On Friday, July 3, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published the Second Edition of A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the...more
7/8/2020
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Compliance ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
Guidance Update ,
Mens Rea ,
Mergers ,
Registered Agents ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The guidance emphasizes flexibility and cost-benefit analysis in the monitor selection process, and along with the recognition by the US Department of Justice that monitors should be appointed only when absolutely necessary,...more
US Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matthew S. Miner recently delivered remarks at a forum on anti-corruption compliance, where he highlighted the Department of Justice’s growing efforts to increase transparency between DOJ...more
Acting Associate Attorney General Jesse Panuccio delivered remarks on June 14 in Washington DC at the American Bar Association’s 12th National Institute on the Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement. Mr. Panuccio...more
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein delivered remarks on May 21 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC, as part of Compliance Week’s 2018 Annual Conference for Risk Professionals. In candid remarks, Mr. Rosenstein...more
The US Department of Justice announced on May 9 a new policy to avoid the imposition of duplicative penalties by multiple authorities in corporate fraud investigations. But, the DOJ’s expectations with respect to compliance...more
The DOJ Fraud Section’s “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” puts chief compliance officers on notice about how the adequacy of their companies’ compliance programs is evaluated by prosecutors....more
The International Organization for Standardization is developing a certifiable international standard for “anti-bribery management systems” that could influence how the US Department of Justice, US Securities and Exchange...more
Revisions bring DOJ and SEC guidance in line with FCPA statutory language.
In June, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) quietly revised its manual, A Resource Guide to the U.S....more
8/6/2015
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Compliance ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
FCPA Resource Guide ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Good Faith ,
Internal Controls ,
Joint Venture ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Transparency