Law360, New York ( January 8, 2013, 1:23 PM EST) -- As much as United States regulators and prosecutors have expanded their focus to the international sphere in recent years, other countries have intensified their scrutiny of U.S. companies and individuals as well. As the D.C. Circuit explained as far back as 1989, the United States has welcomed those efforts with the "hope ... that by making assistance generously available through the good offices of the United States officials and courts, our country would set an example foreign courts and authorities could follow when asked to render aid to United States courts, authorities, and litigators." In re Letter of Request from Crown Prosecution Serv. Of United Kingdom, 870 F.2d 686, 690 (D.C.Cir. 1989)....