1. Home
  2. Practices
  3. FCPA & Anti-Corruption

FCPA & Anti-Corruption

Who We Are:

  • Former DOJ attorneys, including a former U.S. Attorney and several Assistant U.S. Attorneys, with deep agency insights.
  • A global team, able to coordinate solutions wherever our clients do business.
  • Tenacious and creative litigation and trial counsel.

What We Offer:

  • Full lifecycle FCPA and anti-corruption services: compliance, investigations, enforcement, and trials.
  • Experience across Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the U.S.
  • Sector knowledge and commercial focus, particularly in energy, tech and emerging companies, and international conglomerates.
  • Crisis management experience and resources to help navigate reputational issues.

Key Services:

Compliance Programs:

  • Develop and enhance real-world anti-corruption compliance programs.
  • Conduct risk assessments and design effective financial controls.

Enforcement and Defense:

  • Engage with DOJ, SEC, and international regulators.
  • Achieve positive outcomes, including declinations and favorable settlements.

Internal Investigations:

  • Cost-effective investigations with minimal business disruption.
  • Global platform to support cultural and language-specific needs.

Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) Proceedings:

  • Experience navigating the unique challenges of MDB investigations and sanctions.

Notable Successes:

  • Successfully defended clients in high-stakes enforcement actions and trials, including the largest FCPA criminal enforcement proceeding against individuals ever brought by the DOJ.
  • Secured $2.63 billion settlement in FCPA-related civil litigation.
  • Successful completion of multiple monitorships, including service as FCPA compliance monitors appointed by DOJ and SEC, and oversight of the largest monitorship in history.
  • Performed extensive due diligence in Latin America, Africa, Europe and the Middle East, including more than 40 exercises for oil and gas entities.

Why Orrick:

  • Proven record of favorable outcomes.
  • Global solutions to anti-corruption challenges.
  • Proactive, practical guidance to help our clients navigate today’s complex regulatory environment.
  • Collaborative partnership with our clients to develop creative approaches to business problems.