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25 Jun, 2019

Rescheduled Webinar: Achieving an Effective Compliance Program: DOJ and OFAC Guidance, Best Practices, and Industry Trends

Rescheduled Webinar: Achieving an Effective Compliance Program: DOJ and OFAC Guidance, Best Practices and Industry Trends July 10, 2019, 12 Noon EST Sign Up Here The compliance industry is evolving. Recent DOJ and OFAC Guidance are just one influence. At the same technology and innovative strategies using data analytics are quickly eclipsing government guidance, especially in the area of compliance program monitoring, testing and auditing....

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24 Jun, 2019

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

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 international growth is bound to end up in a compliance breakdown, thereby threatening the ultimate success of any international business strategy.  Walmart is Exhibit A in the explanation of how a successful...

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23 Jun, 2019

Thank You, Thank You: DOJ and SEC Resolve Walmart FCPA Enforcement Action (Part I of III)

Our long national nightmare is over – President Gerald Ford, August 9, 1974 So, $900 million and roughly 8 years later, DOJ and the SEC announced the end of the Walmart FCPA enforcement action.  (DOJ Here and SEC Here). The Walmart scandal, which was first reported in the New York Times, was a watershed moment in anti-corruption enforcement.  It marked a real turning point in...

Podcasts

23 Jun, 2019

Episode 95 — Interview of Teresa Troester-Falk, Chief Global Privacy Strategist at Nymity, on the California Consumer Privacy Act

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “Act”) was signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown on June 28, 2018, after being hastily introduced in the California Legislature just a few days prior.  The Act is effective January 1, 2020. In this episode, Michael Volkov interviews Teresa Troester-Falk, Chief Global Privacy Strategist at Nymity, concerning the Act and the compliance implications for businesses.   ...

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20 Jun, 2019

Compliance Program Evolution and Proactive Strategies (Part III of III)

Sometimes what folks label a “new idea” is not so much of a new idea as the application of an old solution to a new discipline.  I do not mean to be cryptic, but I am going to explain my point by referring to an area where I have had lots of experience – criminal law enforcement. In the wake of the terrible tragedy of...

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20 Jun, 2019

The New Compliance Test: Do CCOs Have Senior Management Support and Resources to Innovate? (Part II of III)

This may be another in my series of profound grasps of the obvious – the compliance profession, research, technology and innovation are rapidly improving.  We all hear about innovative compliance approaches, new use of data analytics, application of behavioral sciences in program design and incentives, and sophisticated measurement programs.  As compliance tools become more affordable (e.g. blockchain), CCOs will have access to new technologies and...

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18 Jun, 2019

Watching the River Flow: The Evolution and Future of Compliance (Part I of III)

People disagreeing on all just about everything, yeah Makes you stop and all wonder why Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street Who just couldn’t help but cry Oh, this ol’ river keeps on rollin’, though No matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow And as long as it does I’ll just sit here And watch the...

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17 Jun, 2019

Ethics and Culture Lessons from the NBA Finals

Matt Stankiewicz, Senior Counsel at The Volkov Law Group, rejoins us for a posting on compliance lessons from the NBA Finals. Matt can be reached at [email protected]. As a huge sports fan and compliance practitioner, I can’t seem to divorce the two when I’m watching a sporting event, for better or for worse.  So while watching the National Basketball Association (“NBA”) Finals, one major event...

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16 Jun, 2019

U.S. Entities Engaged in M&A Transactions Beware; OFAC Highlights the “Unique Sanctions Risks” Posed by Foreign Acquisitions

Jessica Sanderson, Of Counsel at the Volkov Law Group, rejoins us for a posting on OFAC’s recent enforcement actions involving Expedia and other cases involving acquisitions of foreign-owned companies. Jessica can be reached at [email protected]. On June 13, 2019, OFAC announced a settlement with Expedia Group, Inc. for violations of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (“CACR”).  (Available here).  Expedia’s foreign subsidiaries assisted more than 2,200...

Podcasts

16 Jun, 2019

Episode 94 — How to Conduct a Risk Assessment for Sanctions Compliance

OFAC’s new framework guidance for sanctions compliance programs stretched into new territory with its risk assessment requirement. This new approach reflects OFAC’s recent aggressive enforcement programs. The scope of a risk assessment has to mirror the breadth of enforcement risks and has to include review of: (i) customers, supply chain, intermediaries, and counter-parties; (ii) the products and services it offers, including how and where such items fit into...

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