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8 May, 2019

OFAC Joins the Compliance Club – Issues Framework for Sanctions Compliance Programs (Part I of IV)

The Volkov Law Group has scheduled a free webinar to review OFAC’s new Framework for Sanctions Compliance Programs for May 22, 2019, at 12 Noon EST. Sign Up Here. On the heels of the Justice Department’s announcement of its new compliance guidance, on May 2, 2019, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) issued its promised guidance for sanctions compliance programs (“SCP”) (Here). ...

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3 May, 2019

DOJ’s New Corporate Compliance Guidance: Training and Communications, Reporting and Investigations, Third-Party Management and Mergers and Acquisitions (Part III of V)

The Volkov Law Group has scheduled a free webinar on DOJ’s New Compliance Program Guidance for May 9, 2019, at 12 noon EST. Sign up HERE. The Justice Department’s new Corporate Compliance Guidance is keyed to the concept of a “well-designed compliance program.”  Under this concept, we first examined risk assessments and policies and procedures.  DOJ’s Corporate Compliance Guidance also addresses training and communications, reporting...

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2 May, 2019

DOJ’s New Corporate Compliance Guidance: Risk Assessments and Policies and Procedures (Part II of V)

The Volkov Law Group has scheduled a free webinar on DOJ’s New Compliance Program Guidance for May 9, 2019, at 12 noon EST. Sign up HERE. The Justice Department’s new Corporate Compliance Guidance is keyed to three topics:  Design of a Corporate Compliance Program  Effective Implementation  Does the Compliance Program “Work in Practice”? Part 1 of the Corporate Compliance Guidance addresses the following elements of...

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1 May, 2019

DOJ Issues New and More Robust Guidance on Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (Part I of V)

The Volkov Law Group has scheduled a free webinar on DOJ’s New Compliance Program Guidance for May 9, 2019, at 12 noon EST. Sign up HERE. In a major development in ethics and compliance program expectations, the Justice Department has issued a new and important revised guidance on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (HERE).  The new Evaluation Guidance supersedes the prior document issued in...

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30 Apr, 2019

OFAC Enforcement Action Underscores Russia Sectoral Sanctions

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC”) continues its enforcement run.  In a recent case against Haverly Systems, Inc., OFAC sent an important reminder to US companies about compliance with the Ukraine-Russia Sectoral Sanctions Program.  Haverly paid roughly $75,000 for two violations of the Ukraine-Russia Sectoral Sanctions (SSI).  In two transactions, Haverly violated Directive 2 of the Ukraine-Russia the 90-day maturation limitation on...

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29 Apr, 2019

The Important Link Between Anti-Corruption Compliance and Effective Training Programs

Julie DiMauro, Regulatory Intelligence Expert, Thomson Reuters, and Michael Volkov, CEO, The Volkov Law Group We were honored to jointly present a Thomson Reuters-sponsored webinar focused on Top Anti-Corruption Compliance Risks recently; if you missed it, please find the replay here.  Global anti-corruption risks are increasing at the same time that global cooperation among prosecutors and law enforcement agencies are facilitating the detection and penalization...

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24 Apr, 2019

DOJ and OFAC Announce Another Sanctions Settlement – UniCredit Group Banks Pay Over $1.3 Billion and Subsidiary Bank Agrees to Plead Guilty for Violating Iran Sanctions

The Justice Department and the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) are on a roll.  Global banks are facing renewed prosecutions, along with aggressive sanctions prosecutions of companies for integrating acquisitions and supply chain missteps. In the latest billion-dollar plus settlement, UniCredit Bank S.p.A UC Group), based in Milan, Italy and two subsidiaries, UniCredit Bank AG (UCB AG), a German bank (aka HypoVereinsbank),...

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23 Apr, 2019

Acteon Pays $441,000 to Settle Two OFAC Enforcement Actions

We can add Acteon to the list of OFAC settlements for 2019, which is quickly turning into a robust sanctions’ enforcement year.  Acteon is a UK based company, which provides subsea services in the oil and gas industry.  (Acteon recently announced the acquisition of Benthic, an Australian owned subsea company, which operates out of Houston, Texas). In the first enforcement action, Acteon and its operating...

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