Episode 343 -- TD Bank Agrees to Pay Over $3 Billion for Systemic Violations of Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Violations
Leadership Lessons From The West Wing — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Episode 342 -- How to Conduct an Internal Compliance Site Visit and Review
Wicked Coin: FIFA: Soccer, Scandal, and Sportswashing
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 47 - Fireside Chat With Bill Baroni and Jesse Eisinger
Public-Private Partnerships to Stem Corruption
Why Privacy is Your Secret Weapon Against Third-Party Risk
Due Diligence in AI: 3 things you need to survive AI scrutiny
Episode 337 -- Nicolas Garcia, GC at Orica, on Compliance Trends and Challenges in Latin America
Navigating Government Contracts: Diana Shaw on Oversight and Whistleblower Protections
A Third Party's Perspective on Third Party Risk
Cannabis Law Now Podcast: Cannabis Companies and the Corporate Transparency Act
Episode 330 – Halyna Senyk on Anti-Corruption Progress in Ukraine
Episode 329 -- Bryn Sedlacek from Aravo on TPRM Holistic Risks and Unified Visibility
Episode 328 -- Sanctions Enforcement Risks and Redlines
Managing Corruption Risk in Latin America
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 38 - A Blueprint for Compliance: The Fraud Pentagon Theory
Examining FinCEN FAQs, Proposed Legislation and Other CTA Developments
Episode 320 -- NAVEX Hotline Report -- More Reports and Higher Substantiation
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 34 - A Conversation With Jesse Eisinger, Author of 'The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives'
On December 3, 2024, Judge Amos L. Mazzant III of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. et al. v. Garland, halting the...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) requires most companies—except for certain exempt entities—to disclose their ownership details to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”). A looming January 1, 2025 reporting...more
Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) as an anti-money laundering initiative in 2021 designed to combat the use of anonymous “shell companies” to facilitate money laundering, terrorist financing, and threaten...more
As part of the Action Plan for Democracy, the Government of Spain recently established two new specialized prosecutorial units and a new independent whistleblower protection agency....more
On December 3, 2024, a Texas federal district court judge in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., No. 4:24-cv-00478 (E.D. Tex., Dec. 3, 2024) issued a preliminary injunction nationwide temporarily halting...more
Em 15 de outubro de 2024, a ControladoriaGeral da União (“CGU”) publicou o Volume II do “Manual Programa de Integridade: Diretrizes para Empresas Privadas” (“Manual”), que estabelece novas recomendações para a implementação,...more
On October 15, 2024, the Brazilian Office of the Comptroller General (Controladoria-Geral da União or “CGU”) published Volume II of its Integrity Program Guideline for Private Companies (“Manual Programa de Integridade:...more
As many entities are scrambling to complete and file their beneficial owner information report ("BOI") under the Corporate Transparency Act, ("CTA") before the January 1, 2025 deadline, the United States District Court for...more
This Corporate Advisory provides a brief update on recent litigation regarding the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its reporting requirements. It is not intended to, and does not, provide legal, compliance or other...more
On December 3, 2024, Judge Amos L. Mazzant of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Sherman Division issued a preliminary injunction on the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA) in favor of the plaintiffs...more
As you may have been following, PilieroMazza previously reported on the requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the reporting requirements that are associated therewith. On December 3, 2024, in the case of...more
Join us in Lisbon, Portugal for the 13th annual European Compliance and Ethics Institute, 10–12 March 2025! We look forward to gathering once again to share insights and strategies on the unique challenges of European...more
A federal court in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on December 3, 2024 that puts enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) on hold....more
On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Sherman Division) issued a preliminary injunction in favor of the plaintiffs in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. et al. vs. Garland (U.S....more
A federal district court in Texas has issued a landmark decision postponing the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). The Court held that the CTA exceeds Congress’ power and is therefore likely...more
I had many ideas for an article that would expand on recent developments in the compliance and ethics space. My working title was the creatively light “Recent Developments.” But after meeting with SCCE & HCCA’s editorial...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) have recently announced two enforcement actions that demonstrate the U.S. government's aggressive and...more
In September, the U.S. Department of Justice updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) guidance, which is the roadmap that Criminal Division prosecutors use to evaluate a company’s compliance program....more
Time is running out for Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) compliance. The law, which became effective on January 1, 2024, requires certain entities – or “reporting companies” – to disclose information about their beneficial...more
Is there a law to protect whistleblowers? If so, which law? So far, there is no overarching legislation protecting whistleblowers. However, laws and regulations containing provisions affording protection for whistleblowers...more
In part 2 of the Compliance Lessons from Venice series, we journey to the Arsenale, the historic heart of Venice’s shipbuilding industry. During Venice’s golden age, the Arsenale was a hub of ingenuity, productivity, and...more
As we approach the end of 2024, companies that existed prior to January 1, 2024, should already have on their radar the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) beneficial ownership (“BOI”) reporting requirements or determine...more
The reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), included as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, went into effect on January 1, 2024, and certain deadlines of January 1, 2025, are fast...more
You often hear chief compliance officers speak about benchmarking. CCOs often reveal their competitive streaks when they collect information about other companies’ compliance programs. It can easily come off as a little...more
As we previously communicated in a client compliance alert last November, the federal Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA went into effect on January 1, 2024) requires certain organizations including corporations, limited...more