ANTI-CORRUPTION COMPLIANCE
Every company seeks methods to minimize the risk of internal misconduct. If your company does international business, you will especially want to minimize the risk of fraud and corruption—both within your company and with third parties.
Just as you have financial and operational policies and procedures to assure compliance with U.S. government requirements, you should have an anti-corruption program or an integrity compliance program. We assist companies in preparing anti-corruption compliance programs.
These programs are tailored to the needs of each particular company, depending on the size of the company, the countries where it does business, the industry in which it operates and other factors affecting the nature of the risk. In the United States, most companies doing business internationally are concerned about compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Corruption represents a major threat to rule of law and sustainable development the world over. It has a disproportionate, destructive impact on the poor and most vulnerable, and it is also quite simply bad for business. Corruption stifles economic growth, distorts competition and presents serious legal and reputational risks. It drives away investors by acting as a hidden “tax” or illegal overhead charge, thereby increasing costs for companies, and further down the chain, their customers. Corrupt practices are detrimental to all businesses—large and small, multinational and local.
But there are other regimes that guide the design of these programs, such as the World Bank Integrity Compliance Guidelines, the U.K’s Anti-Bribery Act, the Anti-Bribery Recommendations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and several others.
Please email us using office@office@victor-clayton.com to schedule your Legal Assistance Consultation. Due to Covid 19, we work virtually assisting Local and Global Clients wherever they may be through our affiliated network of Lawyers and Advocates in Europe, Asia & Africa.
*Our fee is in accordance to the DC Bar Association Regulations with the minimum charge being USD 100/per hour.*
