Recent developments, however, have prompted renewed scrutiny of whether U.S. enforcement is becoming more selective, politically contingent, or strategically instrumentalized. Against this backdrop, the panel brings together practitioners and academics engaged in cross-border work to explore how shifts in U.S. policy are affecting international legal practice, corporate behavior, and transnational enforcement cooperation.
Panelists will consider whether changes in enforcement priorities are altering how multinational companies assess risk and structure compliance programs, whether global clients are recalibrating their reliance on U.S. counsel, and whether other jurisdictions are stepping in to fill potential gaps in leadership. The discussion will also address the implications for international arbitration, cross-border investigations, and coordinated enforcement among regulators, as well as the broader question of whether the global anti-corruption regime is becoming more fragmented or more plural.
By situating U.S. developments within a comparative and international framework, the panel aims to assess whether this moment represents a temporary shift in enforcement posture or a deeper transformation in the architecture of global anti-bribery law and practice.
The panel includes: Moderators: Christiana Ochoa (Indiana University Maurer School of Law) Jayanth K. Krishnan (Indiana University Maurer School of Law). Speakers: Kunle Ajagbe (Aidan Partners), Rachel Brewster (Duke University School of Law), Hannah Buxbaum (University of California, Davis School of Law), and Paul Stephan (University of Virginia School of Law)
