Bribery, C-Suite Executives, Ethics

[Event] International Conference on Anti-Corruption - June 17th - 18th, London, United Kingdom

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 5/21/2025

Cross-jurisdiction cooperation in the fight against international corruption and bribery is intensifying. The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO), France’s National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF), and Switzerland’s Office of...more

Criminal Enforcement Against Senior Executives: The Fish Rots from the Head

The Volkov Law Group on 2/1/2018

The compliance community is well aware of the risks in the C-Suite. As you move up the corporate ladder, the level of risk from executive misconduct increases. A rotten executive can quickly bring down a company, destroy...more

For An Effective Ethics and Compliance Program — First, Train Your Board and Senior Executives

The Volkov Law Group on 9/12/2016

Compliance professionals are familiar with the phrase “tone at the top,” but what exactly does it mean? Unlike other compliance program components, it cannot be easily formalized and implemented in a policy or procedure....more

Misconduct in the C-Suite: The United Airlines Scandal

The Volkov Law Group on 9/15/2015

It was like a bolt out of the blue – United Airlines’ CEO and two senior executives hastily announced their resignation as a result of their involvement in a bribery scandal with the New York Port Authority....more

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 122-with Matt Kelly on Alstom, Avon and Petrobras

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 1/20/2015

In this episode, Compliance Week Editor-in-Chief Matt Kelly and I discuss the Avon and Alstom FCPA enforcement actions and then take a look at the ongoing Petrobras corruption scandal and what it means for Brazil. ...more

Financial Institutions and a Lack of Ethics

The Volkov Law Group on 1/13/2015

If there is one industry that needs an ethics overhaul, it has to be the financial industry. The list of transgressions continues to grow – AML/sanctions, LIBOR, Foreign Exchange Currency Cartels and Market Manipulations,...more