Michael Volkov – The Volkov Group Law Firm

If you want to do the right thing in the ethics and compliance world, follow Donna Boehme (on Twitter), in her regular columns in Corporate Counsel and other publications, and at her website…more

Chief Compliance Officers act with integrity. When it comes to their work, they know when an organization is committed to compliance. They also know when ethics and compliance is “window dressing.”…more

We all remember our childhood when we believed in the power of superheroes. Superman was someone I always admired. (I was a DC Comics fan, not a Marvel Comics fan)…more

I may be getting cynical in my old age but honesty is a rare thing these days. It seems to be getting more difficult to find honest people, especially when it comes to business. Each day we read about another scandal involving…more

It is easy to tie FCPA violations to corporate governance performance. Sometimes the tie is strong – sometimes a little more attenuated. The BIzJet case from last year underscored the importance of proper board oversight…more

Sometimes we gloss over complex issues using shorthand phrases. Part of that reflects our continuing ADHD society where 140 characters is the most any person can read and understand at one time…more

A compliance program built on a “check-the-box” approach is doomed because it isolates program elements that need to be integrated. Compliance is akin to holistic ideologies (yes, you can quote me on that one)…more

FCPA practitioners, commentators and yes, even the FCPA Paparazzi, all spend a lot of time discussing, analyzing and posing theoretical questions related to the legal issue of who is a “foreign official” under the FCPA. The…more

Sometimes people operate with blinders. I don’t mean to suggest that people deliberately put blinders on to ignore issues – they sort of just grow into a person’s personality…more

If you trace the path of an FCPA violation inside an organization, at a minimum, you will see a path of lost opportunities, oversights and omissions. If you see anything different, you may be looking at a deliberate scheme…more

The SEC likes to reorganize, refocus and reenergize. In the last ten years, the SEC has continued to reinvent itself. Whether it has been effective or not, is still up for questioning…more

Some people are gluttons for punishment. We all know people in our professional and personal lives who repeatedly end up in trouble. Even when they escape some serious consequence or problem, they inevitably bring about more…more

If you want to know how well an ethics and compliance program is doing, the best indicator is to review the communications between the Chief Compliance Officer and the Board of Directors, usually the Audit Committee…more

Target’s consumer data breach was massive in scope and impact – 70 million consumers had their payment information hacked/stolen, along with other personal information. Federal and state regulators are now picking through the…more

With the end of the Avon case fast approaching, the expected settlement of over $100 million includes some important lessons learned for companies in the middle of internal investigations and negotiations with the government…more