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Band 1 firm for FCPA – Nationwide.

Band 1 firm for Corporate Crime and Investigations – Nationwide and White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – New York.

Ranked as a leading firm for White Collar Crime & Government Investigations in California and District of Columbia.

They are experts in legal, cultural and strategic nuances and have in-depth business acumen.

—Chambers USA, 2025

Band 1 firm for Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption – Global: Multi-Jurisdictional.

Debevoise is a fantastic firm. They are real legends … with incredible experience and credibility.

—Chambers Global, 2024 - 2025

First tier firm in Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense.

A go-to firm for clients seeking guidance on complex cross-border investigations.

—The Legal 500 US, 2024-2025

Ranked as a top-tier firm for Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime.

—The Legal 500 UK, 2025

Ranked as a leading firm for Corporate Crime & Investigations.

—Chambers UK, 2026

Most Impressive Investigations Practice of the Year

—Global Investigations Review, 2023

Named “Firm of the Year” in the Business Crime Defense category

—Who’s Who Legal, 2023 & 2024

White Collar/Enforcement/Investigations Firm of the Year

—Benchmark Litigation U.S. Awards, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2022

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On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice issued new guidelines to federal prosecutors for investigations and enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “Guidelines”). This announcement has been widely anticipated since February when, pursuant to an executive order, DOJ suspended much FCPA enforcement activity, undertook to review existing matters, and began preparing new guidance. Read more here.

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Debevoise is a recognized leader in anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters, leveraging deep expertise and experience to assist clients in all aspects of compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), UK Bribery Act (“UKBA”) and similar laws. This international corruption work ranges from providing concrete and practical advice on discrete business issues to much larger assignments. Engagements include: (i) conducting risk assessments, enhancing compliance programs and providing training; (ii) performing anti-corruption and anti-bribery due diligence in connection with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other transactions; (iii) conducting internal investigations of potential wrongdoing; and (iv) defending companies and executives in connection with prosecutorial inquiries and enforcement actions. The firm is ranked in Band 1 in Chambers Global for Anti-Corruption and is consistently recognized as a leading firm in the GIR 30. In just the past few years, Debevoise has assisted companies large and small in dozens of internal investigations and with inquiries by governmental authorities in the U.S., the UK and elsewhere relating to the FCPA, UKBA and other relevant laws, and has provided advice to many more. Debevoise supports companies in developing risk-based compliance programs, recognizing that one size does not fit all, and in training employees on relevant policies and best practices. Debevoise regularly advises companies on how best to address real-world compliance issues that arise in the transactional context, having developed and fine-tuned different strategies for rapidly identifying potential red flags and for resolving such red flags as best as possible. Debevoise’s representations involving international corruption have spanned six continents and a broad range of industries, including construction and infrastructure, consumer goods, energy, oil and gas, financial services and investment banking, insurance, media, medical devices and pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications.Additionally, Debevoise lawyers regularly publish articles and speak publicly on a broad array of anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters. The firm publishes a monthly FCPA Update, which received the Burton Award for best law firm newsletter.

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