In an article in today’s Financial Times (FT), entitled “JP Morgan shows the futility of fighting complexity”, Sallie Frawcheck posited that the JP Morgan trading loss demonstrated that regulators are fighting…more
Put another way, what is the best one-stop database site for anti-corruption and anti-bribery on a worldwide basis? I think that the answer is will lead you to one resource that I would suggest you take a very hard look and that…more
Perhaps the defendants became confused about the inclusion of a local law defense in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) under which payments to foreign governmental officials that are otherwise prohibited are permitted if…more
This drove home to me that what a company really needs to accomplish regarding compliance is to do the day-to-day work in its company to help create and foster a culture of compliance. Recently May 7-11 was designated as…more
A review of the requirements for the facilitation payment exception under the FCPA…more
Less than three months after he ruled against Major League Baseball (MLB) in the Ryan Braun suspension, Arbitrator Shyman Das was fired by MLB. He had been an approved arbitrator under the MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement for…more
Internet giant Yahoo! has now been forced to undertake another extensive search for a Chief Executive Officer to help salvage its underperforming business. Today it was announced that Scott Thompson would be stepping down from…more
One of area that is an important part of a minimum best practices compliance program under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) or the UK Bribery Act is risk assessment. Indeed in a recent video podcast on the site…more
Most people will recognize the name Cicero as that of one of the greatest orators of the Roman Republic. In 64 BC he ran for Consul and was elected, beginning his term in March, 63 BC. In this month’s issue of Foreign…more
Carroll Shelby died last week. For anyone who following racing or loved the Muscle Car Era, no light shone brighter that Shelby’s. In 1959 (a little before I started to follow racing) Shelby was the first Texan to win the…more
What guidelines should you follow if you want to engage in corporate hospitality for the upcoming Summer Olympics in London?…more
In a recent article in the Houston Business Journal (HBJ), entitled “Building strong relationships critical to building strong companies”, HBJ Mergers and Acquisitions Columnist Connie Barnaba focused on the nature…more
Next month, Hanson Wade is putting on a conference in Houston which may be worthy of such a record. It is the “Oil and Gas Supply Chain Compliance” conference and the list of speakers is simply stunning. It includes…more
China has recently joined most of the western world in passing anti-corruption legislation. As reported by the FCPA Professor, “the legislature of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the National People’s…more
I am a big fan of Sherlock Holmes, on radio, television and the movies but particularly in print. Last summer I re-read the Doyle collection and it was like revisiting and old friend. So today, we celebrate the story of the…more
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