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SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Foreign=20Corrupt=20Practices=20Act:=20Staying=20Out=20of=20the=20Government's=20Crosshairs
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Lee=20Stein=20and=20Michael=20Sussmann=20spoke=20on=20the=20panel=20for=20the=20upcoming=20Foreign=20Corrupt=20Practices=20Act:=20Staying=20Out=20of=20the=20Governments=20Crosshairs=20teleconference.=20The=20teleconference=20consisted=20of=20two=20live=2090-minute=20sessions=20with=20interactive=20Q&A.=20=0D=
The=20enforcement=20of=20the=20FCPA=20in=20recent=20years=20has=20been=20increased=20by=20the=20Department=20of=20Justice.=20U.S.=20companies=20with=20overseas=20dealings=20are=20being=20scrutinized=20and=20Criminal=20penalties=20for=20violations=20of=20the=20FCPA=20against=20companies=20and=20corporate=20officials=20have=20risen=20dramatically.=20Heightened=20government=20attention=20calls=20for=20U.S.=20companies=20to=20implement=20a=20comprehensive=20FCPA=20compliance=20program.=20=0D=
Part=201:=20"FCPA=20Overview:=20Insights=20into=20Heightened=20DOJ=20and=20SEC=20Enforcement"=20The=20panel=20will provide=20an=20overview=20of=20FCPA=20obligations=20and=20examines=20FCPA=20requirements=20--=20and=20the=20impact=20of=20Sarbanes-Oxley.=0D=
Part=202:=20"Strategies=20for=20Avoiding=20Charges,=20Penalties=20and=20Litigation"=20The=20panel=20will=20provide=20insights=20into=20establishing=20policies=20and=20programs=20to=20ensure=20compliance=20either=20to=20reduce=20the=20risk=20of=20litigation=20or=20to=20mitigate=20damages.=20=0D=
The=20panel=20reviewed=20these=20and=20other=20key=20questions:=20=0D=
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Who=20and=20what=20kinds=20of=20activities=20--=20including=20unexpected=20danger=20zones=20--=20are=20covered=20by=20the=20FCPA?=20=0D=
What=20FCPA=20potential=20liabilities=20and=20adverse=20consequences=20face=20companies=20operating=20in=20a=20global=20marketplace?=20=0D=
What=20types=20of=20conduct=20have=20prompted=20investigations=20by=20the=20SEC=20and=20DOJ=20--=20and=20by=20foreign=20regulatory=20authorities?=20=0D=
What=20lessons=20can=20be=20learned=20from=20recent=20SEC=20and=20DOJ=20anti-corruption=20enforcement=20actions?=20=0D=
What=20are=20the=20best=20practices=20for=20companies=20to=20utilize=20in=20developing=20anti-corruption=20compliance=20programs=20and=20due=20diligence=20efforts?=20=
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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:;Phoenix;Arizona;;
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