This program is eligible for 1 hour of CLE credit in 60-minute states. In 50-minute states, this program is eligible for 1.2 hours of CLE credit. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.
Overview
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) is a United States federal law that prohibits U.S. citizens and entities from bribing foreign government officials to benefit their business interests.
On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing Pam Bondi, the US Attorney General, to pause enforcement of FCPA.
Join Peter A. Lennon, Esq. and Travis N. Gery, Esq., as they explore the past, present, and future of the FCPA, and discuss what recent changes under the new Administration mean for future FCPA interpretation and enforcement by U.S. prosecutors.
This program is co-sponsored with the Criminal Justice Section. Not a member? Join today!
Faculty
Travis N. Gery, Esq.
Travis Gery is a counsel at K&L Gates’s Harrisburg office. He is a member of the firm’s global investigations, enforcement and white collar practice group. His practice focuses on government investigations, internal investigations, white-collar defense and corporate compliance including matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), anti-money-laundering (AML), healthcare fraud, federal and state false claims acts, and other anti-corruption laws. He assists in conducting internal investigations and counseling corporations and individuals responding to government investigations conducted by state and federal enforcement and regulatory agencies. He also handles complex litigation.
Peter A. Lennon, Esq.
Peter A. Lennon is an attorney and forensic accountant who has specialized in high stakes, complex Whistleblower and Class Action litigation for over 25 years. Pete has applied his expertise in law, accounting, auditing and finance to represent whistleblowers and defrauded plaintiffs in numerous high-profile complex cases involving fraud under the federal and state securities and tax laws. Some of Pete’s cases involving accounting irregularities, auditing scandals and disclosure violations pitted him against some of the nation’s largest public companies including: Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Bank of America – Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Bear Sterns, Xerox Corporation, Tyco Corporation, Nortel Networks, Microstrategy Incorporated, Cendant, Informix (including Informix Software Europe), Waste Management, and 3COM. Pete has also been involved in some of YLG’s numerous successful IRS Whistleblower cases before the IRS Whistleblower Office, including cases involving FATCA Disclosure Requirements for high-net worth US citizens with foreign accounts, international transfer pricing, the use of principle company structures in Switzerland, offshore foreign trusts, and various other tax law violations in the US and abroad. Due to his specialized expertise in both law, accounting, and auditing, Pete has been engaged by government regulators in both the United States and Europe, including: high-profile cases of public importance involving governance and compliance failures for the Division of Enforcement and AML at the Central Bank of Ireland in Dublin; cases related to the LIBOR scandal for the Division of Enforcement at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in London; and cases involving the investigation and analysis of auditor liability issues and Director & Officer liability issues related to failed banks during the Financial Crisis for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in Washington, D.C.
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