FCPA - USA
Band 5
What the Team is Known For
Steptoe LLP's established FCPA practice is adept at conducting internal investigations and crafting compliance programs. The firm advises companies across a broad range of industries, including mining, engineering and technology. Its attorneys are deeply familiar with enforcement proceedings relating to violations of other international anticorruption laws, including the UK Bribery Act and World Bank regulations. The practice is able to draw upon a global network of anticorruption experts when advising on multijurisdictional investigations and offers particular expertise in matters relating to Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Strengths
The firm has strong geographic expertise and the ability to link up with other international regulatory compliance areas.
Notable practitioners
Timothy Dickinson is senior counsel at Steptoe. He is an anticorruption specialist with extensive experience handling FCPA-related issues for clients from a broad array of industries. He continues to assist clients with compliance issues, including overhauling global policies and overseeing monitorship programs.
He is a great lawyer.
Iris Bennett is a Washington, DC based partner at Steptoe & Johnson. She maintains a well-regarded FCPA investigations practice that covers a large range of jurisdictions, aided by her fluency in Spanish and Portuguese. She has experience serving as a corporate monitor and also conducts internal investigations.
Iris is pragmatic and thoughtful.
She is smart and really good in court.
