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Anti-Corruption High-Risk Audits

by Michael Volkov on 4/29/2013

The Justice Department and the SEC should be credited with promoting new compliance strategies and best practices. Whatever you may think about the DOJ/SEC FCPA enforcement program, they have pushed businesses to enhance...more

FCPA Snapshot – 2012

by Victoria R. Danta, William H. Devaney, Jan Lawrence Handzlik, Lindsay B. Meyer, Robert Meyerhoff | Venable LLP on 4/3/2013

In 2012, DOJ and the SEC brought 25 new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement actions, a significant decrease from the number of FCPA enforcement actions brought in 2011 (45) and the prolific 2010 (71). However,...more

The Future Of Compliance – What Will The New Tools Look Like?

by Michael Volkov on 3/13/2013

If you look back five years and ask – how much has changed in the compliance world in the last five years? – the answer is remarkable. I can easily make the argument that the biggest change in corporate governance over the...more

A Roadmap for Audit Committees in Meeting the Challenges Posed by Enhanced Regulatory Scrutiny Under the Dodd-Frank Act

by N. Richard Janis, Jennifer Sincavage | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/25/2013

Audit committees must aid management in navigating an increasingly complex regulatory framework. Two recent developments arising from the passage and implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act have led to further challenges for...more

Offshore Banks, Required Records and Secret Funds Transfers: a Receipe for Disaster

by Sanford Millar on 2/25/2013

Recently, two Israeli banks are reported to have agreed to cooperate in criminal tax investigations being conducted by the Criminal Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. The specific actions allegedly involve a...more

Protecting Your Hospital From Over-Utilization Prosecutions

by Michael Volkov on 2/22/2013

The government has been increasing its focus on healthcare fraud involving “quality” of care. This is an extremely difficult issue, especially for prosecutors. It is very difficult to define “quality” standards and then...more

Top Ten Enforcement Actions for 2012

by Thomas Fox on 1/8/2013

As we welcome in 2013, it is appropriate to reflect back on some of the things which have occurred over 2012 and in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement world, it was quite a significant year. The Department...more

The Lilly FCPA Enforcement Action (Part III) Lessons Learned from Russia

by Thomas Fox on 1/4/2013

This Part III is the final installment of my review of the Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) FCPA enforcement action brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In this Part III, I will review the FCPA issues that...more

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