Jay and I return for a wide-ranging discussion on some of the top compliance- and ethics-related stories of the week, including: 1. There are several FCPA 40th anniversary pieces going up these days. The FCPA Blog is looking at the top FCPA cases and enforcement actions over the past 40 years. 2. New revenue recognition rules are here. Tammy Whitehouse provides comments from top accounting practitioners in Compliance Week. 3. In honor of the premiere of the latest edition in the Star Wars oeuvre, The Last Jedi, both Tom Fox and Doug See more +

Jay and I return for a wide-ranging discussion on some of the top compliance- and ethics-related stories of the week, including: 1. There are several FCPA 40th anniversary pieces going up these days. The FCPA Blog is looking at the top FCPA cases and enforcement actions over the past 40 years. 2. New revenue recognition rules are here. Tammy Whitehouse provides comments from top accounting practitioners in Compliance Week. 3. In honor of the premiere of the latest edition in the Star Wars oeuvre, The Last Jedi, both Tom Fox and Doug Cornelius have run week-long series on compliance lessons from the Star Wars series. 4. Mike Volkov asks if the new FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy has altered the balance between disclosure and non-disclosure of FCPA violations. 5. Does the U.S. sanctions policy work? 7. Law 360 runs an Expert Analysis Series of reflections from key players in FCPA enforcement over the past 40 years. The articles come from current and former DOJ prosecutors, a monitor and defense lawyers. One of our favorites was Kara Brockmeyer and Chuck Duross reflecting on their work to help create the 2012 FCPA Resource Guide. 8. HSBC successfully exits its five-year DPA. 9. Former VW compliance professional Oliver Schmidt is sentenced to seven years for his role in the VW emissions-testing scandal. 10. Join Tom’s monthly podcast series on One Month to a More Effective Compliance Program. In December, I consider/discuss the use of written standards in a best practices compliance program. It is available on the FCPA Compliance Report, iTunes, Libsyn, YouTube and JDSupra. 11. Check out May the Podcast Be With You - the intersection of Star Wars and Compliance. The five-part series premieres on December 11 and a new episode will be released each day at noon CST. The series is sponsored by Affiliated Monitors. See less -