10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending May 10, 2025
Compliance into the Weeds: USRA Declination Case Study - Self-Disclosure Best Practices
Daily Compliance News: April 8, 2025, The End of Monitors Edition
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For The Week Ending April 5, 2025
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 48 – The March Madness Edition
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For The Week Ending, March 22, 2025
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 65 – The Trump Administration’s Decision to Halt FCPA Enforcement – The Implications for Asia and the World with Tom Fox, Malcolm Nance, and Philip Rohlik
Daily Compliance News: March 19, 2025, The Why CISOs Quit Edition
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending March 15, 2025
Episode 356 -- Trump Administration Hits Pause on FCPA Enforcement
Episode 351 -- Deep Dive into the AAR FCPA Settlement
Episode 350 -- Deep Dive into McKinsey FCPA Case
Corruption, Crime & Compliance: BIT Mining Resolves FCPA Case for $10 Million and CEO Pan Indicted
Episode 349 -- Review of the BIT Mining FCPA Settlement
Episode 345 -- Raytheon Pays $950 Million to Resolve Fraud, FCPA, ITAR and False Claims Act Violations
Episode 344 -- SEC Settles FCPA Case with Moog for $1.7 Million
Episode 339: Four Sanctions Cases Everyone Should Know
Episode 338 -- Deep Dive into the Deere SEC FCPA Case
Wicked Coin: The "Fat Leonard" Scandal
Corruption, Crime & Compliance: Deep Dive into The Gunvor FCPA Settlement
2024 saw another strong year of Foreign Corruption Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). There were 15 resolutions with...more
In recent years, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) have further defined their anti-corruption due diligence and disclosure expectations of acquiring companies pre- and...more
CEP Magazine (March 2022) - In November 2021, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) issued a significant update to its guidance on combating bribery of foreign public officials, replacing its...more
Discover how to set and accomplish your ESG goals - Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) is no longer an isolated function within a company, nor is it an issue only for publicly traded companies. It’s front and...more
The SEC’s FCPA enforcement action against WPP presents a number of important lessons learned, ranging from third-party risk management, properly responding to employee complaints and red flags, and failure to integrate...more
Companies with business operations in Japan should review due diligence procedures and internal policy regarding small facilitation payments to ensure they are consistent with new guidance from METI. In May 2021, the...more
The Microsoft FCPA settlement, while not significant in the total penalty of approximately $25 million, provides some important instructions concerning distributor and re-seller risks and mitigation strategies. ...more
The SEC announced last week a $5 million FCPA settlement with Vantage Drilling International (“Vantage”), a Texas-based offshore drilling company. ...more
No one needs to be reminded about the importance of anti-corruption compliance. For global companies, anti-corruption risks are amongst the top 3 risks identified by corporate leaders....more
The first FCPA enforcement action for 2017 landed with very little fanfare. The SEC reached a settlement with Mondelez International for $13 million. The facts surround the hiring of an agent in India and the failure of...more
In almost every Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action, there are nuggets to be gleaned for any Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) or compliance practitioner. All one has to do is look for them. Back in 2012,...more
I conclude my exploration of the recently announced Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action with the announcement of the resolution of...more
The SEC, last week, announced its $5 million settlement with Key Energy. As always, FCPA settlements contain important examples of enforcement priorities and policies. Key Energy’s recent settlement is an example of the...more
FCPA enforcement will likely take a turn into the private equity industry. I know this is a regular claim by FCPA practitioners but we already can see the beginning of the trend. The “princeling” investigations are...more
On July 17, 2015, Louis Berger International, Inc., a New Jersey-based construction management company, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the Department of Justice under which it agreed to pay a $17.1...more
Action Item: The Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement action against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and its investigation of Mondelez International provide key lessons to U.S. companies seeking to acquire foreign...more