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18 Jul, 2020

Webinar: 2020 Mid-Year OFAC Sanctions and Compliance Review

2020 Mid-Year OFAC Sanctions Compliance Review August 4, 2020, 12 Noon EST Sign Up Here Despite the pandemic and disruptions to the global economy, the Office of Foreign Asset Control continues its aggressive enforcement of economic sanctions. OFAC has brought several significant enforcement actions, and the Justice Department joined in one enforcement action for violation of the North Korea sanctions programs. While OFAC has recognized...

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15 Jul, 2020

Webinar: Jessica Sanderson and Jonathan Marks — Best Practices for Conducting Remote Internal Investigations

Webinar: Best Practices for Conducting Remote Internal Investigations July 28, 2020, 12 Noon EST Sign Up Here In this pandemic era, global companies have been challenged to maintain a reliable and effective internal investigation program. Companies have relied on remote investigation strategies to collect and review documents and conduct interviews. In conducting remote investigations, companies have to ensure that they follow investigation requirements, maintain confidentiality...

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7 Jul, 2020

Webinar: Catching Up with DOJ Compliance Program Guidance

Catching Up with DOJ Compliance Program Guidance Tuesday, July 14, 2020, 12 Noon EST Sign Up HERE The Justice Department has issued two sets of important revisions to its compliance program guidance. First, on July 1, 2020, DOJ announced revisions to its 2019 Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Program Guidance. Second, on July 3, 2020, DOJ and the SEC released a Second Edition of its FCPA...

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27 Apr, 2020

Webinar: COVID-19 — The New Compliance and Risk Framework

COVID-19 — The New Compliance and Risk Framework May 6, 2020, 12 Noon EST SIGN UP HERE The COVID-19 Pandemic has had a devastating impact on everyone around the globe, resulting in over 55,000 deaths in the United States. The global economy has suffered serious disruption and harm. The recovery path appears to be slow and there are increasing risks of a recurrence of the...

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18 Mar, 2020

Webinar: How to Implement an Effective OFAC Sanctions Compliance Program

Webinar: How to Implement an Effective OFAC Sanctions Compliance Program 12 Noon EST, March 31, 2020 Sign Up HERE In 2019, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) issued important guidance on sanctions compliance programs. OFAC’s guidance sets out new and prescriptive requirements for sanctions compliance programs. At the same time, OFAC has ramped up enforcement efforts. The Justice Department revised its...

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17 Mar, 2020

Webinar: Maintaining a Reliable and Effective Internal Investigation Program

Webinar: Maintaining a Reliable and Effective Internal Investigation 12 Noon EST,March 24, 2020 Sign Up HERE A company’s commitment to implementing an effective ethics and compliance program must include a reliable internal investigation program. In order to build trust and a speak up culture, an internal investigation program has to respond promptly and fairly to employee concerns. Companies that operate a bare bones or ineffective...

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2 Jan, 2020

Two Webinars: 2019 FCPA Year in Review & 2019 OFAC Enforcement Year in Review

2019 — The FCPA Year in Review January 7, 2020, 12 Noon EST FCPA Sign Up HERE 2019 — OFAC and Sanctions Enforcement January 21, 2020, 12 Noon EST OFAC Sign Up HERE FCPA: The Justice Department and the SEC had a record year in FCPA enforcement — the largest amount of penalties against corporate defendants and the most individuals charged in one year. DOJ also adopted...

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13 Dec, 2019

Webinar: 2019 — The FCPA Year in Review

2019 — The FCPA Year in Review January 7, 2020, 12 Noon EST Sign Up HERE The Justice Department and the SEC had a record year in FCPA enforcement — the largest amount of penalties against corporate defendants and the most individuals charged in one year. DOJ’s Ericsson and MTS settlements resulted in nearly $2 billion in recoveries. DOJ had several trial victories as well...

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2 Dec, 2019

Webinar: Third-Party Risk Management — Practical Solutions to Due Diligence, Monitoring and Testing

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 12 NOON EST Sign Up Here As more companies implement automated solutions to manage their third-parties, compliance officers face a growing list of new challenges to managing third-party risk. The Justice Department and the Department of Treasury (OFAC) have elevated the importance of managing anti-corruption and sanctions risks by issuing compliance program guidance. As part of this new set of expectations,...

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27 Oct, 2019

Why A Duck — Episode 6, Coconuts and the OFAC Compliance Framework

In this Episode, Tom Fox and Mike Volkov discuss the Marx Brothers movie, Coconuts, and the new OFAC Compliance Framework. Listen HERE Tom and Mike address the following issues: Why has Mike Volkov called the OFAC Compliance Framework a ‘game-changer’? How does the OFAC Framework illustrate regulatory convergence? What are some of the highlights of the OFAC Framework? What are some of the key lessons...