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Looking Back And Moving Forward – 2023 FCPA Enforcement Trends And Patterns

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While 2023 saw a slight increase in the number of FCPA enforcement actions from 2022, there was a marked decline in total penalties from the prior year. Last year, the DOJ and the SEC resolved a total of 14 corporate...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Bridging The Speak-Up Gap: Insights from The 2024 Ethisphere Ethical Culture Report

In a recent episode of the FCPA Compliance Podcast, we discussed the 2024 Ethisphere Ethical Culture Report, “Closing the Speak Up Gap,” with Erica Salmon Byrne. As an expert in ethical culture and a familiar voice to our...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Culture Week: Part 2 – Attributes of a Toxic Corporate Culture

We continue our exploration of aspects of corporate culture. Today, we turn to the dark side by reviewing some of the characteristics of a toxic corporate culture. An article in the MIT Sloan Management Review provided some...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Culture Week: Part 1- Redesigning Culture

In the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog this week, I will explore corporate culture from various angles. Since at least October 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has made corporate culture part of its review for any...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Bringing Moths to the Flame: DOJ Promises Non-Prosecution to Execs for Tips to Combat Corporate Crime

Recently, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division launched a pilot program promising “mandatory NPAs to incentivize individuals (and their counsel) to provide original and actionable information.” This most recent...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Trafigura FCPA Enforcement Action – Part 1 – Introduction

In March 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the resolution of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving the Swiss trading firm G Trafigura Beheer B.V. (Trafigura), an international...more

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense

DOJ Announces Development of a Pilot Whistleblower Rewards Program

On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is creating a pilot whistleblower rewards program, which will be developed and implemented over the next 90 days,...more

ArentFox Schiff

DOJ Continues Focus on Corporate Crime with New Whistleblower Program

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On March 7, at the annual American Bar Association (ABA) National Institute on White Collar Crime, US Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a new whistleblower program that will provide financial rewards to...more

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Axinn at the 2024 ABA White Collar Crime Conference

The 2024 ABA White Collar Crime Conference in San Francisco was filled with insightful discussion on hot topics in recent U.S. criminal enforcement as Department of Justice enforcers offered views into current and future...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Your Code of Conduct

What is the value of having a Code of Conduct? In its early days, a Code of Conduct tended to be lawyer-written and lawyer-driven to wave in regulator’s face during an enforcement action as proof of ethical overall behavior....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Update: Considerations Around Voluntary Disclosures

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In September 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco outlined the Department of Justice (DOJ) approach to enforcing corporate misconduct and directed agencies to review existing voluntary self-disclosure policies or, if...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

DAG Monaco on Cooperation and Compliance Incentives for M&A

Early in October at the 2023 SCCE Compliance and Ethics Institute, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered a long-anticipated speech expanding and formalizing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) new Safe Harbor for...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Infortal Worldwide Geopolitical Risk Intelligence 2023 Outlook: Part 3-Corruption Intelligence

I recently had the opportunity to visit with, Chris Mason, VP Global Compliance & Investigations at Infortal Worldwide and Dr. Ian Oxnevad, Director, Geopolitical Risk at Infortal Worldwide for a sponsor podcast on Infortal...more

The Volkov Law Group

Corficocolombiana and Grupo Aval Pay $80 Million to Settle DOJ and SEC FCPA Violations in Colombia (Part I of II)

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The Department of Justice has been relatively quiet this year in bringing corporate FCPA enforcement actions and settlements.  Aside from the Ericsson breach of its Deferred Prosecution Agreement, the Corficocolombiana...more

The Volkov Law Group

Refreshing and Elevating Your Sanctions Compliance Program (Part II of III)

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Let’s move beyond the headline – trade compliance is the new FCPA.  We get it.  The next step is to do something about it.  The Justice Department has repeated this refrain – it is one of its greatest hits.  In addition, DOJ,...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

DOJ Updates FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy

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On January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Kenneth Polite, Jr. announced updates to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Corporate Enforcement Policy. Since the inception of the FCPA Corporate Enforcement...more

Foley Hoag LLP

CEP Revisions Incentivize “Extraordinary” Corporate Cooperation

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Earlier in January 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced revisions to its Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for the first time since 2017. In his speech...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

DOJ Revamps Incentives for Companies to ‘Come Forward, Cooperate, and Remediate’

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On January 17, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division, announced it has reassessed and strengthened its Corporate Enforcement Policy, which applies to all corporate criminal matters (including Foreign...more

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5 Tips For Meeting DOJ’s New CCO Certification Requirements

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The DOJ has signaled that CEO and CCO certifications will become a staple of all corporate settlement agreements. Critics worry CEOs and CCOs face undue personal liability and argue it will dissuade CCOs from accepting the...more

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DOJ Revamps Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies with Continued Emphasis on Compliance

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At a September 15, 2022, speech at New York University School of Law, US Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa Monaco announced several new policies intended to further the aggressive stance the US Department of Justice...more

Perkins Coie

DOJ Announces Sweeping Policy Updates Targeting Corporate Criminal Enforcement and Individual Accountability

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Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced several significant policy updates affecting the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) enforcement practices for both corporations and individuals on September 15, 2022...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

The Sky Will Not Fall with New Justice Department CEO / CCO Certifications; Instead, the Sun Will Shine

Despite an industry uproar, the sky is NOT falling with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DoJ”) requirement that chief executive officers (“CEOs”) and chief compliance officers (“CCOs”) certify that their compliance programs...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ CCO Certification Requirements and DOJ Compliance Mandates (Part II of III)

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The new DOJ Certification requirements certainly raise a number of new issues and risks for senior management and chief compliance officers.  In Part I of this series, I outlined the specific language and the Plea Agreement...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

There’s A New Compliance Sheriff In Town, And She’s Cracking Down On Corporate Misconduct

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The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") is making it harder on companies that commit corporate crimes. A lot harder. That’s the message that Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco recently gave attendees at the American Bar...more

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Department of Justice Monitorships: They’re Costly, They’re Disruptive, and They’re Making a Comeback

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On October 28, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco addressed the ABA’s National Institute on White Collar Crime, in which she made clear that monitorships are back on the menu as a means of ensuring corporate...more

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