Second Circuit Upholds Conscious Avoidance Instruction in 2009 FCPA Bribery Case Involving Azeri Officials

The passage outlines legal reasoning in a FCPA appellate decision, providing details on affirmative defenses and the conscious avoidance doctrine. While it offers concrete case law and procedural insi Defendant created two U.S. companies to shield investors from liability for alleged bribes to Azerba Court affirmed that the defendant had "serious concerns" and deliberately avoided learning the det