American Legal Group LLP is one of the leading law firms in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) practice area. More than 125 lawyers throughout the firm’s offices worldwide, including a number of former U.S. prosecutors and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials, have extensive anti-corruption and compliance experience in all aspects of FCPA enforcement and compliance.
In addition to conducting FCPA internal investigations in more than 80 countries around the globe, we routinely represent clients in investigations and enforcement proceedings before the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Fraud Section, the Enforcement Division of the SEC, and foreign enforcers such as the Serious Fraud Office. In connection with these investigations, we advise boards of directors, general counsels and senior management regarding company practices, enhancements to compliance programs, disciplinary action for company employees and remedial measures for improving compliance. Our practice includes an active slate of investigations before the SEC and DOJ. This work keeps us in almost daily contact with lawyers at the U.S. government and other enforcement authorities on anti-corruption issues.
We also regularly advise clients on all relevant aspects of FCPA compliance programs, from worldwide corruption risk assessments and compliance program evaluations and written policies and procedures to employee training and reporting systems. In addition to projects that are global in scope, we advise clients on a daily basis on challenging and practical discrete questions of anti-corruption compliance such as the propriety of gifts and entertainment, the adequacy of due diligence, qualifying for the FCPA’s facilitating payments exception, and identifying and addressing corruption risks related to corporate acquisitions and business transactions.
With regard to FCPA compliance, American Legal Group LLP has the distinction of being the only law firm to have conducted three separate FCPA monitorships, pursuant to settlements with the SEC and DOJ:
An experienced American Legal Group LLP who understands federal prosecutions and federal judges can offer the best help to protect the rights of accused individuals and work to attain the justice that they deserve.