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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Bank of America’s Corporate Culture Crisis: Part 5- A Case Study for Compliance

Compliance professionals constantly seek to understand how systemic issues within corporate hierarchies can lead to severe consequences. The recent revelations about Bank of America’s (BoA) persistent workplace culture...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Training and Communications Lessons from Star Trek: The Trouble with Tribbles

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

Perkins Coie

DOJ Announces Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program and Introduces 120-Day Window for Corporate Self-Disclosures

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or the Department) announced its much-anticipated Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program on August 1, 2024. This three-year pilot will, for the first time outside of the False Claims...more

K&L Gates LLP

Department of Justice Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Corporate Whistleblower Awards Program

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After months of anticipation, the Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled the details of its new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (the Corporate WB Program or the Program)....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

UK Criminal Liability Alert: Safeguarding Companies Operating in the UK From the Actions of Their Employees

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New criminal laws in the UK will make companies more vulnerable to criminal prosecution for the acts of their employees and agents than ever before. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (“ECCTA”) introduces...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Role of Leadership in Culture and Course Correcting

When it comes to leadership, many people focus on qualities like decisiveness, communication skills, and strategic thinking. While these traits are undoubtedly important, there is another aspect of leadership that often gets...more

Carlton Fields

Joint-Defense and Common-Interest Agreements in Government Investigations: Best Practices for In-House Counsel to Retain Privilege...

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Introduction - Your company is under investigation by the government. As part of the investigation, the government subpoenaed an employee for testimony. The employee retained a lawyer (separate from your company’s outside...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DOJ Focus on Corporate Enforcement Continues With Updated Policies Related to Corporate Crime and Compliance Programs

In early March 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released several important updates to its policies related to corporate crime enforcement and compliance programs. We discuss below the following key topics: (i) The DOJ...more

Butler Snow LLP

Companies as Victims of Internal Crimes: Internal Investigations Can Make A Critical Difference

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For corporate entities across the entire spectrum—small, medium and (especially) large, both closely held and publicly traded—a virtually unavoidable reality is not if the company will be a victim of an internal crime, but...more

McDermott Will & Emery

California Supreme Court Decision Places Higher Burden on California Employers in Whistleblowing Retaliation Claims

On January 27, 2022, the California Supreme Court provided clarification in Lawson v. PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc. to lower courts reviewing whistleblower retaliation claims. In what it calls an “unsurprising” decision,...more

Foley Hoag LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Vacates Second Circuit’s Expansion of Criminal Insider Trading Liability

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On January 11, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the 2019 decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in United States v. Blaszczak, which substantially broadened the scope of criminal insider trading...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Whom Should You Suspend During an Internal Investigation?

Whom to suspend during any Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigation is always a delicate question to answer. Unfortunately there is never an easy answer. As the Volkswagen (VW) emission-testing scandal continues to...more

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