Shows
Bribe, Swindle or StealWhere's the Cavalry: Global Anti-Corruption EffortsAt the 2025 TRACE Annapolis Forum, Nicola Bonucci, Associate Professor at Paris Cité and former General Counsel of the OECD, reflects on 25 years of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and the evolving challenges of global enforcement. From uncertainties around FCPA guidance, political influence, and uneven implementation, to questions about the U.S.'s continued leadership in anti-bribery efforts, Nicola highlights the risks companies face in an increasingly unpredictable landscape—where cross-border investigations, bribe solicitation, and public scrutiny are on the rise.
2025-09-2426 minBribe, Swindle or StealNews from the European Union, including the CSDDDThis week on Bribe, Swindle, or Steal, we listen in on the presentation of Nicola Bonucci, International Lawyer and former Director for Legal Affairs OECD, at the TRACE Forum in Annapolis. Nicola provides context for recent compliance news from the EU and discusses the adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive at a gathering of compliance experts just three hours after the news broke!
2024-03-2022 minBribe, Swindle or StealThe OECD Anti-Bribery Recommendation and the Civil Law – Common Law DilemmaNicola Bonucci, former Legal Director at the OECD and now a partner at Paul Hastings in Paris, joins the podcast to discuss the 2021 OECD Anti-Bribery Recommendation announced in November. We also chat about the challenge of advancing an international consensus on anti-corruption enforcement amongst Working Group on Bribery (WGB) members hailing from different legal systems.
2021-12-1520 minBribe, Swindle or StealThe OECD Working Group and the United States' Phase 4 ReviewNicola Bonucci and Nat Edmonds, in Paul Hastings' Paris and Washington offices respectively, discuss the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and the Working Group and its recent Phase 4 review of the United States and wrap up with some recommendations for multinational corporations.
2021-01-1325 minBribe, Swindle or StealThe Global Impact of the OECD Anti-Bribery ConventionNicola Bonucci, Director of Legal Affairs at the OECD, describes successes and failures of the anti-bribery convention as well as some of the challenges still ahead.
2019-11-1316 minBribe, Swindle or StealTwenty Years of the OECD's Anti-Corruption CampaignNicola Bonucci, Director for Legal Affairs at the OECD, reflects on 20 years of the OECD's Anti-Bribery Convention.
2017-11-2927 min