All Things Investigations: Episode 17 – Kevin Abikoff and Laura Perkins on the FCPA & Anti-Bribery Fall 2022 Alert

December 12, 2022

Welcome to the Hughes Hubbard Anti-Corruption and Internal Investigations Practice Group’s Podcast, All Things Investigations. In this podcast, host Tom Fox and guests Laura Perkins and Kevin Abikoff of the Hughes Hubbard Anti-Corruption & Internal Investigations Practice Group highlight some of the key legal issues in white-collar investigations, locally and internationally.

Laura Perkins is a Hughes Hubbard partner whose practice focuses on representing clients in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and white-collar criminal investigations. She also advises clients on issues related to the FCPA, the federal securities laws, the False Claims Act, and other federal statutes.

Kevin Abikoff is partner, deputy chair at Hughes Hubbard, and Chairman of the firm’s Anti-Corruption & Internal Investigations Practice Group. He specializes in securities and white-collar criminal litigation, enforcement, regulation, and counseling, emphasizing the representation of entities in anti-corruption (including FCPA) matters.

Key ideas we discuss in this podcast:

The DOJ’s recent discussions about requiring Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) certifications.
The Monaco Memo is a guidance document from the DOJ that sets expectations for prosecutors when investigating and prosecuting companies.
How the Monaco Memo is taking a different approach to monitoring.
The Monaco Memo gives companies flexibility in how they approach compliance, demonstrating they take it seriously.
The DOJ can now successfully prosecute internal controls in a criminal context.
Assessing the past year in FCPA.