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. Stobwasser has more than 20 years of experience leading large and highly complex investigations, remediation, asset tracing, and due diligence assignments in the Middle East and around the world
Ralph Stobwasser has more than 20 years of experience leading large and highly complex investigations, remediation, asset tracing, and due diligence assignments. His sector expertise and client coverage spans government and public sectors, financial services, sovereign wealth funds, and public and private corporations in the Gulf Cooperation Council states (GCC) and wider Middle East. He has developed a reputation as a trusted advisor to a broad client base in the legal community in the Middle East, Europe, and United States where he is regularly engaged to provide litigation support and strategic advice in special situations.
Mr. Stobwasser is an expert in forensic investigations, AML/CFT/sanctions, business intelligence and asset tracing with 20 years’ of experience working on engagements in the Middle East and around the world. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.
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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