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Walmart settlement's lessons for avoiding US FCPA prosecution

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Published on: 29 August 2019
Published by a Law360 reporter

Table of contents

  • Walmart’s FCPA-linked conduct
  • Walmart finally plays it right
  • Three lessons to be learned

Article summary

Law360: The conduct that led to Walmart's recent settlement with US federal authorities resolving alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations is worth recounting because it highlights what not to do in the US corporate compliance context, say Ariel Neuman and Naomi Solomon at Bird Marella.

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