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International Compliance Digest – August 2024

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August was another robust month in international trade that further signifies the need for corporations to invest in effective compliance programs. For starters, the DOJ unveiled a new program that incentivizes corporate...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Recent Anti-Corruption Updates

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Two recent court Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases, a significant amendment to the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA), and the new pilot whistleblower rewards program show that Anti-Corruption Enforcement...more

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Key Compliance Takeaways for Companies from the DOJ's New Corporate Whistleblower Program

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On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its new “Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program” (“DOJ Program”), a three-year initiative managed by DOJ’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section....more

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White Collar Quarterly Report - August 2024

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In 2023, the number of federal corporate prosecutions remained far below the 25-year average after two consecutive years of increases. ..The DOJ’s Fraud Section secured just $690 million in penalties across eight...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

The DOJ’s New Pilot Programs: A Bane for Compliance Programs

For years, Department of Justice officials have stressed how important chief compliance officers are as the first line of defense in fighting corporate crimes. While that’s true, compliance programs now have a competitor in...more

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Beyond Borders: Navigating Global Business Compliance with the FCPA

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On March 7th, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new whistleblower reward program intended to help prosecutors bring more foreign corruption cases. Under the new program, individuals who report corporate misconduct...more

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Risk & Compliance as a Strategic Imperative for the Board

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In an era marked by heightened global regulatory scrutiny and enforcement, the landscape of risk and compliance is undergoing an evolution making the strategic imperative for effective, risk-based compliance initiatives...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for November 2023

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Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for May 2023

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

White & Case LLP

Corporate Liability for Terrorist Financing

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Terrorist financing comes at a price – and in the case of a global building supplies manufacturer that has pleaded guilty in a US court to making payments to terrorist organisations, that price is USD 778 million in fines and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Corruption in China: Part 1 – I am Shocked, Just Shocked

Sometimes you have to wonder if companies ever have figured out that they need to comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by putting in place a compliance program that actually works. ...more

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Alert: Global Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2018 Developments and Predictions for 2019

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Despite predictions of a slow-down in enforcement under the Trump administration—and indications that enforcement in some areas has decreased in the past year1—2018 was yet again an active year for FCPA enforcement. The year...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Some Great Bluegrass and Five Famous Fraudsters

In a special five-part podcast series, I interview John Gill, Vice President for Education at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). In this series, John discusses five well-known fraudsters, including what...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Dialogue With Corporate Counsel: Skadden’s Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar

On October 30, 2018, Skadden hosted its Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York City, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues faced by companies throughout the industry....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

100 Years Ago, and the Continued Fight Against Bribery and Corruption

Today I begin a five-part podcast series on ethics, compliance and independent integrity monitoring with Affiliated Monitors, Inc., (AMI) who is the sponsor of the series. ...more

The Volkov Law Group

Time for Companies to Establish an Independent Corporate Ombudsman

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Corporate commitment to speak up cultures is suffering. The Ethics and Compliance Initiative’s recent Global National Business Ethics Survey contained a critical finding – corporate instances of retaliation against employee...more

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ECI’s New Business Ethics Survey Confirms Misconduct Rates Declining — But Retaliation Rates Increasing

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The Ethics and Compliance Institute recently released the results of its global business ethics survey. The last survey was conducted in 2013 and ECI’s survey provides important and valuable insights into corporate metrics...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

King Arthur, the Roundtable, and Modern Day Lessons for Compliance Officers

How the Arthurian legends inform your modern-day compliance program....more

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Tales from the Corporate Scandal Crypt: GM, VimpelCom, VW and Wells Fargo

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We are fascinated by corporate scandals. Since the 1980s, the US public has enjoyed unraveling corporate scandals, and vilifying corporate leaders caught in the web of deceit and misconduct. I am sure there are historical...more

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Why Healthcare and Life Sciences Companies Need to Step Up Their Compliance Efforts in Advance of a U.S. Government Investigation

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In this hoganlovells.com interview, Hogan Lovells partner Gejaa Gobena discusses how the perception of compliance, remediation, and self-disclosure has evolved in the eyes of government prosecutors from how they factor at...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

This Week in FCPA-Episode 51, the Cinco De Mayo Edition

Show Notes for Episode 51, for the week ending May 5, the Cinco de Mayo Edition Over some breakfast tacos and Mexican coffee, Jay and I have a wide-ranging discussion on some of the week’s top compliance related stories. We...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for February 2017

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

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Shearman & Sterling’s Recent Trends and Patterns in the Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)/FCPA Digest -...

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Shearman & Sterling’s bi-annual Trends & Patterns in FCPA Enforcement report provides insightful analysis of recent enforcement trends and patterns in the US, the UK and elsewhere, as well as helpful guidance on emerging best...more

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Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for November 2016

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In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

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Sapin II Law: The Modernization of France's Fight Against Corruption

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After years of facing international criticism for purported “laxity” towards transparency and the fight against bribery and corruption, France has adopted new legislation aiming to rectify this deficiency, which imposes...more

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