The Wall Street Journal’s Risk & Compliance Blog quoted Partner T. Markus Funk with regard to his involvement in the landmark Esquenazi case (the first appellate challenge to the FCPA’s constitutionality): “What is an instrumentality of a foreign government? At what point does a civilian turn into a foreign official? The current state of play leaves numerous legal issues inadequately addressed,” said Mr. Funk. “Defining these key terms continues to leave most compliance experts scratching their heads. We trust the Supreme Court will give the business and legal communities the guidance that they, for the past decade or so, have been asking for.”