Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: A Practical Resource for Managers and Executives

Acknowledgements.

Introduction Who Is This Book For?

CHAPTER 1 Basics of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

CHAPTER 2 What's the Big Deal? Billion-Dollar Fines and Jail Time.

CHAPTER 3 You Do More with the Government Than You Think.

CHAPTER 4 Know Your Customers and Suppliers: The Dangers of State-Owned Entities.

CHAPTER 5 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? The Dangers of Meals and Entertainment.

CHAPTER 6 Ensuring that Business Trips Really Are For Business.

CHAPTER 7 Gifts that Give Back.

CHAPTER 8 Know Your Agents and Consultants.

CHAPTER 9 So What Can You Do? Facilitating Payments and Other Exceptions.

CHAPTER 10 Keeping Good Records and Maintaining Good Procedures.

CHAPTER 11 Are You Buying a Problem? Due Diligence in Acquisitions and Government Contracts.

CHAPTER 12 Time Off for Good Behavior: Why Compliance Matters.

APPENDIX 1 Anti-Bribery, Record-Keeping, and Internal Controls Provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

APPENDIX 2 Relevant Provisions of the Principles of Federal Prosecution of Business Organizations.

APPENDIX 3 Excerpts from the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual.

About the Author.

Index.