Article | June 30, 2026
FCPA Enforcement: Where the Bribery Actually Happened
FCPA enforcement trends analyzed by geography. Discover where bribery risk is concentrated and how it impacts global compliance, investigations and risk management.
Mr. Smith is a construction management professional specializing in providing project controls, claims consulting, and dispute resolution services to owners, contractors, law firms, insurers, and sureties within the construction industry.
Ishmael Smith is a construction professional specializing in providing project controls services to owners, contractors, law firms, insurers, and sureties within the industry. His experience includes performing various cost and schedule analyses on capital projects within the industrial, commercial, infrastructure, energy, power, oil, gas, and chemical sectors.
Before joining Secretariat, Mr. Smith worked for an international engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor within their energy/power business unit providing cost control, planning & scheduling, change management, and program management services to projects and programs ranging from $500K to $5B.
FCPA Enforcement: Where the Bribery Actually Happened
FCPA enforcement trends analyzed by geography. Discover where bribery risk is concentrated and how it impacts global compliance, investigations and risk management.
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