Article: FCPA Insights: Conducting Pre-acquisition Due Diligence After FCPA Opinion Procedure Release No. 08-01.(ABB Ltd.)(Delta and Pine Land Co.)(Shan Industries L.L.C. Accurate Forming Div.)

Originally published April 2008

Keywords: pre-acquisition, due diligence, joint ventures, FCPA, Opinion Procedure Release, joint ventures, SEC, Delta & Pine Land Co., Tyco Int'l Ltd, Titan Corp., GE InVision, Inc., ABB Ltd, ABB Vetco Gray, Inc., Syncor

On January 15, 2008, the Justice Department issued an Opinion Procedure Release, which should provide useful guidance in conducting FCPA due diligence for joint ventures and other business combinations. In the wake of several FCPA cases stemming from mergers and acquisitions and other business combinations in the last few years, this Opinion Release should serve as a reminder of the level of FCPA due ...

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