Upping Your Game: Episode 1 – Meeting Hui Chen’s Challenge
FCPA Compliance Report: From Compliance to Commercial Value: Removing Friction with AI
Daily Compliance News: April 28, 2025, The Santos Sobs Edition
FCPA Compliance Report: Ellen Hunt on Compliance ROI and on a Due Diligence and the US Sentencing Guidelines
FCPA Compliance Report: Amanda Carty on a Due Diligence and Risk Management
FCPA Compliance Report: Kristy Grant-Hart on A 360° Review of the Future of Compliance
Episode 365 -- Four Sanctions Cases Everyone Should Know
FCPA Compliance Report: AI, Data Compliance, and Ownership - A Conversation with Andrew Hopkins
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 49 - The Depression Episode
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For The Week Ending April 5, 2025
Daily Compliance News: April 3, 2025, The Tribute to Ice Edition
Compliance into the Weeds: The Role of Compliance Going Forward
Daily Compliance News: March 27, 2025, The Eliminate the District Courts Edition
Great Women in Compliance: The Future of Enforcement with Jennifer Lee
FCPA Compliance Report: Navigating the Complexities of FTO Designations and Compliance in Mexico and Latin America
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
FCPA Compliance Report: Celebrating the 2025 World’s Most Ethical Companies: Highlights with Erica Salmon Byrne
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending March 15, 2025
Compliance into the Weeds: More Compliance Challenges in the Trump Era
Daily Compliance News: March 12, 2025, The Ruth Marcus Resigns Edition
Enforcement and compliance prognosticators (like myself) continued to push DOJ’s promise to transform sanctions enforcement into the era of “the new FCPA.” While DOJ’s promise to bring about an aggressive corporate...more
Summary - The Department of Justice’s creation of two new leadership positions within the National Security Division (NSD) sends another strong signal to the private sector that federal law enforcement is pouring resources...more
August saw two noteworthy Russia-related enforcement actions. First, a dual Russian-German national was arrested and charged with violating the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) when he allegedly procured microelectronics for...more
DOJ Increases Resources To Investigate and Prosecute Sanctions Evasion and Export Control Violations - On March 2, 2023, during a keynote speech at the American Bar Association’s annual White Collar Crime National...more
Russia - Former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New York Counterintelligence Division Charged with Violating U.S. Sanctions on Russia (DOJ) Those involved. Charles McGonigal, former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI...more
Compliance teams looking to stay ahead of the changing landscape need to be up to date on the latest developments. Join us for Global Compliance Updates in collaboration with the DIFC Academy, on 2–3 November 2021. This...more
IN THIS ISSUE • Anticorruption Developments • Export Control Sanctions and Customs Enforcement • Export Control and Sanctions Developments • Global Investigations Resources • Writing and Speaking Engagements ...more
On 31 January 2020, Airbus SE (Airbus) reached final agreements with the French Parquet National Financier (PNF), the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) in order to resolve...more
Over the past several blog posts, I have been exploring the Airbus SE (Airbus) international anti-corruption settlement in some depth. One of the questions I have had and hopefully raised for readers is not why the overall...more
Last week, Airbus SE (Airbus) settled a long-standing corruption scandal by agreeing to enforcement actions in three countries; France, the United Kingdom and the US. The matter involved a massive, worldwide, long running...more
When reviewing a major enforcement case, I always ask two basic questions: What was the role of Board and senior management in the failure, and how did they fail to exercise proper oversight and ensure compliance?...more
The Justice Department has brought only a few enforcement actions that focus on FCPA and export control violations. Last year, Quad Graphics earned a declination for FCPA and OFAC violations. In 2013, Weatherford settled...more
In a blockbuster case, the Justice Department announced a global settlement with Airbus SE, a manufacturer of civilian and military aircraft, under which Airbus agreed to pay over $4 billion (yes, with a “B”) to resolve...more
In the fourth quarter of 2019, U.S. enforcement authorities sustained efforts to prosecute individuals violating U.S. anticorruption laws in matters related to Latin America, while authorities in Latin America, including in...more
While DOJ had its biggest year in FCPA enforcement, OFAC quietly had a record year in enforcement. OFAC collected approximately $1.28 billion (yes, with a B) in 26 separate enforcement actions. That is quite an increase...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Former Unaoil Executives Plead Guilty to FCPA Charges - On October 30, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that three former executives from Unaoil, a Monaco-based oil...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Telecommunications Company Fined $12 Million for FCPA Violations - On August 29, 2019, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted ceaseand-desist proceedings against...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matt Miner Delivers Remarks at the American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section Third Global White Collar Crime Institute Conference - On June 27,...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Unseals Indictment of Two More Individuals Connected With PDVSA Corruption Scheme - On February 26, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of an indictment...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more