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[Podcast] Culture & Compliance Chronicles: Building a Culture of Fairness and Transparency with Danny Mayhew of Sanofi

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On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles, Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, are joined by Danny Mayhew, the global head of...more

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FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest — Fall 2024 False Claims Act Newsletter

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Welcome to the Fall 2024 issue of “FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest,” our quarterly newsletter in which we compile essential updates on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement trends, litigation, agency guidance, and compliance...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

AI in Compliance: Part 1, Use in a Best Practices Compliance Program

Leveraging advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a luxury; it is quickly becoming necessary. For compliance professionals, AI offers a transformative tool to enhance program efficiency, improve...more

A&O Shearman

Practical tips for large organisations to ensure reasonable procedures to prevent fraud are in place

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We distil key practical takeaways from the UK Government’s official guidance on the corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud (the Guidance). Businesses and compliance teams will be working to review and...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

DOJ Antitrust Division Issues Updated Guidance on Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs

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In recently released updated guidance, the Antitrust Division (“Antitrust Division”) of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) outlined how its prosecutors will assess corporate compliance programs when conducting criminal...more

A&O Shearman

New UK guidance on failure to prevent fraud - what does it tell businesses about how the offence will apply?

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The UK Government has finally published its official guidance on the corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud (the Guidance). The offence will come into force on 1 September 2025. By then, businesses that fall...more

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UK Government Publishes Guidance on New Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence

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On 6 November 2024, the UK Government published the much-anticipated guidance on the new corporate offence of failure to prevent fraud (the “Guidance”). The failure to prevent fraud offence forms part of a huge shift in the...more

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Actualités en matière de lutte contre la corruption en France et en Europe

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Deux études particulièrement intéressantes ont récemment été publiées par l’Agence Française Anticorruption (l’AFA) et la Commission européenne dans le domaine de la lutte contre la corruption. La première étude publié...more

Mayer Brown

UK Corporate Criminal Liability: Guidance issued on New Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence

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INTRODUCTION - On 26 October 2023, the UK Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the "Act") received royal assent and became law. The Act introduces a new strict liability corporate criminal offence of failure...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Argentieri Speech and 2024 ECCP: Argentieri on Navigating AI Risks

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri’s speech highlighted a critical shift in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) approach to evaluating corporate compliance programs. As outlined in the updated 2024...more

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A New Frontier in Corporate Accountability: The DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

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

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Risk Assessment Lessons from Star Trek: Balance of Terror

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

Oberheiden P.C.

4 Things to Know About Ketamine Investigations

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Federal law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), have amped up their investigations into the drug ketamine in recent years, likely in reaction to some high-profile overdose deaths....more

The Volkov Law Group

The Magnificent Seven: Important Ways to Mitigate Your Third-Party Sanctions Risks (Part IV of IV)

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It may seem like a Herculean task — but it can be done.  I regularly opine that mitigating sanctions risks for your third-party population is an easier task than doing so for your anti-corruption risks.  One big reason —...more

Paul Hastings LLP

DOJ Criminal Division Announces New Voluntary Self-Disclosure Pilot Program for Individuals

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On April 22, 2024, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Criminal Division (“Acting AAG”) Nicole M. Argentieri offered commentary in a blog post regarding the Criminal Division’s newest...more

J.S. Held

INDEPTH FEATURE: Anti-Money Laundering 2024

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Could you provide an insight into recent trends shaping financial crime in your country of focus? How great a risk does money laundering in particular now pose to companies? One would likely never imagine compliance as...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

Practical Implications of the Department of Justice’s M&A Safe Harbor Policy

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

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Risk Assessments

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

K&L Gates LLP

Why Corporates Are Now More Likely to Face Criminal Prosecution for the Actions of Their Employees

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Significant Expansion to Corporate Criminal Liability Becomes Law in the United Kingdom - On 26 October 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (the Act) became law. Under the Act, corporations will become...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

What Nonprofit Board Leadership Needs To Know About Internal Investigations

Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and today, we'll cover an important governance topic for all nonprofit organizations. That is, what leadership needs to know about internal...more

The Volkov Law Group

Do We Really Need an ISO Standard for Internal Investigations?

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Call me a skeptic. Call me cynical. I understand that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) provides valuable standardization services and guidance.  The ISO is comprised of 169 member countries....more

StoneTurn

Meeting DOJ and SEC Post-Settlement Obligations: A Practical Guide

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No Longer Just a Matter of Paying the Fine and Moving On. Corporate settlement agreements used to be straightforward—pay the penalty and move on. Now, these resolutions rival complex business transactions, including...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

PCAOB Proposed Rule on Compliance Audits

In the realm of auditors intersecting compliance and fraud risk audits, a fierce battle of perspectives rages on. Compliance professionals yearn for a bigger role, a seat at the table to tackle potential compliance...more

K&L Gates LLP

Corporate Criminal Liability – What is Next for the United Kingdom?

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It is no great secret that criminal enforcement in the United Kingdom against corporations has lagged behind our counterparts in the United States and other jurisdictions. In recent years the UK government has introduced a...more

The Volkov Law Group

Five Practical Steps to Elevate Your Sanctions Compliance Program (Part III of III)

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Even with the current focus on sanctions compliance, many companies have done little to assess and enhance their existing sanctions compliance program.  Instead, a number of companies have stitched together a basic sanctions...more

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