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The authors consider the implications that FCPA liability may have on clients' recourse to foreign investment protections and bilateral investment treaties, as well as related international arbitration.
In an article titled "A Bribe Is a Bribe: FCPA's
Influence on International Arbitration," published in the
New York Law Journal on February 9, partners
Philip Urofsky (Litigation-Washington, DC) and
Henry Weisburg (International Arbitration-New York) and
associate R. Zachary Torres-Fowler (International Arbitration-New
York) examine the litigation risks associated with FCPA
investigations in the US courts. The authors consider the
implications that FCPA liability may have on clients' recourse
to foreign investment protections and bilateral investment
treaties, as well as related international arbitration.
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