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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act & U.K. Bribery Act


Total Credits: 2 including 2 Business Law - Technical

Average Rating:
   13
Categories:
Partner Produced |  Industry
Faculty:
Stuart H. Deming
Course Levels:
Overview
Duration:
2 Hours
License:

Dates


Description

As domestic and international companies continue to expand across the globe, it has never been more crucial to have an understanding of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and U.K. Bribery Act. Explore trends originating from recent proceedings brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), plus examine specific issues faced by practitioners as well as recent issues.

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives
  • The course focuses on how the FCPA and the UK Bribery Act can and do have a direct impact on the conduct of business both domestically and internationally. It further explains and provides perspective on the relevance of both laws to small domestic businesses in the United States.


Major Subjects
  • Third parties and vicarious liability under the FCPA: How small domestic U.S. companies can unwittingly violate the FCPA
  • The FCPA’s accounting and record-keeping provisions: The dramatic impact  on the domestic operations of U.S. companies
  • The global reach of the UK Bribery Act and its impact on the operations of small U.S. companies

Course Materials

Faculty

Stuart H. Deming Related Seminars and Products


Stuart H. Deming represents foreign and domestic companies, organizations, audit committees, and individuals in a range of business, legal compliance, and investigatory matters. He provides advice on international transactions, develops and assists in the implementation of compliance programs, conducts internal investigations, and represents clients before federal and state agencies. His regulatory practice focuses on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, economic sanctions, and a range of issues associated with the conduct of international business, including Sarbanes-Oxley and employment issues. He has successfully litigated through appeal complex international legal issues as well as handled delicate matters involving the denial of eligibility of foreign figures to enter the United States. In addition, as a Certified Public Accountant with a Masters in Business Administration, he has been involved in matters involving complex accounting issues.

Mr. Deming began his legal career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Michigan where he managed a major grand jury investigation of kickbacks by a major German multinational corporation and litigated a landmark case requiring the production of foreign records by the Deutsche Bank AG. He later joined the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Washington, D.C. where he managed the investigation of major corporations for violations of U.S. securities laws, including the successful investigation of a Fortune 500 company for accounting fraud. Before going into private practice, Mr. Deming prosecuted public figures, foreign nationals, and executives of major corporations at the Tax Division of the Department of Justice.

After joining the Washington, D.C. law firm of Steptoe & Johnson in 1987, Mr. Deming was directly involved in the representation of a major defense contractor. He later served for a brief period in assisting with the 1990 Economic Summit in Houston and later with the Department of Defense. In 1992 Mr. Deming was asked to return to the Department of Justice to serve as one of the special prosecutors in a highly sensitive and complex investigation involving many members of Congress of the United States and their use of the banking facility at the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1996 he was one of the founding partners of Inman Deming LLP where he practiced in Washington and in Michigan until 2003.

For years, Mr. Deming has been consistently given Martindale Hubbell’s AV* Peer Review rating, Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating. Similarly, he has also been consistently included in Michigan Super Lawyers list.


Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Prerequisites

None


Advanced Preparation

Optional review of The FCPA and UK Bribery Act: A Ready Reference for Business and Lawyers (ABA Publishing 2019) 


Designed For

CPAs, attorneys, CFOs, controllers or business owners


Original Recording Date

9/2021


Yellow Book

No


Course Developer

MICPA


Date Added to Catalog

09/2021


Additional Information

Complaint Resolution Policy

Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints.  anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).


Official Registry Statement

Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org


Instructional Delivery Method

Group Internet Based


Course Registration Requirements

Online Registration


Refund/Cancellation Policy

Please contact the ACPEN help desk 1-877-602-9877 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.


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