Day 26 | Operationalizing compliance through payroll
Day 25 | Compliance function in an organization
Day 24 | CCO authority and independence
Day 29 of 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 30-Interview with the FCPA Professor-Part 2
On October 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released an advisory regarding potential sanctions risks related to facilitating ransomware payments... OFAC is the federal...more
The business climate in the United States, though subject to business cycles, is the largest, most dynamic and durable in the world....more
Several years ago (or in the recent past as some would say), pre-acquisition due diligence was a major compliance focus for global companies that grew through aggressive merger and acquisition strategies. ...more
Global companies that grow through a deliberate merger and acquisition strategy continue to face significant anti-corruption risks. The list of FCPA enforcement actions includes numerous examples of companies that settled...more
Today we are going to take a look at some of the basic policies and procedures that you need to have in place to comply with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) effective May 2018. I am joined in the exploration...more
One new and different item was laid out in the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Program, supplementing the Ten Hallmarks of an Effective Compliance Program from the 2012 FCPA Guidance. This was the performance of a root...more
We have never seen and may well never see again a year of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act corporate enforcements as we did in 2016. ...more
The city of Houston has seen a multi-year economic downturn from the drop in the price of oil. Every company in the energy space has been required to dramatically cut its work force, including unfortunately, it compliance...more
One of the great things about Sunday afternoon is that Mike Volkov posts his Monday blog, when I usually have time to read it when I get the email notification that it is up. Yesterday he wished the Department of Justice’s...more
The Fourth Quarter of 2014 has been a busy one for DOJ and SEC in the FCPA arena. We are all praying that DOJ and SEC resolve the Avon case soon so that we do not have to include the case on our lists for predictions for...more