Murphy Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

A Practical Resource for Managers and Executives
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-93962-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, E-Book

A thoroughly pragmatic guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
This is a critical FCPA training resource for executives, managers, sales, marketing, finance and accounting personnel, as well as high level professionals.
* The ideal resource for any business that takes FCPA compliance seriously and truly desires to foster a deep understanding of real-world corruption issues in their employees
* A great resource for business school courses on international business or business ethics and anyone interested in understanding these issues for their own professional growth
* Includes in-depth analysis of all major FCPA risk areas, including discussions of how FCPA issues arise in real-world business situations
* Covers all aspects of bribery and FCPA compliance issues to ensure that your business is not exposing itself to financial scandal or criminal prosecution
FCPA compliance is mandatory for nearly all international businesses operating in today's global economy. This book serves as the perfect training tool to mitigate your organization's risk to FCPA violations, which is one of the top enforcement priorities for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Murphy, Aaron G.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction Who Is This Book For?
CHAPTER 1 Basics of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
CHAPTER 2 What's the Big Deal? Billion-Dollar Fines and JailTime.
CHAPTER 3 You Do More with the Government Than You Think.
CHAPTER 4 Know Your Customers and Suppliers: The Dangers ofState-Owned Entities.
CHAPTER 5 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? The Dangers of Meals andEntertainment.
CHAPTER 6 Ensuring that Business Trips Really Are ForBusiness.
CHAPTER 7 Gifts that Give Back.
CHAPTER 8 Know Your Agents and Consultants.
CHAPTER 9 So What Can You Do? Facilitating Payments andOther Exceptions.
CHAPTER 10 Keeping Good Records and Maintaining GoodProcedures.
CHAPTER 11 Are You Buying a Problem? Due Diligence inAcquisitions and Government Contracts.
CHAPTER 12 Time Off for Good Behavior: Why ComplianceMatters.
APPENDIX 1 Anti-Bribery, Record-Keeping, and Internal ControlsProvisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
APPENDIX 2 Relevant Provisions of the Principles of FederalProsecution of Business Organizations.
APPENDIX 3 Excerpts from the Federal Sentencing GuidelinesManual.
About the Author.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

AARON G. MURPHY is a partner in the international law firm of Latham & Watkins. He has advised on FCPA matters on five continents and has conducted in-country bribery investigations in more than a dozen countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe. His clients include Fortune 100 companies, small- and mid-sized companies both public and private, as well as individuals.