Drop in 2015 DOJ FCPA Settlements -- 'Sea Change' or Meaningless?
So far in 2015, the Justice Department has settled just two corporate Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases—notably lower than the 10 in 2014, nine in 2013, and 11 in 2012. According to the Wall Street Journal, the decline is due to a “sea change” in the Justice Department’s foreign ...
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