April 23 and 25, 12 Noon -1 PM EST Register Here (April 23) or Here (April 25) The Department of Justice’s and the SEC’s FCPA Guidance issued last November, 2012, outlined the hallmarks of an “effective” anti-corruption compliance program. In the FCPA Guidance, the Justice Department and the SEC suggested that an “effective” anti-corruption compliance program could protect a company from liability for an FCPA...

April 3 and 4, 2013, 12 -1 PM EST Sign Up Here (April 3) and Here (April 4) No matter how good a compliance program you have, there is always a risk of an FCPA violation.  The Justice Department has stated that 2013 will be a big year in FCPA enforcement with many cases in the pipeline.  More companies are disclosing government investigations or inquiries and potential...

March 20, 2013, 12 Noon -1 PM EST Register Here Almost every FCPA enforcement action involves misconduct by third party agents and distributors. The Justice Department and the SEC have emphasized the importance of companies conducing appropriate due diligence. In the absence of proper due diligence procedures and documentation, companies face significant bribery and enforcement risks. Companies that design and implement due diligence policies and procedures...

March 6, 2013, 12 Noon -1 PM EST Register Here The art of day-to-day internal investigations has been ignored in favor of focus on high-profile, high-stakes internal investigations.  Companies need to plan in advance for conducting routine internal investigations which occur on a regular basis. Every compliance program needs to include a basic protocol for handling day-to-day internal investigations.  Such a protocol will protect a company...

When: January 22, 2013, 12 Noon EST Sign Up HERE The Department of Justice and the Securities Enforcement Commission have issued important guidance on compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The message to every business was clear — if you adopt and implement an “effective” compliance program, you will receive significant credit for your program which can reduce a penalty, avoid a corporate monitor,...

When:  November 13, 12 Noon Sign Up Here Join me and Carlos Ortiz, LeClairRyan The Department of Justice and the Treasury Department (FINCEN and OFAC) have been increasing enforcement of anti-money laundering laws. The Justice Department brought significant cases against ING Bank and other foreign banks for violating sanctions against Iran, Cuba and other countries. Now, it is focusing on a number of cases under...

Join me, Eddie Coogan, CEO and Founder, Catelas, Inc., and Alan Morley, currently with Compliance Risk at Barclays Bank and formerly at JP Morgan,  for Part 2 of the free Catelas Webinar Series on Third-Party Risks and the Monitoring, Auditing and Supervision process.  Sign Up Here It should be a lively discussion.   Please submit questions in advance or during the Webinar as case studies, best practices, and the latest...

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,...