Corporations conducting mergers and acquisition, organizations that provide financing and even companies that are simply acquiring assets risk violating the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws if they fail to perform adequate due diligence. A panel of experts at the New York City Bar, including both litigators and transactional attorneys, recently shared their insights on how to structure and conduct various types of deals in a manner that protects the acquirer from FCPA liability. The panelists offered advice on, among other things, the different forms of M&A transactions; addressing the challenges of performing due diligence for anti-corruption purposes; determining how much due diligence is necessary; negotiating for the right to perform sufficient due diligence; performing post-acquisition due diligence; protecting the acquirer through language in the deal documents; and FCPA liability for private equity investors.