Co-Chair
Maximiliano
D'Auro
Co-Chair
Deirdre O'Mahony
The Anti-Corruption Committee brings together public and private-sector practitioners to advance understanding of global anti-corruption laws, enforcement trends, and compliance practices. The committee supports members through conferences, research, and practical collaboration on emerging risks, enforcement developments, and asset recovery.
The Anti-Corruption Committee provides an international forum for private and public-sector practitioners to meet and discuss anti-corruption laws, compliance practices, enforcement trends and asset recovery issues. It facilitates the sharing of best practice and the regular communication of legal and other developments, including new legislation, case-law, prosecution guidance and government policy, as well as developments in civil society, the private sector and international organisations. Committee members have the opportunity to assist one another in understanding transnational corruption, share domestic legal expertise and extend their professional experience internationally.
The committee’s regular conferences and newsletters allow members to stay abreast of developments in this fast-moving area and form a better understanding of the anti-corruption standards and practices in different countries. The committee wishes in particular to assist practitioners in areas where anti-corruption laws and procedures are relatively under-developed or under-enforced.
31 Aug - 02 Sep 2026
São Paulo , Brazil
04 Oct - 09 Oct 2026
Copenhagen , Denmark
The International Bar Association (IBA) Anti Corruption Committee and Legal Policy & Research Unit (LPRU) have released a new report on the effects of corruption on the legal profession, revealing that, despite a significant increase in lawyers’ understanding of international anti-corruption laws and instruments in recent years, challenges persist for the profession, and the need for global collaboration remains stronger than ever. The report is based on data collected via a global survey of lawyers, which aimed to explore what is working and what has changed in terms of global regulations and best practices for bars, law societies and law firms, as well as to illicit lawyers’ opinions on the evolution of laws and regulations designed to combat the transfer of ‘illegal assets’ within their jurisdictions.
In 2023, the OECD Working Group on Bribery launched its fourth phase of monitoring of Brazil’s implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. Following the Working Group’s on-site visit to Brazil in May 2023, the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee – in accordance with the relevant rules of procedure and established practice – welcomed the opportunity to contribute to this preparatory process and consultations, and to continue providing its support to advance the global fight against corruption.’
Click here to viewThe International Bar Association (IBA) has created a special task force to help Ukraine address, and avoid, the common pitfalls countries make during the reconstruction process following war or natural disasters. The Task Force will focus on anti-corruption and compliance-related matters with the aim of helping to reduce the loss of valuable international community resources to corrupt practices. It is often reported that jurisdictions trying to rebuild after devastation do not receive resources intended for them due to corruption and/or poor compliance controls.
Click here to viewHaving an appropriate risk assessment is a key step to help mitigate bribery and corruption risks before they materialise, and this risk assessment toolkit will assist SMEs, especially those that are new entrants to global supply chains, in formulating their anti-bribery and anti-corruption compliance policies appropriate for their industry sector, size and available resources. This submission focuses on the regulatory requirements and best practices adapted in key jurisdictions, namely the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Panama, Colombia and Italy, which will enable SMEs to detect, monitor, counter and manage the challenges of bribery and corruption.
Download the submissionIn this podcast, Tim Harris, Podcast Officer on the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee and financial crime lawyer at Cohen & Gresser, speaks to Lord Edward Garnier KC, barrister and member of the House of Lords, and Nicola Bonucci, criminal lawyer and former Director of Legal Affairs at the OECD, on the subject of the current approach in the UK and Europe to compensation for overseas victims of economic crime.
IBA Anti-Corruption Committee interview with Martin Petrasch - June 2025
Volker Popp, IBA Anti-Corruption Committee Website Officer at Director of AlixPartners, interviews Martin Petrasch, Chief Counsel Compliance at Siemens AG, on the subject of Siemen’s cultural transformation journey after significant compliance scandals in the mid-2000s.
In this interview, Kara Brockmeyer, Co-Chair of the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee’s Non-trial Resolutions of Bribery Cases Subcommittee and partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, speaks with Tina Søreide, Professor of Law at Economics at the Norwegian School of Economics, and Mark Pieth, Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Basel, on the subject of best practices for effectively preventing corruption and the recent publication of the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Corruption Law, which Søreide and Pieth authored.
IBA Anti-Corruption Committee interview with Dr Klaus Moosayer - Dec 2022
In the seventh interview in the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee’s series, Volker D Popp, Senior Vice President, AlixPartners; IBA Anti-Corruption Committee, interviews Dr Klaus Moosmayer, Member of the Executive Committee and Chief Ethics, Risk and Compliance officer of Novartis.
IBA Anti-Corruption Committee interview with Justice Richard Goldstone - April 2022
In the sixth interview in the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee’s series, Leopoldo Pagotto, Senior Chair of the Committee and a partner at FreitasLeite Advogados in São Paulo, interviews Justice Richard Goldstone, Honorary President of the IBA’s Human Rights Institute, a member of the IBA Council and a member of the Board of Directors of Integrity Initiative International.
IBA Anti-Corruption Committee interview with Nick Chan - February 2022
In the fifth interview in the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee’s series, Hin Han Shum, the Committee’s Young Lawyers’ Committee Liaison Officer and a senior associate at Squire Patton Boggs in Hong Kong, interviews Nick Chan, a partner at Squire Patton Boggs in Hong Kong, a HKSAR Medal of Honour recipient and a publicly elected member of the 13th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China.
IBA Anti-Corruption Committee interview with Paul Massaro - January 2022
In the fourth episode of a series hosted by the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee, Pascale H Dubois, an Independent International Anti-Corruption Advisor, interviews Paul Massaro, Senior Policy Advisor at the US Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Pascale and Paul discuss the latest US initiatives in the field of anti-corruption.
IBA Anti-Corruption Committee interview with Daniëlle Goudriaan - October 2021
In this third episode, Nicole Bonucci, who is a partner of Paul Hastings LLP and is a member of the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee Advisory board interviews Danielle Goudriaan, European Prosecutor at the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO).
IBA Anti-Corruption Committee interview with Kate Cameron Atkinson - August 2021
The second in a series of interviews conducted by the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee with compliance practitioners across the globe. This time we speak to Kate Cameron Atkinson, Chair of Miller & Chevalier, Washington, DC.
IBA Anti-Corruption Committees interview with Homero Andretta Junior - July 2021
Episode 1 of the IBA Anti-Corruption Interview Series - a series of 15 minute interviews with a range of anti-corruption practitioners. Our guest this time is Attorney for Brazil and Director of International Affairs, Homero Andretta Junior.
On 25 March 2025, Senior officers from the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee and Legal Policy and Research Unit (LPRU) held a session at the 2025 OCED Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum.
The session provided an opportunity to launch and discuss the findings of the IBA Anti-Corruption Global Survey, highlighting current trends, challenges, and opportunities for the legal profession in combating corruption.
With input from OECD representatives and lawyers in corporate practice, the discussion included ongoing efforts, practical insights, and proposed next steps to strengthen anti-corruption frameworks. The session was moderated by the IBA’s Anti-Corruption Committee co-chair Adriana Dantas and the Panel included Nicola Bonucci, Matthias Gstoehl and Dr George Artley, IBA LPRU.
A message from the outgoing Senior Co-Chair, Adriana Dantas, reflecting on the events of 2025 and the successes of the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee.
Released on Feb 05, 2026
This article analyses the institutional blind spot challenging Brazil’s anti-corruption authorities: white-collar professionals operating within the formal economy. Looking at the evolution of organised crime over the past 20 years, this article highlights how Brazil’s authorities can reimagine their approaches to tackle this vast issue.
Released on Jan 12, 2026
This article explores the recent EU Directive focused on combatting corruption by replacing former legislative frameworks and applying a more interdisciplinary approach. It closes with a reflection on the reform’s urgency and how this shift can help resolve critiques against the EU.
Released on Jan 12, 2026
With global enforcement priorities evolving, traditional drivers such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act are no longer the sole compass guiding corporate compliance. In jurisdictions including the Czech Republic, recent legislative developments – such as the introduction of conditional non-prosecution for legal entities – signal a shift toward more nuanced, locally tailored approaches to corporate accountability. This article explores how companies and counsel are navigating this changing terrain, maintaining robust cultures of integrity while adapting to new legal mechanisms that emphasise remediation, monitored compliance and proactive cooperation. In the absence of familiar enforcement tools, what does strategic current compliance look like – and how are legal professionals shaping its future?
Released on Jan 12, 2026
The Anti-Corruption Committee also coordinates the activities of the following subcommittees/working groups.