This past September, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP). The revised guidance reflects the government’s evolving expectations regarding corporate responsibility...more
11/18/2024
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Code of Conduct ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employee Training ,
Incentives ,
NIST ,
Risk Management ,
Technology ,
Whistleblower Hotlines ,
Whistleblowers
Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Limited (the Company), a subsidiary of John Wood Group plc (Wood), a United Kingdom-based global engineering company, agreed to pay more than $41 million in penalties and disgorgement for alleged...more
7/1/2021
/ Consent Order ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Intermediaries ,
Penalties ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Third-Party Risk
On January 8, 2021, US authorities announced that they reached an agreement with Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Deutsche Bank) to resolve the government’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...more
1/21/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Commodities ,
Compensation ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Disgorgement ,
False Reporting ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Official ,
Fraud ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Third-Party Risk