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Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Instituciones Financieras y el FCPA

La Ley de Prácticas Corruptas en el Extranjero (“Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – FCPA”) prohíbe el pago de sobornos a funcionarios extranjeros para ayudar a obtener o retener negocios.  Exige que las empresas cuyos valores se...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Financial Institutions and the FCPA

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prohibits payment of bribes to foreign officials to assist with obtaining or retaining business.  It requires companies whose securities are listed in the US to maintain books and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Ericsson Agrees To Pay Over USD $1 Billion To Settle FCPA Charges

On December 6, 2019, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson or the Company), resolved long-running investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Billion Dollar Baby: Ericsson FCPA Enforcement Action – Part 5: Lessons Learned for the Compliance Professional

Last week the Justice Department (DOJ) announced a resolution of the long standing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson), a multinational networking and...more

The Volkov Law Group

Walmart’s Recipe for Corruption Disaster: Rapid International Growth without a Compliance Program Foundation (Part II of III)

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The Walmart case, from a big picture standpoint, represents a serious warning to all global companies committed to rapid international growth.  In the absence of a significant and sustained commitment to compliance, rapid...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Walmart FCPA Enforcement Action: Part 2 – The Bribery Schemes

The long-awaited Walmart Inc. (Walmart) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action was announced last week. This massive case came in with multiple documents, a long list of instances of bribery and corruption, a...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Importance of a High-Risk Due Diligence Committee

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Believe it or not, but companies are still struggling with third-party risk management systems. I know this sounds hyper-critical but many companies continue to hang onto paper due diligence systems (sometimes with or...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Operationalizing Compliance Through Management of Third-Parties

If you do not manage the third-party relationship it can all go downhill very quickly and you might find yourself with a potential FCPA violation. Now the DOJ has explicitly adopted this approach as a key determination of...more

The Volkov Law Group

Third-Party Risk Management – Part 2: Contract Termination

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This second part of the series will take a look at the last phase in the lifecycle of third-party business relationship and that is contract termination. This is a phase a lot of times overlooked....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 91, Internal Controls for Third Parties Under the FCPA, Part II

In this episode, I continue my exploration of internal controls around third parties in a FCPA compliance program, with Henry Mixon. ...more

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