24Aug
Rare DOJ Opinion Offers Anti-Bribery Lessons for Transactions Involving Foreign Government-Owned Assets
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued an opinion letter (catalogued as FCPA Opinion No. 20-01) stating that it does not intend to take enforcement action under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) against a U.S.-based investment advisor planning to pay something akin to a “finder’s fee” to a foreign state-owned investment bank. This opinion, issued on August 14, 2020, marks the first time in six years that the DOJ has issued guidance under the FCPA Opinion Procedure Regulations, a...
By:
Perkins Coie
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