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What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … International Mergers & Acquisitions (Part 1 of 4): Conducting International...

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The risks for international investments have sharply expanded in recent years. Identifying, managing, and mitigating investment risk, in the current regulatory environment, can be just as essential as managing risk in any...more

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AML update: JFSC announces its focus on PEPs in January 2024

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The Jersey Financial Services Commission ("JFSC") recently announced that its first area of focus for its 2024 thematic examination programme will be politically exposed persons ("PEPs") (the "Examination"). The Examination...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Veterinary Law Newsletter: Volume 25

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Exciting news from the National Veterinary Law Group at Mandelbaum Barrett PC! Our latest newsletter is here, and it’s packed with valuable insights for the veterinary industry. In this issue, you’ll find informative articles...more

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What can we learn from recent enforcement actions in the Cayman Islands?

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Walkers' regulatory partners Lucy Frew and Ian Mason consider the learning points for financial services providers (FSPs) from recent enforcement actions by Cayman regulatory bodies. While financial services and related...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - December 2022 - New Rules for Customs Brokers – Bringing Your Brokerage into Compliance with...

After several years of review by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”), the Customs Broker community, and the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Council, CBP unveiled the new Customs Broker Regulations under 19...more

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[Virtual Event] Technology and Compliance Conference - June 23rd, 8:55 am - 3:30 pm CDT

How to ensure emerging technologies help rather than hurt your organization - Technology represents the classic double-edged sword for compliance and ethics professionals. When properly utilized, it can be a vital tool,...more

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC

Risky Business: Identifying and Solving for Risk with the Assistance of Outside Litigation Counsel

The job of a corporate decision-maker is far from easy. Whether you work for a fledgling startup or a Fortune 500 company, each day can present new and daunting obstacles that make it difficult to successfully navigate—let...more

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5 Takeaways Regarding OCIE’s Focus on RIAs’ Handling of “Alt Data”

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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) highlighted alternative data, or “alt data,” as a top examination priority. AIMA held a webinar on November 17, 2020, for...more

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Lessons Learned From OCIE’s Inspections of Investment Adviser Compliance Programs

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The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert on November 19, 2020 related to the Advisers Act compliance rule, Rule 206(4)-7. Some key takeaways for Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) are as...more

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A CEO's Guide to FCPA Compliance

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- A tone-at-the-top business culture with CEO leadership is a critical component of effective anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy implementation. - CEO leadership helps set an example for lower management and company...more

King & Spalding

What DOJ Really Cares About: What Do The Updates To DOJ'S Compliance Guidance Mean In Practice?

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On June 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released updated guidance entitled “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” (“Updated Guidance”), which provides the DOJ Criminal Division’s views on what comprises...more

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What is the Intersection of Star Wars and Compliance? Find Out This Week

On Monday, December 16, we begin with Episode IV-A New Hope and management of risk. We use Grand Moff Tarkin’s incorrect assessment that the risk presented by the Rebellion’s final attack on the Death Star was non-lethal. I...more

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Corporate Compliance Programs: DOJ Issues Updated Guidance: Ten Takeaways for In-House Legal and Compliance Leaders

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On April 30, 2019, Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski unveiled an update to the Department of Justice’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs during a speech in Dallas, Texas. In issuing the new document (the...more

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[Event] Gaining a Competitive Advantage Through Cyber, Data, & Personnel Security - June 5th, Tysons, VA

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Cybersecurity and protection of sensitive data from external and insider threats are critical for federal contractors across all industries and in all market positions. Each significant data breach or cyber incident and...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Real Focus for Compliance: Post-Acquisition Integration of an Acquired Company (Part III of III)

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In light of the evolving (or evolved) DOJ and SEC approach to FCPA enforcement in the merger and acquisition context, global companies have to emphasize their post-acquisition process. ...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Five Key Employment Law Issues Facing the Health Care Industry

Employers in the health care industry are dealing with a growing number of employment law challenges. In this edition of Take 5, we identify the key issues confronting health care employers and discuss how to manage these...more

Vedder Price

100 Days Until GDPR … Are You Ready?

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What Is GDPR?- The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),—described as “the most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years”—becomes enforceable by law on May 25, 2018. After four years of preparation...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Understanding cyber insurance risks of target companies

Due to the dramatic increase and changing nature of cyber risks, mergers and acquisitions due diligence should expand to address cyber risks, available risk mitigation practices, and available insurance. Acquiring companies...more

The Volkov Law Group

In Defense of Compliance Checklists

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Compliance officers have to avoid complicating a compliance program. As in many areas in life, there is a value in simplicity. Take for example a compliance training presentation. If a compliance officer overwhelms his/her...more

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The Delusion of a Bare-Bones Compliance Program

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Instead of wrestling over the definition of an “effective” ethics and compliance program, let’s take a step back and define what we all agree on is an “ineffective” compliance program. Unfortunately, when you work in the real...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"The New UK Corporate Offence of 'Failure to Prevent the Facilitation of Tax Evasion': Implications for Fund Managers and...

The U.K. government expands its crackdown on tax evaders and the persons who assist them, by targeting businesses who fail to prevent tax evasion....more

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Landmark SEC Decision Cites Compliance, Diligence in Decision Not to Prosecute FCPA Violations

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In a remarkable affirmation of the value of robust compliance and due-diligence programs, the Securities and Exchange Commission last month announced that it would not prosecute a U.S. company for potential violations of the...more

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