Second Circuit Review: Holding the Line on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Litigation of counsel Martin Flumenbaum and firm chairman Brad Karp’s latest Second Circuit Review column, “Holding the Line on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,” appeared in the February 24 issue of the New York Law Journal. The authors discuss a rare decision delineating FCPA jurisdiction, the Second Circuit’s recent ruling in United States v. Hoskins. Declining to narrow the scope of the Act’s jurisdiction, the court remained open to liability, so long as law enforcement can make a credible argument that defendants fit into any of the Act’s defined categories. Litigation associate Alexandra Willingham assisted in the preparation of this column.

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