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Recovering from a relatively slow start to the year, due in no small part to the global pandemic, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) Units of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) closed the year with a bang. With 32 combined FCPA enforcement actions, 51 total cases including ancillary enforcement, and a record-setting $2.78 billion in corporate fines and penalties (plus billions more collected by foreign regulators), 2020 marks another robust year in the annals of FCPA enforcement. This client update provides an overvie...

By Reuters Staff 4 Min Read (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan’s president resigned on Thursday after days of unrest following a disputed election, becoming the country’s third leader to be toppled in a popular uprising since 2005. Supporters of Kyrgyzstan's Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov attend a rally in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan October 15, 2020. REUTERS/Mariya Gordeyeva Here are some key facts about the former Soviet republic and its turbulent recent history. WHAT HAS TRIGGERED THE CURRENT CRISIS? - Official results of an Oct. 4 parliamentary election awarded victory to two establishment parties, but opp...