The Volkov Law Group has two upcoming webinars in October 2014.  The details and sign up links are set forth below. Webinar recordings are maintained on Michael Volkov’s You Tube Channel Here Webinar: Thursday, October 9, 2014, 12 Noon EST Taking Third Party Due Diligence to the Next Level  Sign Up Here Companies are implementing due diligence programs to screen and monitor third party intermediaries....

I am pleased to announce that I will be conducting a two-day FCPA Master Class on October 21 and 22, 2014.  The Master Class is sponsored by Marcus Evans and will be held in Chicago, Illinois. To register, email Emily Jones at Marcus Evans:  [email protected] For a copy of the brochure click here The FCPA Master Class is an in-depth program designed to provide an...

A last-minute notice — September 4, 2014, Sign up for NAVES Global’s free webinar, Policy Management Practices: A How-To Guide.  In the second session of NAVEX Global’s three-part Policy Management Bootcamp, you will learn how to assemble a policy oversight committee, document the policy development process and ensure policies meet long-term compliance goals. SIGN UP HERE  

Taking Third Party Due Diligence to the Next Level  Webinar: September 23, 12 Noon EST Sign Up Here Companies are implementing due diligence programs to screen and monitor third party intermediaries. In doing so, companies are considering cutting edge techniques and technologies to improve the detection and prevention of fraud, bribery and other misconduct. At the same time, companies need to employ creative problem-solving techniques...

1.  Basic FCPA Compliance Training Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 12 Noon EST Sign Up Here   2.  Building a Culture of Ethics Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 12 Noon EST Sign Up Here The Volkov Law Group is offering two webinars for the rest of July 2014. The first webinar, on July 15, 2014, provides a basic FCPA training program. A number of webinar attendees have...

July 8, 2014, 12 Noon EST SIGN UP HERE Companies have designed and implemented anti-corruption compliance programs.  An important element of an effective compliance program is monitoring and auditing the program to identify issues for improvement. Working in collaboration with the Internal Auditor, Chief Compliance Officers have to rely on tailored monitoring and auditing procedures to identify issues for review to ensure improvement of a...

June 10, and June 24, 2014, 12 Noon to 1 PM EST Sign Up Here (Part I, June 10) Sign Up Here (Part II, June 24) The Department of Justice and the Treasury Department have stepped up AML/BSA and Sanctions Enforcement. With the ever-increasing expansion and modification of sanctions, risks for all businesses, not just financial institutions, have increased exponentially. DOJ and the Treasury Department...

Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 12 Noon EST Sign Up Here Global companies have to design and implement an efficient process for conducting internal investigations. An effective ethics and compliance program requires companies to screen complaints, assign appropriate resources to each, and resolve investigations in a fair and even-handed way. The internal investigation process provides important insights that can be used to improve a company’s ethics...

Webinar: May 21, 2014, 12 Noon EST Designing Cost-Effective Risk Assessment Programs  Sign Up Here The foundation of every anti-corruption ethics and compliance program is a risk assessment. It is important to design and implement a process to conduct an initial risk assessment, to update the risk assessment, and to ensure that you maintain an accurate relative risk-ranking system. A current risk assessment is critical...

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 1 PM EST/10 AM PST Register Here Today, companies face unprecedented risk in retaining third-party agents and distributors.  To mitigate these risks and seek business growth opportunities, companies have to implement a due diligence program tailored to identified risk, using available resources.  Companies recognize that a technology-enabled due diligence program can increase effectiveness and drive down costs. This webinar offers a...