FCPA Compliance Report: Recent DOJ Policy Announcements
Daily Compliance News for June 11, 2025. The A Bondi Too Far Edition
Upping Your Game: Continuous Monitoring with AI
Compliance into the Weeds: Changes in FCPA Enforcement
FCPA Compliance Report: The Role of Culture and Data in Fraud Risk Management - A Conversation with Vincent Walden
Compliance in the Former Soviet Central Asian Republics
Innovation in Compliance: Staying the Course in Compliance: Insights from Kristy Grant-Hart
FCPA Compliance Report: The Power of Peer Support and Purpose Driven Leadership with Sarah Cole
Daily Compliance News: May 19, 2025, The Definition of Corruption Edition
FCPA Compliance Report: Upping Your Game in Compliance
Everything Compliance: Episode 153, The CW 25 Edition
FCPA Compliance Report: Ethical Decision - Making in Times of Change
Great Women in Compliance: Exploring the Future of Compliance - Key Takeaways from Compliance Week 2025
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
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan were all born out of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. With large energy deposits of national gas, many global companies and their suppliers are operating...more
New export controls, new section 301 duties, new OFAC requirements, new de minimis rule, new DOJ corporate compliance guidance, new international guidance on Russian sanctions. September had it all....more
As the interplay between export controls, trade sanctions, and anticorruption enforcement continues to intensify, multinational companies must remain vigilant in ensuring that their compliance programs address the many...more
As we have repeatedly noted in the context of other blog posts and webinars in which various representatives of The Volkov Law Group have participated, the violation of existing U.S. sanctions and export control regulations...more
Did you know that whistleblowers can use the False Claims Act to get the U.S. Government to investigate allegations of lost revenue to the U.S. Treasury, including underpaid Customs tariffs? A large importer recently found...more
Will US companies create their own business risk abroad by not adopting compliance policies for risks that they deem controversial or may not fully believe in at home? On the surface this may seem like a rhetorical question –...more
Flutter Entertainment, the previous owner of PokerStars, agreed to pay the Securities and Exchange Commission $4 million for improper payments to Russian-based consultants, stemming from conduct committed by The Stars Group,...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
As the Russia – Ukraine war rages on, one outcome so far is clear: the Western nations remain aligned and united to confront Russian aggression. The West’s synchronized, roll-out of economic and trade sanctions against...more
Contrary to the often-repeated narrative, the Justice Department is transparent about its enforcement plans and compliance expectations. Since the issuance of the FCPA Guidance in 2012, DOJ has continued to provide guidance...more
In line with the Biden administration’s declaration last year that anticorruption is a “core United States national security interest,” sanctions evasion enforcement rapidly has become a core priority for the Department of...more
In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I welcome back Mike DeBernardis, a partner at Hughes Hubbard, about some of the key developments in ethics compliance and FCPA from Q1 2022. Key areas we discuss on this podcast...more
Compliance professionals are always looking for ways to collaborate and support internal business partners. Through the years, compliance professionals have devoted significant energy to building partnerships with the...more
Hold onto your hats – while we are on the cusp of more FCPA enforcement actions, the Justice Department and OFAC are gearing up for real and significant sanctions enforcement actions. The dye is cast, so here we go. ...more
Companies seeking to help their Ukrainian employees safely exit Ukraine should be aware of potential risks related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other U.S. laws and regulations. Following Russia’s invasion...more
Unsurprisingly, we’ve been fielding a significant number of inquiries regarding the latest Russian sanctions. Most companies seek black and white answers – what can we do and what can’t we do. However, sanctions are very...more
In a record year, there are bound to be numerous interesting enforcement actions and principles. I picked out a few to highlight....more
Yesterday, I considered five Department of Justice (DOJ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions. Today, I want to look at key FCPA enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)....more
Last Friday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) secured another trial court conviction in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prosecution involving an individual. Following on the heels of the Hoskins guilty verdict, it...more
On August 29, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission” or “SEC”) agreed to resolve an enforcement action against Juniper Networks, Inc. (“Juniper” or the “Company”), a Silicon Valley-based cybersecurity and...more
Last week, the Justice Department announced its first FCPA enforcement action in 2018 – a follow-on settlement from prior FCPA enforcement actions centering on a bribery scheme involving a Russian government official from a...more
Keeping ahead of global anti-corruption trends is critical in today’s business markets. The Dorsey Anti-Corruption Digest, which puts global trends at your fingertips, puts you ahead. The deep experience of the Dorsey...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) ended its probe of Net1 UEPS Technologies, according to SEC filings from the South African-based payment processing company. The company received a declination from the Securities and Exchange...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – Former Magyar Telekom Executives Settle Bribery Charges – On April 24, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that two former executives of Magyar Telekom, a...more
Acting SEC Chief Limits Subpoena Authority to Enforcement Division Acting Director - On February 15, 2017,The Wall Street Journal reported that the acting Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Michael...more