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03Sep

DOJ Issues First FCPA Opinion in Six Years, Shortly After New FCPA Compliance Guidance

On August 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued its first Opinion Procedure Release (OPR) in nearly six years, OPR 20-01. OPRs allow companies to seek guidance from DOJ “as to whether certain specified, prospective—not hypothetical—conduct conforms with the Department’s present enforcement policy regarding the antibribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977."...
By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/doj-issues-first-fcpa-opinion-in-six-55757/

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