Compliance in the Former Soviet Central Asian Republics
SBR-Author’s Podcast: The Unseen Life of an Undercover Agent: A Conversation with Charlie Spillers
FCPA Compliance Report: The Power of Peer Support and Purpose Driven Leadership with Sarah Cole
Daily Compliance News: May 19, 2025, The Definition of Corruption Edition
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending May 17, 2025
Compliance into the Weeds: Leaving on a (Qatari) Jet Plane
All Things Investigations: Task Force Strategies - Addressing New Government Priorities
FCPA Compliance Report: Upping Your Game in Compliance
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending May 10, 2025
Daily Compliance News: May 8, 2025, The $1MM for a Pardon Edition
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FCPA Compliance Report: Ethical Decision - Making in Times of Change
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending, May 3, 2025
Great Women in Compliance: Exploring the Future of Compliance - Key Takeaways from Compliance Week 2025
Daily Compliance News: May 1, 2025, The 100 Days of Corruption Edition
FCPA Compliance Report: Amanda Carty on a Due Diligence and Risk Management
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FCPA Compliance Report: AI, Data Compliance, and Ownership - A Conversation with Andrew Hopkins
Compliance into the Weeds: Global Anti-Corruption Leadership
FCPA Compliance Report: Navigating the Complexities of FTO Designations and Compliance in Mexico and Latin America
In celebration of the release of the 6th edition of our Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are excited to share six essential tips for ensuring compliance in international sales. These tips are designed to help...more
So, just before Easter, in 1957, a little book you may have heard of, called The Cat in the Hat, made its first appearance. Theodore Geisel — writing under the name “Dr. Suess” — later said that of all his children’s books,...more
As the interplay between export controls, trade sanctions, and anticorruption enforcement continues to intensify, multinational companies must remain vigilant in ensuring that their compliance programs address the many...more
As DOJ, OFAC and BIS ramp up sanctions and export controls enforcement, they have continued to provide important compliance guidance. You have to give the enforcement agencies credit — on the one hand, they regularly warn of...more
International Compliance Digest is the new Adams and Reese monthly newsletter focused on international trade compliance and enforcement. Each month we will bring you the latest in compliance and enforcement updates, including...more
Two years after the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine and one week after the death of opposition politician and anticorruption activist Aleksey Navalny, the US government announced a new raft of sanctions and export controls...more
As everyone knows, I tend to repeat myself — DOJ does as well. Over the past year, DOJ has warned global companies — over and over — about the coming criminal enforcement storm against companies for sanctions and export...more
On July 26, 2023, the departments of Commerce, Justice and the Treasury issued their second ever to date “Tri-Seal Compliance Note” (the “Note”). It describes expectations for the voluntary disclosure of sanctions, export,...more
OFAC announced only one settlement in the first three months of 2023. Given its ongoing role in the implementation and enforcement of Russia Sanctions, OFAC’s enforcement record so far is completely understandable. The...more
DOJ Increases Resources To Investigate and Prosecute Sanctions Evasion and Export Control Violations - On March 2, 2023, during a keynote speech at the American Bar Association’s annual White Collar Crime National...more
On March 2, the Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, and Department of the Treasury issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note warning companies to be vigilant for Russia-related sanctions evasion. The Note sets forth a...more
As we have noted on numerous occasions, the U.S. Russia Sanctions and Export Control Program is unprecedented and a compliance challenge for all organizations. In another unprecedented action, the Justice Department and the...more
Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco once again delivered groundbreaking remarks at the American Bar Association (ABA) National Institute on White Collar Crime (ABA White Collar Conference) on March 2, 2023, this time...more
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has decided to join the enforcement club. BIS’s recent announcement of new policies to administrative actions should not be surprising. ...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - New Guilty Plea in College Admissions Scandal - On April 21, 2020, Jorge Salcedo, a former tennis coach at a prominent California university, entered into a plea agreement related to his...more
IN THIS ISSUE • Anticorruption Developments • Export Control Sanctions and Customs Enforcement • Export Control and Sanctions Developments • Global Investigations Resources • Writing and Speaking Engagements ...more
On January 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce published their annual notice for adjustments in the civil monetary penalties for export violations....more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - $34 Million SEC Settlement for Legg Mason - On August 27, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Legg Mason Inc. will pay more than $34 million to settle an...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - SEC Proposes Amendments to Whistleblower Award Program - On June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its whistleblower award process for the first...more