The Trump Administration is focused on change in the government’s role, the administrative state, and the political environment.  With these changes, you can expect the Trump Administration to aggressively pursue violators — DOJ is being re-organized in a way to decentralize prosecutorial discretion to the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices among the 94 specific judicial districts.  DOJ’s supervisory role had been a hinderance in certain areas, and...

This week we are pleased to bring you one of our most popular episodes of 2024. Please enjoy, and we will be back next week with more insights from the Corruption, Crime, and Compliance podcast. Carlos Villagrán is the Director of Compliance at CMPC, a 100-year-old Chilean-based holding company, one of the worldwide leading pulp, paper, packaging, personal care, and other forest products manufacturers. With...

Chief compliance officers are adjusting a new, risk world, where top risks include export controls, sanctions, and immigration enforcement. At the same time, some risks remain — third-party risks, conflict of interest, fair competition, and yes, even anti-bribery.  At the beginning of a new Administration, there is a lag between intentions and actions.  It takes time to move the government enforcement and regulatory machinery and...

This week we are pleased to bring you one of our most popular episodes of 2024. Please enjoy, and we will be back next week with more insights from the Corruption, Crime, and Compliance podcast. Have you heard of the recent controversies around Boeing 737 MAX and its safety? Have you wondered what is being done about the concerns around it? In this episode of...

When assessing your third-party risks, it is important to start with one important division — a company’s supply chain and on the flip side, a company’s distribution chain.  Sourcing materials and supply chain links present a set of risks.  Conversely, a company’s distribution chain, sales channel, presents another set of challenges.  In each case, legal and compliance have to understand the legal risks presented by...

Trade compliance officers are scrambling — they knew change was afoot but no one expected the speed and wide scope of upheaval in the trade arena.  One day presents potential changes with serious ramifications. In this turbulent era,  legal and compliance have to maintain calm, avoid over-reaction and remain close to their corporate values and principles.  Legal and compliance have to present a steady confidence. ...

How do you manage risk when the vulnerabilities are outside your organization aren’t in your hands? In this episode of Corruption, Crime, and Compliance, we delve into the world of third-party risk management with our guest, Natalie Druckman, from Certa. As we discuss the regulatory landscape in EMEA and the US, Natalie highlights the higher regulatory burden faced by companies in EMEA, and how Certa...

This week, we bring you a replay of one of our most impactful podcasts from last year, featuring Alex Cotoia and Daniela Melendez. Listen in as we discuss the EU Whistleblower Directive of October 2019. We’ll return next week with one of our regular updates. Directive 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and Council dated 23 October 2019 on the “protection of persons who report breaches...

With tariffs shaking global trade, aggressive sanctions enforcement, and new risks from AI, businesses must rethink their strategies. Can your compliance program keep up, or will it be left scrambling? In this episode of Corruption, Crime, and Compliance, Michael Volkov unpacks the rapidly shifting risk landscape facing businesses today. From trade compliance and supply chain disruptions to cybersecurity and government enforcement, Mike highlights the top...

We have some new vernacular to bring into the compliance arena — companies need to address risks of interacting with cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs).  Companies need to understand the laws used to designate cartels and other organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). Under current criminal and sanctions laws, FTOs and SDGTs create criminal and civil risks for...