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Timothy L. Dickinson

Senior Counsel, Litigation Department

Overview

Timothy L. Dickinson is Senior Counsel in the Litigation practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. With over 35 years' experience in the field of anti-corruption law, Mr. Dickinson’s practice encompasses a number of areas, including all aspects of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), U.S. export laws, economic sanctions, ITAR regulations (including enforcement actions), and political risk insurance.

Mr. Dickinson works with a wide range of industries on anti-corruption matters, including establishment and implementation of compliance programs, due diligence for third parties and acquisitions, and special investigations and defense before regulators in the U.S. as well as abroad, including the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office. In 2005, he was appointed Independent Expert by Monsanto as part of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the Department of Justice and also served as Independent Monitor for another company from 2010-2013. Mr. Dickinson was also selected by the World Bank to assist with the development of their Voluntary Disclosure Program, and participated with Bank staff in evaluating and recommending improvements to a VDP participant's compliance program. He has significant experience advocating for clients with multi-lateral development banks, including The World Bank and the African Development Bank. Chambers USA has recognized Mr. Dickinson as one of a very few top-tier FCPA experts, every year from 2009 through 2021; he was also named by Ethisphere at the top of their FCPA 2009 list of Attorneys Who Matter.

Mr. Dickinson was an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center from 1983 to 1993. He is currently a Professor from Practice at The University of Michigan Law School where he teaches Anti-Corruption Law and Practice, and International Commercial Transactions.  He is also a founding faculty member of the International Transactions Clinic, which gives students practical experience in international law. Mr. Dickinson served as the chair of the ABA Section of International Law and Practice in 1997-1998, has served on the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law, and serves as a Director for the International Law Institute's Governance and Anti-Corruption Methods course. Mr. Dickinson also chairs the ABA's International Legal Resource Center, which provides global legal assistance in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme.

Mr. Dickinson graduated from The University of Michigan Law School in 1979 after completing his B.A. in 1975. He also studied at The Hague Academy of International Law in the Netherlands and L'Universite d'Aix-Marseille in France, and spent a brief period as an extern in the Office of the Legal Adviser of the Department of State. Following law school, Mr. Dickinson earned his LL.M. as a Jervey Fellow at Columbia University.

After finishing his LL.M., Mr. Dickinson worked in the Legal Service of the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels, Belgium. Mr. Dickinson then returned to Washington, D.C. where he practiced with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher for the next fifteen years, after which he co-founded Dickinson Landmeier, a boutique firm focusing on anti-corruption and political risk insurance matters. He has been a partner with Paul Hastings since 2006.

Recognitions

  • Recognized by Chambers USA 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 , 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 among the very few attorneys ranked as top-tier FCPA experts
  • Recipient of the Outstanding Career Award from Global Investigations Review, November 2021
  • Named by Ethisphere at the top of their FCPA 2009 list of Attorneys Who Matter

Education

  • Columbia University, L.L.M., 1980
  • University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1979
  • University of Michigan, B.A., 1975

Representations

  • Currently represent a Fortune 20 corporation in connection with a corruption-related enforcement action brought by a multinational development bank
  • Represented a Fortune 10 corporation in connection with a corruption-related DOJ and SEC investigation in Africa
  • Represented a Fortune 500 engineering and construction corporation in connection with corruption-related sanctions actions brought by the World Bank and the African Development Bank
  • Assisted a Fortune 500 manufacturing and retail corporation with the development of its anti-corruption compliance program and a global anticorruption risk assessment
  • Represented a Fortune 250 global conglomerate in connection with multiple corruption-related internal and DOJ and SEC investigations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa
  • Represented a Fortune 500 engineering, construction and services company in its investigations, negotiations, and settlement with the DOJ and SEC in a complex FCPA matter.
  • Advised a Fortune 500 engineering, construction and services company in all aspects of its adoption and implementation of a comprehensive compliance program, due diligence on its third party relationships, compliance training, and anti-corruption audits.

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    Engagement & Publications

    • The Russia-Ukraine War: Establishing a Claims Compensation Process - November 14th, 2023
    • April 2021, Panelist, "Cutting-Edge Issues of Corruption in International Business," Georgetown Law School, Center for Transnational Business and the Law
    • November 2020, "A Discussion on Transnational Corruption with Drago Kos, Chair of the OECD's Working Group on Bribery"
    • Co-author, July 2020, "The Growing Importance of ESG Due Diligence Post-COVID-19"
    • December 2019, "Inside a Recent Monitorship: What Every Organization Should Know - Whether Under the Enforcement Microscope (or Not)," 36th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
    • November 2018, Moderator: Interview with SBM Offshore NV, 35th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
    • May 2018, New York, NY, American Conference Institute's 20th Anniversary New York Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
      • General Counsel Interview with Eileen Akerson, KBR
      • Ask the Experts:  Q&A with ACI's Global Anti-Corruption Advisory Board
    • November 2017, Washington, DC,  American Conference Institute's 34th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, World Bank and IADB Enforcement
    • June 2017, Rome, Italy, The University of Michigan European Alumni Reunion, Corruption in Sports Law:  The FIFA Affair and How Corruption Impacts Global Sports
    • November 2016, Washington, DC, American Conference Institute's 33rd International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Employees on Your Watch:  Dealing with Employees under Suspicion:  How to Fully Cooperate with the U.S. Government While Safeguarding Your Business, and  Complying with Foreign Labor and  Privacy Laws
    • September 2016, Washington, DC, International Bar Association Annual Conference, International Organisations and the Fight Against Corruption:  Implementation and Policy Trends
    • May 2016, Washington, DC, International Judicial Conference
      • Rule of Law Initiatives Regarding the Judiciary
      • Transparency and Judicial Reasoning
    • June 2015, Paris, France, International Bar Association Anti-Corruption Conference supported by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation, An International Perspective on Corporate Monitorships
    • May 2015, Antalya, Turkey, International Judicial Conference
      • International Law in Domestic Legal Systems
      • Judicial Independence and Outside Influence
    • March 2015, Washington, DC, George Washington University, Drivers of Corruption and Institutional Responses: Are Current Anti-Corruption Instruments Effective?, Successful Anti-Corruption Campaigns
    • November 2014, Washington, DC, American Conference Institute's 31st International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Developing a Comprehensive FCPA Module for Internal Audit
    • October 2014, Tokyo, Japan, International Bar Association Annual Meeting, For a World with Global Rules and Standards: 50 Years of Experience of Japan at the OECD
    • June 2014, Valletta, Malta, International Judicial Conference, The Rule of Law in Diverse Cultures
    • June 2014, Paris, France, International Bar Association Anti-Corruption Conference supported by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation, New Legal Frontiers:  How to Deal with Multilateral Development Banks in Corruption Cases?
    • May 2014, Washington, DC, The World Bank, Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development, Suspension and Debarment Colloquium
    • May 2014, New York, NY, The Practising Law Institute's  Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2014, Joint Ventures
    • April 2014, New York, NY, The American Bar Association Section of International Law Spring Meeting, Declinations: Is Cooperation Paying Off in Corruption Prosecutions?
    • November 2013, Washington, DC, American Conference Institute's 30th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Moot Court Program
    • October 2013, Boston, MA, International Bar Association Annual Conference, Due Diligence When Retaining Third Parties: When is Enough Enough?
    • June 2013, Paris, France, International Bar Association Anti-Corruption Conference supported by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation, Can We Talk About This:  Voluntary Disclosure, Settlement and Plea Bargaining in Anti-Bribery Cases
    • May 2013, New York, NY, The Practising Law Institute's  Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2013, The World Bank and MDBs
    • April 2013, New York, NY, American Conference Institute's National Conference on the FCPA, World Bank Enforcement for Anti-Corruption Violations: An Inside Look at How Investigations are Conducted and Sanctions Applied, and How they Differ from FCPA Investigations
    • April 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia, International Bar Association Anti-Corruption Conference
      • Corruption Challenges for Foreign Investors on M&A Transactions
      • Cross-Border Investigations

    Involvement

    • Professor from Practice, University of Michigan Law School
    • Member of the Anti-Corruption Committee Advisory Board, International Bar Association, 2023-2024
    • Member of the Management Board, CEELI Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
    • Member of the Audit Committee, American Society of International Law
    • Co-chair, International Bar Association Anti-Corruption Committee, 2012-2013
    • Founding faculty member of the University of Michigan Law School's International Transactions Clinic, which gives students practical experience in international law
    • Director of the International Law Institute’s course on government integrity and anti-corruption initiatives
    • Chairman of the ABA’s International Legal Resource Center, which provides global legal assistance in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme
    • Chairman, ABA Section of International Law, 1997-8

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