Compliance Perspectives: Compliance Challenges in India
FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 350, Linda Justice and Her Nancy Drew Approach
Day 16 of One Month to More Effective Continuous Improvement-Voluntary Monitoring
Day 5 of One Month to Better Investigations and Reporting-the Board’s Investigation Protocol
On October 28, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced revised Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance on corporate monitors. Going forward, prosecutors are free to require the imposition of a corporate monitor when...more
The first 100 days of President Biden's administration, not least its appointments to key leadership positions, suggest that it will investigate and pursue white collar cases much more aggressively than the Trump...more
With the impact of COVID-19 increasing the likelihood of white collar crime, corporate vigilance and a quick response can mitigate downside consequences. There has been a notable uptick in white collar matters the past...more
Under the Biden Administration, we expect the Department of Justice to reinvigorate the policies aimed at increasing coordination between the criminal and civil divisions. In a 2015 Memorandum – the “Yates Memo” – former...more
As was true in many areas of the law, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement in 2020 - and anti-corruption enforcement more generally - was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but perhaps not as much as was initially...more
Today’s modern world enables complex business transactions to occur both within the United States as well as abroad in cross-border activities. Many of these transactions pose significant risks to business operations and the...more
International businesses operate in an environment in which there is an expansion of corporate criminal liability and a trend toward imposing greater demands on corporate compliance and self-governance. Resolutions of...more
It’s a very busy time for compliance professionals overseeing businesses operating in India, reports Arpinder Singh, India & Emerging Markets Leader at EY Forensic & Integrity Services. There are a dizzying number of new...more
Navigate the Compliance and Ethics challenges of a Remote Workforce - This half-day online and interactive conference will provide you with the insights you need to manage your compliance program in a remote working...more
On January 17, 2020, the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) published new guidance regarding how the office assesses the compliance programs of organizations that are under investigation. “Evaluating a Compliance...more
On December 6, 2019, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson or the Company), resolved long-running investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into the...more
Enforcement authorities throughout the United States and the Americas continue to aggressively investigate fraud and corruption across the region in the third quarter of 2019. Below, we highlight some recent developments and...more
The month of June, 2019, closed out one of the most interesting half-years in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) realm....more
On July 9, 2019, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its latest Enforcement annual performance report for the year 2018/19. This follows the publication of its final FCA Mission: Approach to...more
Despite predictions of a slow-down in enforcement under the Trump administration—and indications that enforcement in some areas has decreased in the past year1—2018 was yet again an active year for FCPA enforcement. The year...more
Linda Justice brings Nancy Drew to your side to fill all those knowledge gaps in your pursuit of clients. Using her technical background in corporate investigations, she brings experience to business development, strategic...more
There are multiple areas in the Department of Justice’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs which intersect with the area of continuous improvement. In addition to Prong 9. Continuous Improvement, Periodic Testing and...more
Join WilmerHale for the kickoff session of the 2016 Financial Institutions Webinar Series, where attorneys will explore recent developments and legal issues affecting financial institutions and providers of financial...more
Dolph Schayes died on Wednesday. He was a true original and a true pioneer in the field of basketball. He grew up in Brooklyn, played college ball at New York University then played 15 seasons as a professional in the...more
The Justice Department’s hiring of Hui Chen as the new Compliance Counsel is an important development in DOJ’s prosecution of corporate defendants. It is not clear yet what impact Ms. Chen will have. At a recent event at NYU,...more
Today we acknowledge (I cannot say celebrate) one of the seminal events which led to the explosion of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions from 2004 forward. On this day in 2001 the Houston based company...more
Responding to criticism stemming from a lack of individual prosecutions as a result of the financial crisis, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates has issued a new guidance memorandum establishing six new steps for federal...more