How to Pay a Bribe: Thinking Like a Criminal to Thwart Bribery Schemes

Last year, TRACE published a fascinating and instructive book about how bribery schemes are devised, carried out and covered up. TRACE is now in the process of publishing the 2013 edition. This edition is scheduled to be released in early 2014. 

For questions, please write to HowToPayABribe@traceinternational.org. 

Featured Resource: New Anti-Bribery Training Vignettes 

We are pleased to provide you with 9 new Anti-Bribery Training Vignettes to supplement your anti-bribery training program. These timely and insightful videos are now available in the TRACE Resource Center, accessible on our website through your "My TRACE" login. Anti-Bribery Training Vignettes are short, 3-10 minute videos offered by TRACE to enhance your training curriculum. Topics cover a broad range of bribery issues including country-specific compliance challenges and enforcement trends, anti-corruption audits, government investigations and third party screening.

 The New Videos Include: 

• 2013's Top 5 Compliance Takeaways
  Martin Weinstein, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
• Anti-Bribery Enforcement in China-How to Minimize Your Exposure
  Kelly Austin, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Anti-Corruption Audits and How to Leverage the Results
  William B Jacobson, Senior Vice President, Co-General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Weatherford International
• Compliance Program Enhancements During and Post-Investigation
  Timothy L Dickinson, Partner, Litigation Department Paul Hastings LLP
• Top Three Bribery Risks to Watch Out for in Latin America*
  Matteson Ellis, Special Counsel/Abogado, Miller & Chevalier Chartered
• Top Three Takeaways from the FCPA Guidance
  Jamie Parkinson, Partner, BuckleySandler, LLP
• Top Three Tips for Building a Culture of FCPA Compliance
  Rebecca Goldman, Vice President, Commercial Law, Rockwell Automation
• Why M&A Due Diligence Wont Prevent an FCPA Violation
  Sharie A Brown, Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP

For more information on accessing the TRACE Resource Center or setting up a login, please write to info@TRACEinternational.org.

If you have an idea or request for the next installment of our Anti-Bribery Training Vignette Series or if you would like to participate, please write to Virna Di Palma at 

dipalma@TRACEinternational.org. 

Mexico Summit on Anti-Corruption

March 24-25, 2014, Mexico City, Mexico

6th Russia & CIS Summit on Anti-Corruption 

TRACE Webinars

TRACEcertification: Transparency as a Competitive Advantage for SMEs

Be sure to tell your intermediaries and business partners about TRACE's complimentary webinar on anti-bribery compliance for SMEs on March 6, 2014 at 12:00pm EST. This webinar will provide an overview of TRACEcertification, an internationally recognized compliance credential that showcases a company's strong and pragmatic commitment to transparency and integrity. It will also briefly address the expanding international legal landscape and the need for companies to comply with anti-bribery laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act, and regulations addressing conflict minerals and trafficked labor in supply chains. 

TRACE International is delighted to announce its new Scholar Program aimed at developing exceptional young leaders in the field of anti-corruption who are committed to advancing commercial transparency. The TRACE Scholar Program will fully fund, with tuition, lodging and travel, three international LLM students to pursue studies related to strategies and tools for increasing transparency and reducing corruption.  TRACE Scholars will spend an academic year at one of three universities, followed by a paid summer internship at TRACE headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland. Additional details coming soon.