On Friday, July 3, 2020, the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Enforcement Division published the Second Edition of its Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  This is the first update since 2015, and it is comprehensive.  The Second Edition of the Guide includes, for the first time, the DOJ’s FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy, and contains other helpful updates, including case law developments and other clarifications of the law.  The Guide remains an important resource for FCPA practitioners and their clients.


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