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Corporate,
Administrative/Regulatory

Dec. 11, 2020

Guidance for developing third-party messaging app policies

In 2019, the Department of Justice announced an important change to its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Corporate Enforcement Policy concerning one of the conditions that companies must meet to receive “full credit” for “timely and appropriate remediation” in the resolution of an FCPA enforcement action; it declined to require an outright ban on the use of third-party instant messaging applications.

Jack P. DiCanio

Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

525 University Ave #1100
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Email: jack.dicanio@skadden.com

Boston Coll Law School; Newton MA

Emily A. Reitmeier

Litigation Counsel
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

In 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an important change to its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Corporate Enforcement Policy concerning one of the conditions that companies must meet to receive “full credit” for “timely and appropriate remediation” in the resolution of an FCPA enforcement action. The DOJ declined to require an outright ban on the use of third-party instant messaging applications. Rather, companies must demonstrate their “ability to appropri...

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