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Product Description Accompanied by supporting guidance, an easy-to-follow series of detailed bullet points provides a checklist as to the various factors that need to be considered and the steps that need to be taken in implementing an effective compliance program. Compact and tightly written, this book is designed to be distributed among management and staff of companies, organizations, and other entities engaged internationally. In addition to providing an excellent primer on the key aspects of the FCPA and the UK Bribery Act and on implementing an effective compliance program, as its title implies, this timely publication provides a handy and ready reference when questions arise. About the Author Vivian Robinson QCVivian Robinson QC advises clients on the UK Bribery Act, as well as compliance on white-collar crime matters involving global fraud or corruption,including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (‘FCPA'). As former first General Counsel to the UK's Serious Fraud Office (‘SFO'), he led the development of the SFO's enforcement policy under the UK Bribery Act. He also served as the SFO's primary liaison with the business communityto the UK Bribery Act's requirements at conferences in London, New York and other parts of the world. Mr. Robinson became a barrister in 1967 and practised at the English criminal bar for over forty years, acting for both prosecution and defence.He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1986, was elected Head of QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers in 2006 and served as the Treasurer of the Inner Temple in 2009. He first sat as a part-time judge over thirty years ago and continues to do so. In 2009 he left the practising bar to take an appointment as first General Counsel at the SFO. In 2011 he was invited to join the US law firm McGuireWoods, where he practices in London as a member of the firm's Government, Regulatory and Criminal Investigation team. Since joining the firm, he has travelled extensively speaking on the UK Bribery Act and related issues. He is a graduate of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University, BA (Cantab.) Stuart H. DemingStuart H. Deming represents and advises clients on the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act, Canada's Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act and other compliance issues associated with the conduct of international business. As a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and in various capacities with the U.S. Department of Justice, including as a special prosecutor, he led investigations of major companies, business executives and public officials. With over thirty years of experience in both the public and private sector, Mr. Deming has written extensively and spoken often in the US andabroad on the FCPA and related issues. He is the author of Oxford University Press' Anti-Bribery Laws in Common Law Jurisdictions; theABA's Designing an Effective Anti-Bribery Compliance Program: A Practical Guide for Business; and the ABA's The Foreign CorruptPractices Act and the New International Norms. For many years Mr. Deming co-chaired the ABA's National Institutes on the FCPA; he founded and co-chaired what is now the ABA's Anti-Corruption Committee; and he served on the Board of Editorial Advisors to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Reporter. Mr. Deming received hisBA, MBA, and JD from the University of Michigan. He is also licensed as a Certified Public Accountant. Truman K. ButlerTruman K. Butler is an international transactions attorney who has been actively involved with a range of compliance issues for major financialservices firms. His practice includes providing advice on international compliance matters including the FCPA, UK Bribery Act, anti-moneylaundering laws and global sanctions. He most recently served as the Head of Global Risk & Compliance Assurance at a major biopharmaceuticalcorporation. Mr. Butler's professional experience spans private practice, financial services firms and life sciences. He has served as Senior Counsel wi