Business Organizations and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

1 Credit Hour

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is a top legal and compliance concern for business organizations - both public and private and across a variety of industry sectors - doing business in the global marketplace. This course provides an overview of the FCPA, its enforcement, and compliance best practices and provides students a fundamental skill-set for advising clients in this niche area. A preferred prerequisite is that a student has completed his/her first year of law school. LLM students are welcome. The final grade will consist of 10% participation and 90% a closed book, no notes final exam consisting of bar-exam style multiple choice questions, short answers and issue-spotting essays. Text will be either Mike Koehler, "The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in a New Era," (Edward Elgar Publishing - 2014) or Mike Koehler, "Strategies for Minimizing Risk Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Related Laws," (Edward Elgar Publishing - Scheduled for Publication Sept. 2018)