Anti-Corruption Enforcement and Compliance Update: When: November 1, 2012 Time:  12 Noon EDT Who: Michael Volkov and Carlos Ortiz, LeClairRyan Sign up here The Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission have continued their aggressive enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. While there have been fewer settlements in 2012 than prior years, a number of Fortune 500 companies have disclosed ongoing internal...

World Compliance is holding an annual event on November 1, 2012, at Sofitel Hotel in Miami, Florida.  World Compliance is a sponsor of this blog and the leading open intelligence source business. Please register here.   The annual event includes an impressive list of speakers, including: 1.  Dirk Mohrmann, CEO WorldCompliance  2.  David Nanz, Supervisory Special Agent FBI Miami: “Trends in Financial Crime”  3.  Dennis...

Join me and Tom Echikson (Tom's profile is here) for a webinar on October 24, 2012 at 12 noon EST to examine civil and criminal environmental enforcement and compliance issues.  Please sign up here. Civil and criminal environmental enforcement is on the upswing. Almost daily the EPA issues press releases touting its latest success. This webinar will review EPA's civil and criminal environmental enforcement program,...

Join Tom Fox, Dan Chapman from Parker Drilling, and myself for a Kreller-sponsored seminar: FCPA Developments and Compliance. The Houstonian Hotel; When: October 10, 2012, 8-10 AM Sign Up Here Tom, Dan and I will address: — Recent FCPA enforcement actions — Lessons learned from each case — Practical advice on compliance strategies and procedures Please sign up and join us for a great seminar.  See...

Please join me and Tom Fox for a complimentary breakfast seminar on September 25, 2012 in San Diego, California. The seminar is being sponsored by Kreller Group.  Everyone who attends will receive a free copy of my book, Corruption Crime & Compliance, and Tom’s book, FCPA Compliance and Ethics. Anti-Corruption Due Diligence Workshop: Practical Steps to Protect Your Company from Third Party and Joint Venture...

Please join me and Tom Fox for a complimentary breakfast seminar on September 25, 2012 in San Diego, California.  The seminar is being sponsored by Kreller Group. Anti-Corruption Due Diligence Workshop: Practical Steps to Protect Your Company from Third Party and Joint Venture Risks.   When: September 25, 2012, 8 AM to 10 AM Where: San Diego Marriott, Del Mar, California Register HERE Conducting proper Due...

Please join me and Tom Fox for a complimentary breakfast seminar on September 25, 2012 in San Diego, California.  The seminar is being sponsored by Kreller Group. Anti-Corruption Due Diligence Workshop: Practical Steps to Protect Your Company from Third Party and Joint Venture Risks.   When: September 25, 2012, 8 AM to 10 AM Where: San Diego Marriott, Del Mar, California Register HERE Conducting proper Due...

I am happy to announce my pariticpation at several upcoming seminars sponsored by World Compliance. The next stop on the tour is Friday, August 17, 2012, in Bogota, Colombia.  Here is a link to the event.  I hope you can make it. After Bogota, we are scheduled to participate on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, in Mexico City, Mexico.  You can register for the event here.  I...

Join us for a Free Webinar:   Health Care Fraud Enforcement Trends and Compliance August 22, 2012, at 12 to 1 pm SIGN UP HERE Health care providers, insurance companies and pharmaceutical and medical device companies face unprecedented risks of civil and criminal enforcement. The Justice Department’s Health Care Fraud initiative, which primarily focuses on Medicare and Medicaid fraud and Off-Label marketing cases, is one of...

Join Me for A Mid-Year FCPA Update –July 11,2012 at 1 pm EST, sponsored by the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists. FCPA enforcement continues at an aggressive pace. Severalmajor cases are expected to be resolved in 2012.  Akready this year there have been significant cases, including the first declination of prosecution of a company because of its compliance program.  Recent surveys show that about...