The United States and Britain may be leading the way on anti-corruption law, but the BRIC nations—Brazil, Russia, India, and China—are making fresh efforts of their own, creating a potential briar patch of worldwide regimes for companies to navigate.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...