Article | June 30, 2026
FCPA Enforcement: Where the Bribery Actually Happened
FCPA enforcement trends analyzed by geography. Discover where bribery risk is concentrated and how it impacts global compliance, investigations and risk management.
Mr. Taylor is an experienced damages/quantum financial, and accounting expert witness in international arbitration and litigation. He brings significant expertise to his clients having more than 35 years working across numerous sectors and testifying on many occasions in diverse jurisdictions.
Mark Taylor is an experienced damages/quantum financial, and accounting expert witness in international arbitration and litigation. He brings significant expertise to his clients having more than 35 years working across numerous sectors and testifying on many occasions in diverse jurisdictions.
He has acted as an expert witness, advisor, and determiner on a broad range of disputes and has served as an expert in international arbitration proceedings brought under ICC, LMAA, UNCITRAL, SIAC, ad hoc rules, and in various courts in the United Kingdom and worldwide.
Mr. Taylor brings significant global experience to his clients. He has testified and been cross-examined in the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Finland, Estonia, Egypt, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Australia and the Bahamas.
His experience extends to quantum of loss/lost profits assessment in negligence and contractual disputes, misrepresentation investigations, transaction-related disputes, breach of warranty claims, breach of contract disputes, fraud investigations, pricing and regulatory investigations, and accounts-manipulation claims. Mr. Taylor has acted in a broad range of sectors and has particular expertise in energy and natural resources, oil & gas, construction, shipping and offshore, engineering, manufacturing, steel, and chemicals.
Since 2021, the Lexology Index (previously Who’s Who Legal) has recognized Mr. Taylor as a respected name in the market, providing damages analysis and financial advice in complex investigations and arbitrations. He is described as “an outstanding expert witness” who “has a remarkable ability to simplify complex issues, always getting straight to the crux of the matter with clarity and precision.” As a Thought Leader – Commercial Litigation, he is noted as “a highly esteemed litigation expert with nearly three decades of experience, renowned for his expertise in international damages, financial and accounting matters,” and as “a well-established expert” recommended for his “years of experience and in-depth understanding of project development and project financing.”
FCPA Enforcement: Where the Bribery Actually Happened
FCPA enforcement trends analyzed by geography. Discover where bribery risk is concentrated and how it impacts global compliance, investigations and risk management.
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