On this episode of inSecurities, Chris and Kurt chat with Dean Jessica Tillipman (GW Law) and Professor Andrew Spalding (UR Law) about Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement trends and policy, and about several noteworthy cases that test the bounds of FCPA jurisdiction.
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Jessica Tillipman
Jessica Tillipman is the Assistant Dean for Field Placement and a Professorial Lecturer in Law at The George Washington University Law School. Dean Tillipman manages the law school’s externship program, including the supervision of nearly 700 students per year. She also teaches a Government Contracts Anti-Corruption & Compliance Seminar that focuses on anti-corruption, ethics, and compliance issues in government procurement.
Prior to joining GW, she was an associate in Jenner & Block's Washington, DC office, where she was member of the firm's Government Contracts and White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling practice groups. Dean Tillipman joined Jenner & Block after serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Lawrence S. Margolis of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Dean Tillipman is a Senior Editor of the FCPA Blog—a leading Foreign Corrupt Practices Act resource on the internet. She has also published numerous articles on anti-corruption, white collar crime and government contracts topics, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, domestic corruption, compliance, suspension and debarment, and government ethics.
Andy Spalding
Professor Andy Spalding teaches and writes in the area of international anti-corruption law. He is a member of the Frequent Visiting Faculty at the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) in Austria and is Senior Editor of the FCPA Blog. As Chair of the Olympics Compliance Task Force, Professor Spalding collaborates with a team of international academics to design and promote host-country anti-corruption and human rights measures.
Professor Spalding’s articles have appeared in the UCLA Law Review, Washington University Law Review, and many other academic venues, and have been covered by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Economist, Atlantic, Forbes, and National Public Radio. Professor Spalding was previously a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar in Mumbai, India, and was the founding Chair of the of the American Society of International Law’s Anti-Corruption Law Interest Group. A J.D./Ph.D., he regularly travels throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America to conduct research and lecture at law and business schools, and has served as a lecturer, panelist, or invited keynote speaker at scores of conferences and meetings for both academics and practitioners.
