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6 Feb, 2023

DOJ Charges Russian and British Businessmen for Facilitating Sanctions Evasion of Russian Oligarch’s $90 Million Yacht

DOJ is poised for a big year in the enforcement of Russian Sanctions and seizure of assets connected to Russian Oligarchs. It has been nearly a year since the U.S., its allies and partners have unleashed robust sanctions against Russia in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. DOJ’s commitment to sanctions enforcement has been steady and will only increase. In a recent case, DOJ announced...

The Volkov Law Group Celebrates Ten-Year Anniversary

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6 Feb, 2023

The Volkov Law Group Celebrates Ten-Year Anniversary

The Volkov Law Group is honored to celebrate its ten-year anniversary. When we started in February 2013, we had no idea on the path our journey would take. We look back with gratitude and forward with passion and optimism. We appreciate our clients with whom we have had the privilege to collaborate. In addition, we value our families, friends and colleagues with whom we have...

Episode 260 — The Person of the Year: The Trade Compliance Officer Featuring Alex Cotoia from The Volkov Law Group

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6 Feb, 2023

Episode 260 — The Person of the Year: The Trade Compliance Officer Featuring Alex Cotoia from The Volkov Law Group

As we start the New Year, every compliance professional (and senior executive) should take a moment to acknowledge the amazing efforts made in 2022 by trade compliance professionals to ensure overall compliance with a maze of complex economic sanctions and export controls implemented in response to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Starting in February 2022, and almost on a daily basis, the U.S. government, along...

Department of State Updates ITAR U.S. Persons Abroad (“USPAB”) Guidance

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3 Feb, 2023

Department of State Updates ITAR U.S. Persons Abroad (“USPAB”) Guidance

Alex Cotoia, Regulatory Manager at The Volkov Law Group, rejoins us for a posting on recent ITAR Guidance on U.S. Persons Abroad. Alex can be reached at [email protected]. On January 5, 2023, the U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) published updated guidance concerning authorizations issued to U.S. Persons Abroad (“USPABs”) as defined in 22 C.F.R. Section 120.62. Current regulations require all...

Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division Sues Google (Again) for Monopolization of the Digital Advertising Market

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2 Feb, 2023

Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division Sues Google (Again) for Monopolization of the Digital Advertising Market

In a significant action, DOJ’s Antitrust Division filed a complex complaint against Google charging it with a long-time scheme over 15 years to monopolize the digital advertising market. DOJ was joined by Attorneys General of California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia. DOJ filed a separate antitrust case in 2020 against Google for monopolizing search and search advertising, which are...

Former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New York Counterintelligence Division Charged with Violating Russia Sanctions

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1 Feb, 2023

Former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New York Counterintelligence Division Charged with Violating Russia Sanctions

In an ironic twist (or you just can’t make this up moment, whichever you prefer), the Justice Department announced the arrest of Charles McGonigal, the former Special Agent in Charge (“SAC”) of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division in New York, along with Sergey Shestakov, a former Russian diplomat, in a five-count indictment for violating Russian sanctions and money laundering laws. The charges stem from services provided...

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30 Jan, 2023

Justice Department Tweaks Corporate Enforcement Policy to Entice More Corporate Voluntary Disclosures

The Department of Justice announced revisions to its Corporate Enforcement Policy (“CEP”) yet again in order to promote voluntary disclosures by Companies that discover potential wrongdoing. DOJ’s latest action demonstrated its commitment to several ideas: (1) Increasing prosecution of individual wrongdoers; (2) Offering benefits to companies to encourage self-reporting, cooperation and remediation; (3) Reducing the burdens on corporate shareholders from large fines and penalties that...

Episode 259 — Deep Dive into the Honeywell FCPA Case

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30 Jan, 2023

Episode 259 — Deep Dive into the Honeywell FCPA Case

Honeywell UOP (“Honeywell”) is a U.S.-based subsidiary of Honeywell International, Inc. The settlement resolved bribery charges in the United States and Brazil stemming from bribes paid to high-ranking officials at Petrobras, Brazil’s state-owned oil company. Honeywell agreed to a three-year deferred purchase agreement (“DPA”), which was filed in the Southern District of Texas (Houston). Honeywell agreed to pay approximately $79 million in exchange for the...

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26 Jan, 2023

Webinar: Lessons Learned from 2022: Improving Your Ethics and Compliance Program

February 14, 2023 12 Noon EST Sign Up HERE The past year was a big year in ethics and compliance programs. Global companies face aggressive enforcement risks, including anti-corruption, sanctions, export controls, and antitrust. Adding to this situation, DOJ issued a new Corporate Enforcement Policy, which includes new and significant compliance program expectations. Chief compliance officers face heightened challenges and expectations from internal and external...

Next Steps for CCOs – Revising Compensation Systems and Enhancing Data Preservation Technology

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26 Jan, 2023

Next Steps for CCOs – Revising Compensation Systems and Enhancing Data Preservation Technology

Just when we thought the ethics and compliance landscape was “stable,” the Justice Department pulled the compliance profession further and announced heightened expectations for corporate compliance programs. For prognosticators like myself it is easy to predict that next year companies will have to focus on their compensations systems and data preservation capabilities. DOJ has promised to issue additional guidance on these two important issues. However,...

Featured Articles:

DOJ Charges Russian and British Businessmen for Facilitating Sanctions Evasion of Russian Oligarch’s $90 Million Yacht

The Volkov Law Group Celebrates Ten-Year Anniversary

Episode 260 — The Person of the Year: The Trade Compliance Officer Featuring Alex Cotoia from The Volkov Law Group

Department of State Updates ITAR U.S. Persons Abroad (“USPAB”) Guidance

Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division Sues Google (Again) for Monopolization of the Digital Advertising Market

Former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New York Counterintelligence Division Charged with Violating Russia Sanctions

Justice Department Tweaks Corporate Enforcement Policy to Entice More Corporate Voluntary Disclosures

Episode 259 — Deep Dive into the Honeywell FCPA Case

Webinar: Lessons Learned from 2022: Improving Your Ethics and Compliance Program

Next Steps for CCOs – Revising Compensation Systems and Enhancing Data Preservation Technology

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