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LAW FIRMS

• Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

COMPANIES

• Avon Products
• Daimler AG
• Avon Products Inc.

Bethany Hengsbach is a partner in the government contracts and regulated industries practice group in the Los Angeles office of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP. She spoke with Main Justice’s editor Mary Jacoby by telephone from Shanghai, China on April 16.

Among the topics discussed: Enforcement of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act against companies doing business in China; the Daimler AG case; the decision by Avon Products Inc. to suspend several Chinese employees after disclosing to U.S. authorities an internal bribery investigation; internal Chinese anti-bribery laws; and the conflict for Western companies doing business in a culture where officials often expect to receive entertainment and gifts.