teams to handle small investigations to executing major cross-border internal investigations. If clients face government investigations or criminal charges, we have the experience and credibility to help them navigate government scrutiny and contest charges in a courtroom when necessary.

Anti-Corruption Transactional and Third-Party Due Diligence

Whether our clients are entering a new market, engaging a new consultant or distributor, or acquiring a new business, we help them conduct appropriate due diligence to assess and mitigate corruption risks.

Knowing how much due diligence is enough requires real-world experience, considered judgment, and insightful analysis. We have the experience and first-hand knowledge to help our clients design an appropriate due diligence approach for each transaction or third party and to benchmark that approach against industry practices. Critically, our lawyer also know how to assess whether the level of diligence conducted will meet the expectations of regulators and enforcement agencies.