Reforming the Private Sector’s Role in Deterring Corporate Misconduct

Sporkin discusses how the private sector has often had to fend for itself when it comes to deterring corporate misconduct

The Worldwide Banning of Schmiergeld: A Look at the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on its Twentieth Birthday

Many cynics viewed the United States\u27 attempt to ban all forms of cor- porate bribery as another example of the federal government\u27s taking on the role of Don Quixote and tilting at windmills. While the law may not have been taken seriously when it was first enacted, it is clear that it has assumed a prominent place among our federal criminal laws. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the FCPA remains the world\u27s toughest law against foreign bribes. 9 This article will provide background as to how the law was conceived and will discuss the law\u27s present and future status