New List: The FCPA Top 40
Here’s the FCPA Blog’s list of the 40 biggest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act resolutions of all time.
What stands out?
There’s a surprisingly wide geographical distribution of the companies in the top 40. Ten come from the United States and five from France. Four companies are from Germany, followed by three each from Switzerland, Japan, Brazil, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
(Marubeni Corporation almost made the top 40 twice. Its $88 million FCPA resolution in 2014 ranks 34th. Its other FCPA settlement in 2012 for $54.6 million missed the current top 40 by five places.)
The most active years for top 40 FCPA enforcement actions have been 2016 with seven, followed by 2010 and 2019 (so far) with six each.
1. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (Brazil): $1.78 billion in 2018.
2. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Sweden): $1.06 billion in 2019.
3. Telia Company AB (Sweden): $965 million in 2017.
4. Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company (Russia): $850 million in 2019.
5. Siemens AG (Germany): $800 million in 2008.
6. VimpelCom Ltd. (Netherlands): $795 million in 2016.
7. Alstom S.A. (France): $772 million in 2014.
8. Société Générale S.A. (France): $585 million in 2018.
9. Kellogg Brown & Root LLC / Halliburton Company (United States): $579 million in 2009.
10. Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Inc. (Israel): $519 million in 2016.
11. Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (Singapore): $422 million resolution in 2017.
12. Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC (United States): $412 million in 2016.
13. BAE Sytems plc (United Kingdom):$400 million in 2010.
14. Total SA (France): $398 million in 2013.
15. Alcoa Inc. (United States): $384 million in 2014.
16. Snamprogetti Netherlands B.V. / ENI S.p.A (Italy): $365 million in 2010.
17. Technip SA (France): $338 million in 2010.
18. TechnipFMC plc (United Kingdom): $301 million in 2019.
19. Walmart Inc. (United States): $282.7 million in 2019.
20. Panasonic Corporation / Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Japan): $280 million in 2018.
21. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (United States): $264.4 million in 2016.
22. SBM Offshore N.V. (Netherlands): $238 million in 2017.
23. Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Germany): $231.7 million in 2019.
24. JGC Corporation (Japan): $218.8 million in 2011.
25. Embraer SA (Brazil): $205 million in 2016.
26. Daimler AG (Germany): $185 million in 2010.
27. Rolls-Royce plc (United Kingdom): $170 million in 2017.
28. Braskem S.A. (Brazil): $159.8 million in 2016.
29. Weatherford International Limited (Switzerland): $152.6 million in 2013.
30. Alcatel-Lucent S.A. (France): $137 million in 2010.
31. Avon Products Inc. (United States): $135 million in 2014.
32. Hewlett-Packard Company (United States): $108 million in 2014.
33. Magyar Telekom Plc / Deutsche Telekom AG (Hungary /Germany): $95 million in 2011.
34. Marubeni Corporation (Japan): $88 million in 2014.
35. Panalpina World Transport (Holding) Ltd. (Switzerland): $81 million in 2010.
36. Johnson & Johnson (United States): $77 million in 2011.
37. Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland): $76.7 million in 2018.
38. General Cable Corporation (United States): $75.75 million in 2016.
39. Samsung Heavy Industries Company Limited (South Korea): $75 million in 2019.
40. Legg Mason Inc. (United States): $64.2 million in 2018.The FCPA Blog