Richard W. Smith

Wiley Rein LLP

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Anti-Corruption

The Ever-Expanding Jurisdiction Of The FCPA

Editor: Would each of you tell our readers about the focus of your practices? Smith: I am a partner at Wiley Rein LLP and co-chair of the firm’s commercial litigation department. My practice focuses on internal investigations and compliance issues, as well as commercial litigation. I have...

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Anti-Corruption

FCPA Defendants: “May Their Sins Be Forgotten?”

As is well recognized, anticorruption investigations can take years to complete and often concern conduct in the distant past. The antibribery and accounting provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) do not specify a statute of limitations. Accordingly, the five-year...

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Corporate Counsel

At The Beginning Of A Litigation, Mapping Its Course Has Its Merits!

Editor: Please describe your practice areas as a commercial litigator. Smith: I specialize in complex commercial litigation, involving novel issues of law and facts often in matters that are high profile because of either the nature of the case itself or the parties involved. My expertise...

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