A number of high-risk markets — Brazil, Russia, India and China — offer significant business opportunities while creating significant compliance challenges. In response to business demands to enter these lucrative markets, Chief Compliance Officers are required to develop effective compliance strategies to detect and prevent Code of Conduct and legal violations in high-risk markets.   View more videos like this on the Volkov Law Group...

The FCPA Guidance is an extraordinary document issued by the Justice Department and the SEC in November of 2012. It is the most comprehensive statement of prosecution principles ever released by the Justice Department. The FCPA Guidance provides important safe harbors and identifies a number of best practices that should be incorporated into every anti-corruption compliance program.   View more videos like this on the...

Global companies are implementing anti-corruption policies and procedures. Many of these companies have an “abundance” of resources in comparison to small and mid-sized companies. For non-Fortune 500 global companies, anti-corruption compliance can present challenging circumstances and decisions on allocating limited compliance resources. These small companies have to look for efficiencies and other opportunities to leverage compliance resources to minimize risks and costs.   View more...

In today’s aggressive enforcement environment, the importance of internal investigations has increased. Companies have to ensure that they maintain effective internal investigations protocols. In situations where outside counsel are needed, it is critical to ensure that outside counsel adheres to important practices and procedures needed to protect the company and preserve the ability of the company to navigate a risky situation. View more videos like...

Companies are implementing due diligence programs to screen and monitor third party intermediaries. In doing so, companies are considering cutting edge techniques and technologies to improve the detection and prevention of fraud, bribery and other misconduct. At the same time, companies need to employ creative problem-solving techniques to protect their company from legal liability issues. View more videos like this on the Volkov Law Group...

Companies incur numerous expenses for travel, gifts, meals and entertainment expenses. Prosecutors at the Justice Department and the SEC often focus on these expenses in enforcement actions under the FCPA. Companies have to develop and implement prospective systems and controls for reviewing and approving such expenditures. View more videos like this on the Volkov Law Group YouTube Channel.

Companies with an embedded culture of ethics are more profitable, and have fewer legal and code violations. The best protection against legal and code violations is a culture of compliance and ethics. This webinar examines strategies for building a culture of ethics and compliance, how to monitor your company’s culture and how to maintain a company’s ethical culture. The challenge is to build a culture...

This webinar provides a basic FCPA training program. A number of webinar attendees have requested that I conduct a basic FCPA webinar outlining how the FCPA statute applies to international business operations. The topics covered will include a basic review of FCPA enforcement, anti-bribery and books and records provisions, relevant definitions, application to sales and regulatory functions and affirmative defenses. View more videos like this...

Companies have designed and implemented anti-corruption compliance programs. An important element of an effective compliance program is monitoring and auditing the program to identify issues for improvement. Working in collaboration with the Internal Auditor, Chief Compliance Officers have to adopt tailored monitoring and auditing procedures. View more videos like this on the Volkov Law Group YouTube Channel.

The Department of Justice and the Treasury Department have stepped up AML/BSA and Sanctions Enforcement. With the ever-increasing expansion and modification of sanctions, risks for all businesses, not just financial institutions, have increased exponentially. DOJ and the Treasury Department have warned banks and financial institutions to increase AML/BSA compliance efforts. In addition, DOJ and OFAC have aggressively prosecuted companies for failure to comply with sanctions....