On June 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published a revised version of its guidance on the “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” (the “June 2020 Guidance”). Like its predecessors in February 2017 and...more
On April 30, 2019, the Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, Brian Benczkowski, announced the release of an updated version of the “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance...more
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
6/1/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Australia ,
Brazil ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Construction Industry ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
South Korea
On April 5, 2016, Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell, who heads the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced a new “FCPA pilot program” designed to motivate companies to voluntarily selfdisclose...more
On June 1, 2015, Canada’s Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (“ESTMA” or “the Act”) came into force. Approved in December 2014, but not in force until this month, the Act requires companies in the extractive sector...more
7/27/2015
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Canada ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement ,
Extractive Industry Transparency Rule ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
Internal Controls ,
Mineral Extraction ,
Multinationals ,
New Legislation ,
Oil & Gas ,
Penalties ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Resource Extraction ,
State-Owned Enterprises
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules require member firms to establish and maintain a system of written procedures to supervise the activities of its members. On December 23, 2013, the SEC approved new FINRA...more