The FCPA and the U.K. Bribery Act

Stuart H. Deming, Principal, Deming PLLC, Washington, DC (Author, The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and New International Norms (ABA Publishing, 2d ed. 2010)) Truman K. Butler is an international transactions attorney who has been actively involved with a range of compliance issues for major financial services firms. His practice includes providing advice on international compliance matters including the FCPA, UK Bribery Act, anti-money laundering laws and global sanctions. He is currently Senior Counsel with Wells Fargo's Anti-Money Laundering, Global Sanctions and Anti-Corruption team. Mr. Butler's professional experience spans both private practice and financial services firms. He previously served as Assistant General Counsel in the Corporate and Regulatory Section at Wachovia Corporation's Legal Division with responsibility for international commercial transactions. Prior to joining Wachovia, he served as corporate counsel at Lloyds TSB Bank International with responsibility for commercial transactions and corporate compliance in Latin America and the Caribbean. Licensed in England and Wales as a Barrister at Law of the Middle Temple, Mr. Butler is also licenced in the US in North Carolina and the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. An active member of the ABA's Section of International Law, he is a Co-Chair of the International Anti-Money Laundering Committee and a former Steering Group Member of the International Anti-Corruption Committee. He received his LLB from the University of Wolverhampton, England and his LLM from the University of Georgia. Vivian 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 community to 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 practiced at the English criminal bar for over forty years, acting for both prosecution and defense. 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 practicing 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.)