Wilson Sonsini litigation partner Tarek J. Helou will speak at the American Bar Association International Law Section’s 2026 Annual Conference, on May 12–14 in Washington, D.C. This conference brings together 600+ lawyers from five continents for high-level programs on cross-border legal and business developments, with a particular focus on enforcement, compliance, and the rule of law.

On May 13th, Tarek will serve as a panelist on the program “Managing Risks under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Post-Enforcement ‘Pause,’” from 2:30-4:00 PM EST. The panel will examine the Trump Administration’s 2025 temporary pause in FCPA enforcement while the DOJ developed new enforcement guidelines, the subsequent closure of numerous open investigations, the DOJ’s issuance of new guidance and the resumption of enforcement actions against individuals and companies. Panelists will discuss how FCPA enforcement is evolving under the current administration and into the future, organizational changes at the DOJ and SEC, how companies may recalibrate their anti-corruption compliance programs, and how a future administration might take a different approach to FCPA enforcement and global anti-corruption trends.

Additional event details are available here.