Charitable giving in foreign countries has always been a thorny issue for companies, since they fear that the giving could give way to allegations of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. This difficulty can be compounded when a company is designing and implementing a full corporate social responsibility strategy.

Thomas Fox has practiced law for over 40 years. Tom writes the daily award-winning blog, the FCPA Compliance and Ethics blog and founded the Compliance Podcast Network. Tom leads the discussion on AI in...