Miami, Fla. –  As the news broke on Thursday, December 22, 2011 that Carlton Fields’ client Stephen G. Giordanella was acquitted in the largest foreign bribery case in U.S. history, the media covered the news, which is a significant victory for the firm and its client. From national to legal to FCPA-focused, below are just a sampling of the news stories.

The Wall Street Journal (for full story, login required)http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203686204577115044212987420.html

Bloomberg
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-23/ex-secret-u-s-service-official-dismissal-of-conspiracy-charge.html

The Blog of the Legal Times
http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2011/12/amid-trial-judge-acquits-executive-in-fcpa-sting-case-.html

FCPA Blog
http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2012/1/31/sting-case-is-a-doj-fantasy-lawyer-says.html

White Collar Crime Prof Blog
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/whitecollarcrime_blog/2011/12/yes-virginia-you-can-fight-and-win-fcpa-cases.html

Main Justice (for full story, login required)
http://www.mainjustice.com/justanticorruption/2011/12/22/judge-dismisses-conspiracy-in-sting-trial-defendant-goes-free/

TheCorporateCounsel.net
http://www.thecorporatecounsel.net/nonmember/InsideTrack/2012/02_03_Bronis.htm

Thomson Reuters 
http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/Legal/News/2012/01_-_January/Lawyers_for_latest_acquitted_FCPA_defendants__DOJ__overreaching_/