Category: General

20 Apr, 2020

BVD Webinar –COVID-19 and compliance: is lockdown accelerating automation in onboarding and AML?

Webinar 10 am EST/3 pm BST April 29, 2020 Sign Up HERE As the world fights COVID-19 and compliance officers grapple with virtual working at this time of heightened risk, are they increasingly seeking digital and automated processes to succeed? This webinar considers why the current climate has heightened awareness of the advantages of digital and automated compliance practice. Join this webinar to: hear how implementing...

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20 Apr, 2020

Are Compliance Officers “Essential”?

Jessica Sanderson, Of Counsel, The Volkov Law Group, rejoins us for a posting on the importance of compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jessica can be reached at [email protected]. In these challenging times, when governments around the world are asking all “non-essential” workers to stay home, and companies are struggling with business interruptions and difficult decisions regarding pay-cuts, layoffs and furloughs, we’ve been thinking a lot...

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15 Apr, 2020

COVID-19 and Force Majure Contractual Provisions

It turns out law school was very helpful to practicing law – every first year law student is required to take a contract law class. Now, lawyers are able to apply what they learned in the most unlikely of circumstances – the Covid-19 pandemic. Companies suffering from the shelter in place and business disruptions have to identify and assess liability under contracts with vendors, suppliers...

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14 Apr, 2020

The Fundamental Foundation – Board Oversight of Corporate Ethics and Compliance Programs

Jonathan Marks, Partner, Baker Tilly, joins us for a posting on the importance of corporate board oversight of ethics and compliance programs. Jonathan’s profile is here and his email contact is [email protected]. Under the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines, in order to receive credit for having an effective compliance program, and thereby reduce the fines imposed on the organization, a Board of Directors must be “knowledgeable...

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13 Apr, 2020

Risk Lessons from the Pandemic Warfront

Donna Boehme, Principal at Compliance Strategist, joins us for a blog posting on risk and leadership lessons from the pandemic. Donna’s profile is here and she can be reached at [email protected]. I look forward to all the books to be written about the crisis we are living through, especially with all the many high-profile lessons in #EthicalLeadership, #Trust and #CrisisManagement that are emerging daily, but...

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9 Apr, 2020

Videoconferencing and Export Controls

Janet Longo, Regulatory Compliance Analyst at The Volkov Law Group, joins us for a posting on videoconferencing and compliance export controls. Janet can be reached at [email protected]. As the Covid-19 virus is proliferating, so is the practice of conducting business through videoconferencing from home. While many commentators have discussed the serious data privacy and security problems associated with video conferencing, we’ve been thinking about the...

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8 Apr, 2020

COVID-19: DOJ’s Aggressive Prosecution of Fraud and Pandemic-Related Crimes

The Justice Department and the FBI have acted to focus on fraudsters who are preying on the public panic in response to the pandemic. The Justice Department has alerted US Attorneys’ Offices, and federal, state and local law enforcement of many of the common fraud schemes. DOJ already has prosecuted individuals and businesses selling fake cures for COVID-19 online and other forms of fraud. In...

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7 Apr, 2020

A Personal Tribute to Judge Stanley Sporkin: The Fern Street Crew Gang Prosecution (Part II of II)

My relationship with Judge Sporkin started in the 1990s when I served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia. I prosecuted a number of criminal cases before Judge Sporkin. In 1996, my colleague, Jim Dinan, and I prosecuted a RICO and Continuing Criminal Enterprise gang case against the “Fern Street Crew,” before Judge Sporkin. The case involved five defendants who were charged...

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6 Apr, 2020

A Personal Tribute to Judge Stanley Sporkin (Part I of II)

Judge Stanley Sporkin was a mentor, a professional colleague and a friend. I admired Judge Sporkin, respected his commitment to integrity and valued our professional collaboration and personal friendship. Judge Stanley Sporkin died on March 23, 2020. He was 88 years old. I am compelled to write about my friend. I will miss him. Judge Sporkin’s reputation for fairness and integrity was beyond reproach. His...

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6 Apr, 2020

Virginia Suveiu and Janet Longo Join Volkov Law Group

The Volkov Law Group is proud to announce the addition of two talented professionals to our firm. Virginia Suveiu has joined as Of Counsel. Virginia counsels on ethics and compliance, regulatory compliance and commercial law matters. She is currently editing a handbook on Risk Management and the Law for Routledge. Virginia is a mediator and arbitrator, including for the International Chamber of Commerce, the Orange...