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
In this episode of the Diligent Compliance Week 2025 Speaker Preview Podcasts series, Amanda Carty discusses her presentation at Compliance Week 2025, “Going Beyond Due Diligence in Risk Management.” Some of the issues she...more
We live in a topsy-turvy world. This is an exaggeration but sets up my points in this blog post. We are now seeing the shuffling of corporate risks and every board, C-Suite and legal, compliance and risk management team has...more
The importance of the global supply chain has never been more apparent since the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in worldwide shortages of products and drove prices and inflation skyward. Supply chain disruptions have become the...more
Kick-start your compliance education with this comprehensive look at the fundamentals - If you’re new to or have minimal experience in compliance management don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the key compliance...more
On September 23, 2024, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole Argentieri announced that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) had issued updated guidance to federal prosecutors in its “Evaluation of Corporate...more
Learn the key principles of compliance - no travel required! If you’re new to or have minimal experience in compliance management don’t miss this opportunity to build the foundational knowledge you need! SCCE’s four-day...more
On August 1, 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division introduced its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Program), which, like a modern-day Western posse, aims to bring justice to the wild frontier...more
Last month, I wrote a blog post on the tone at the top, exemplified in Star Trek’s Original Series episode, Devil in the Dark. Based on the response, some passionate Star Trek fans are out there. I decided to write a series...more
I am thrilled to announce my first podcast series based on a book I have written. The book and the podcast series are titled FCPA Survival Guide and Ethico sponsors. The book is available in the Kindle format, and you can...more
We have received several requests to publish a list of red flags pertinent to multinational organizations. To accommodate these requests, we are publishing a three-part series on anticorruption, export controls and economic...more
SCCE’s four-day Compliance & Ethics Essentials Workshop provides comprehensive education on the core elements of a compliance program in a convenient virtual format. The curriculum is ideal for those new to or with little...more
Risk assessments are one of the most important tasks a compliance officer performs – and also one of the most confounding. How do you keep assessing your organization’s risks in a disciplined, methodical manner, when the...more
Numerous laws (U.K. Bribery Act guidance document, German Supply Chain Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act resource guide, OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and...more
ACI’s Mexico Summit on Anti-Corruption & Compliance Programs returns on March 13-14, 2024 in Mexico City! Given the uncertainty with the looming Presidential election, as well as increased U.S. enforcement focus on Mexico...more
In early October 2023, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a “new” (but not new) Department of Justice (DoJ) policy intended to incentivize acquiring companies to voluntarily self-disclose criminal misconduct...more
After you complete your risk assessment, you must then translate it into a risk profile. If your estimate of where your bribery risk is greatest is wrong, it will be an effort to address it....more
One cannot really say enough about risk assessments in the context of anti-corruption programs. This is because every corporate compliance program should be based on a risk assessment, on an understanding of your...more
Recent Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Department”) activity on bribery in Mexico and Latin America sends a warning and provides a roadmap to companies doing business there. By following the roadmap, companies may escape...more
What happens when controls are continually overridden? Does that necessarily mean that companies are engaging in activities that violate the FCPA or some other law such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX). Cristina Revelo said she would...more
What are internal controls? The best definition I have come across is from Jonathan Marks, partner at BDO, who defined internal controls as: An internal control is an action or process of interlocking activities designed to...more
There are numerous reasons to put some serious work into your compliance policies and procedures. They are certainly a first line of defense when the government comes knocking....more
This week, SAP SE (SAP), the German-based software company, agreed to pay over $200 million to resolve investigations by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into violations of...more
On December 21 President Biden signed the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. The legislation addresses a perceived gap in the Foreign Corrupt Practices...more
In our prior update (published November 29), we provided the first five steps in our twelve-step program for international compliance. These steps are intended to help companies identify international regulatory risk inherent...more