CEP Magazine - December 2022 - In September, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced new guidelines the department will use in connection with criminal enforcement. Those...more
Companies will soon need to address human rights in their compliance programs in light of the new global human rights sanctions regime, adopted by the European Union on Dec. 7, 2020. ...more
Don't rely on the initial list posted! The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced that it has posted a revised Corporate Scheduling Announcement List. The agency's statement was emailed this morning: On...more
The U.S. Department of Justice recently updated its extensive guidance to federal prosecutors across the country regarding how to evaluate corporate compliance programs. This document is a must-read for company leadership,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: After closing FY2018 by issuing a string of directives which changed various aspects of its compliance enforcement process, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) issued three new...more
The world is slowly taking action against modern slavery. Since the UK introduced the Modern Slavery Act (“the UK Act“) in 2015, a number of countries have followed suit with their own legislative initiatives. The latest...more
On May 31, 2018, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Andrew Finch delivered an important policy statement at the ABA antitrust in a Conference in Seoul, Korea. Finch remarks of May 31, 2018. The most widely reported...more
I was recently having breakfast with a colleague and we were discussing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Compliance Counsel Hui Chen and what we believe to be the positive impact she has had on the compliance community,...more
The legal profession is transforming itself, especially in the area of compliance. Lawyers are an invaluable part of a compliance program. They provide important perspective and understanding of risk, they help a company to...more
I hate to pick on lawyers. I have been practicing law for nearly 35 years. I have worked with and met a lot of lawyers, some great, some good and some not so good. Lawyers can sometimes be their own worst enemies. When...more