Tagged: ethics and compliance program

Webinar: DOJ’s New Corporate Enforcement Policy — Taking Compliance to the Next Level

Webinar: DOJ’s New Corporate Enforcement Policy — Taking Compliance to the Next Level

Webinar: DOJ’s New Corporate Enforcement Policy — Taking Complaince to the Next Level October 25, 2022 12 Noon EST SIGN UP HERE The Biden Department of Justice promised a tough, new approach to white collar enforcement. In a series of steps, the Justice Department has set out a new and comprehensive approach to corporate criminal enforcement with a direct and immediate impact across the Justice...

Tracking Ethics and Compliance Program Performance (Part II of II)

Tracking Ethics and Compliance Program Performance (Part II of II)

Chief compliance officers rely on several important sources for feedback — internal data and communications (reviews with board, senior managers, employees); and benchmarking against comparable organizations.  An internal compliance dashboard is an important part of this feedback loop and brings consistency to measurement and trend analysis. Policies and Procedures: Assuming that the organization has adopted a policy management program (often using an automated program), for...

Episode 241 — Continuous Improvement, Testing and Auditing of Your Ethics and Compliance Program

Episode 241 — Continuous Improvement, Testing and Auditing of Your Ethics and Compliance Program

The Justice Department and various regulatory agencies continue to emphasize the importance of continuous improvement, testing and review as part of robust assessment procedures in an effective compliance program.  The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control has specifically stated that a sanctions compliance program should include “a comprehensive, independent, and objective testing or audit function” so that a company can determine “how their program[]...

Pushing Ethics and Compliance Programs in the New FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy

Pushing Ethics and Compliance Programs in the New FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy

The Justice Department’s aggressive enforcement program, particularly in the FCPA arena, has been the primary impetus to the growth and empowerment of the corporate compliance function.  The Justice Department and SEC’s FCPA Guidance, and the specific Hallmarks of an Effective Compliance and Ethics Program is the most definitive statement on compliance expectations ever released by US prosecutors.  Since 2012, the Justice Department has built on...

Update on The Volkov Law Group

Update on The Volkov Law Group

The Volkov Law Group continues to offer innovative legal services focused on ethics and compliance programs, enforcement defense, and internal investigations. See Firm website here. The Volkov Law Group team includes talented professionals: Lauren Connell, Managing Associate; Jacqui Martin (formerly Merrill), Senior Associate; Susan Simpson, Associate; Matt Stankiewicz, Associate; and Vincent Ruiz, Counsel. See Firm profiles here. The Volkov Law Group believes that every company...

FCPA Predictions for 2017 (Part III of III)

FCPA Predictions for 2017 (Part III of III)

With the new incoming administration, everyone is busy predicting major changes in DOJ FCPA enforcement. I do not share this view. Frankly, FCPA enforcement is more bipartisan than other controversial enforcement programs (e.g. civil antitrust and merger enforcement), and DOJ’s FCPA program is very profitable. While there may be a renewed effort by the Chamber of Commerce to raise FCPA reform again, I do not...

Cleaning Up a Compliance Program Mess

Cleaning Up a Compliance Program Mess

You have just been hired as the new Chief Compliance Officer of a global company operating in over 80 countries, including numerous high-risk corruption countries. You have no staff and have been given a budget to hire 5 full-time professionals, support staff, and technology, if reasonably priced. When you look into the existing compliance program, you realize that everything is a mess. There are no...