 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
International Bribery, Corruption, Money Laundering
It is a criminal violation of United States law (FCPA) to make bribes or other corrupt payments to foreign government officials and related persons. Such actions have been, or are now being, criminalized in most of the OECD countries and throughout the world.
View the text of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
View the text of the OECD convention combating bribery and corruption
View the status of progress of implementation of the OECD convention
View Mr. Schildhaus' Journal of Commerce article (October, 1997)
Organizations and individuals which are based in the US or in any OECD country, and which are doing business or contemplating doing business in any other country must be aware of the FCPA and similar laws in other countries. They must not only avoid any corrupt activities; they must take positive steps to avoid liability for the criminal actions of any persons involved in any contractual relations on their behalf in other countries.
The Law Offices of Aaron Schildhaus is highly experienced in (1) assisting and representing US and foreign nationals and organizations in fighting international corruption; and (2) representing persons who have been implicated in corrupt activities.
Mr. Schildhaus has been an active member of the American Bar Association's Section of International Law and Practice (ABA) Task Force on International Corruption since its inception. Mr. Schildhaus was special advisor to the president of the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) on matters relating to international corruption; has served on the faculty for special programs on this area organized by the ABA and the UIA in the US, in Bruges, Belgium, in New Delhi, India, in Nice, France, and elsewhere.
The following list is representative of the services provided by the Law Offices of Aaron Schildhaus in this area:
- Due diligence on behalf of US entities to determine whether potential violations of the FCPA or money-laundering prohibitions may have occurred or are likely .
- Representation of individuals and/or corporations where potential violations of FCPA or other anti-corruption laws may have occurred.
- Whistle-blowing assistance to individuals with involvement in corrupt transactions; negotiation with multilateral financial institutions and/or prosecutors on behalf of such clients
- Lecturing, preparation of specialized seminars and informational activities in corporations and organizations to sensitize multinational staff to potential FCPA and other country anti-corruption law violations by employees and agents.
- FCPA and anticorruption compliance program design and implementation.
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