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Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Aug. 20, 2014

FCPA enforcement lacks transparency

In a case touted as a "wake-up call" for medium-size or smaller businesses seeking to enter high-risk international markets, the SEC may have been sending an unintended message. By Dan Shallman and Jorge deNeve


By Dan Shallman and Jorge deNeve


The Securities and Exchange Commission was sending a message - but was it the same one the agency intended? In a case touted as a "wake-up call" for medium-size or smaller businesses seeking to enter high-risk international markets, the SEC recently charged gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The SEC's July 28 administrative order accused Smith & Wesson of engagi...

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