James Koukios spoke to Anti-Corruption Report for an article about the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fining Brazilian airline GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. more than $41 million to resolve parallel bribery investigations by criminal and civil authorities in the U.S. and Brazil.
“This case is a good reminder that DOJ and SEC view securing favorable legislation as satisfying the FCPA’s [U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act] business nexus,” James said, adding that the case is a good lesson for government affairs professionals. “It is very important to provide the government relations function with anti-corruption training and to implement controls and monitoring for lobbyists,” he said.
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