The Department of Justice finished 2017 with two significant FCPA enforcement actions, and fittingly, one was a corporate settlement and another was an individual criminal guilty plea.  The Justice Department’s final FCPA enforcement actions for 2017 included an interesting settlement with Keppel Offshore and Marine Ltd. (KOM), a Singapore based, global shipyard and repair company, and a criminal guilty plea from a sales executive involved...

I always take a deep breath when starting this posting – not that I am the kiss of death, but sometimes my predictions come true and most times they do not.  But with that caveat, I am brave enough to venture into 2018 and offer some predictions. First, and this may not be so surprising, individual FCPA criminal prosecutions will continue to increase.  In fact,...

With the close of 2017, FCPA enforcement continues as a major priority for the US Department of Justice.  Notwithstanding fears and concerns that the new administration would turn its back on FCPA enforcement, the Justice Department’s work continues unabated and unhindered.  All the doomsayers have to admit that no big changes have occurred in the Justice Department’s commitment to battle global corruption. The Numbers Looking...

Webinar: 2017 FCPA Year in Review Tuesday, January 9, 2018, 11 am EST SIGN UP HERE FCPA enforcement continued in 2017 with an increased emphasis on individual enforcement. Despite early questions as to the new administration’s commitment to FCPA enforcement, the Justice Department and the SEC continued to push aggressive enforcement cases, building on well-established relationships with global law enforcement partners. In a significant development,...

FCPA enforcement continued in 2017 with an increased emphasis on individual enforcement. Despite early questions as to the new administration’s commitment to FCPA enforcement, the Justice Department and the SEC continued to push aggressive enforcement cases, building on well-established relationships with global law enforcement partners. In a significant development, the Justice Department issued a new FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy, which created a declination presumption for...

Happy Holidays to everyone!!  The Volkov Law Group wishes you and your loved ones a happy holiday season. Corruption, Crime & Compliance will return in the New Year — 2018!! Thank you to our clients, our subscribers and followers.  All the best.

Tom Fox, Matt Kelly, Jonathan Armstrong, Jay Rosen and myself recorded a new episode of Everything Compliance.  In the first part of a two-part episode, Tom, Matt and I discuss the new FCPA corporate enforcement policy. You can listen Here. Thanks Tom, Matt, Jonathan and Jay.

I am pleased to announce the release of my new e-book:  Pointing the Finger — How Corporate Boards are Dodging Accountability and What CCOs Can Do About It. My new e-book can be downloaded HERE. Thanks to Corporate Compliance Insights for publishing the book and its continuing support. The compliance revolution has had a dramatic impact on important actors in the compliance arena – the...

In episode three of a three-part series, Michael Volkov, who has 25 years experience as a federal prosecutor, reviews the important timeline of events and discusses next steps on Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation.

In part II of his three-part series, Michael Volkov offers his insights and perspective, based on 25 years of services as a federal prosecutor, on the ongoing Russian investigation. In this episode, Michael Volkov focuses on the Michael Flynn plea agreement.