Justice Department: OK to Buy Foreign Company That Paid Bribes
The Department of Justice has issued a new advisory opinion addressing the unusual situation of how to handle a U.S.-based company that wants to acquire a foreign company found to have paid bribes to government officials prior to the acquisition taking place. In this case, the Justice Department concluded that ...
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