Comments on: FCPA: “Making us feel better isn’t a good enough reason for a law.” https://www.overlawyered.com/2018/05/fcpa-making-us-feel-better-isnt-a-good-enough-reason-for-a-law/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 11 May 2018 15:05:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: MattS https://www.overlawyered.com/2018/05/fcpa-making-us-feel-better-isnt-a-good-enough-reason-for-a-law/comment-page-1/#comment-348771 Fri, 11 May 2018 15:05:13 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=69878#comment-348771 I worked (in the US) for a UK based company. While working for that company, I had to go through training that made clear that the UK has a law very similar to the US Foreign Corrupt Practices act.

I am skeptical that the FCPA is anywhere near as big a break from principles of mutualism and comity in foreign relations as you suggest.

]]> By: Bob Lipton https://www.overlawyered.com/2018/05/fcpa-making-us-feel-better-isnt-a-good-enough-reason-for-a-law/comment-page-1/#comment-348766 Fri, 11 May 2018 10:45:26 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=69878#comment-348766 Maybe making us feel better isn’t a good enough reason for a law, but grabbing some money is.

Bob

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