Tom Firestone, a partner with Squire Patton Boggs in Washington, discusses the new U.S. Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA). Tom&rsquos perspective is especially interesting as he previously served as the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow dealing with financial crime there and, in 2018, he wrote an article on what was needed to tackle the demand side of bribery.

Dan Kahn, former Chief of the DOJ&rsquos FCPA unit and current partner with Davis Polk, talks us through the anti-corruption enforcement actions, trends and highlights of 2023.

Randall Eliason talks about extortion, conspiracy, cover-up crimes and plea bargains &ndash topics covered in his excellent new24 lecture courseavailable through Great Courses. He also takes us through some examples from recent headlines.This episode originally aired on September 29, 2020.

For today&rsquos podcast, we&rsquore listening in on Pascale Dubois&rsquo excellent and fast-paced review of the international anti-bribery landscape at the recent TRACE Forum in London. Pascale is a leading international executive advisor and independent expert who has been involved with anti-corruption efforts for two decades, including as the World Bank&rsquos VP of the Integrity Vice Presidency.

Jessica Tillipman, Associate Dean for Government Procurement Law at George Washington Law School, joins the podcast to give a fantastic, detailed and fast-paced overview of the latest Menendez corruption allegations, interspersed with gold bars, bundles of cash and a Mercedes convertible. In the process, Jessica takes us back to the overturning of Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell&rsquos corruption conviction and what we should expect in its wake.