The panel frames its discussion of key trends and issues under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act around a hypothetical scenario where the General Counsel of a publicly traded U.S. company must advise the company’s Vice President of Marketing regarding certain travel and entertainment plans proposed by the VP for Chinese public officials. With examples from their own experiences and references to their respective company policies, the panelists discuss the permissibility of a trip on the corporate jet and a possible side-trip to Hawaii, and the procedures they would follow in evaluating the proposed plan under the FCPA.
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