As the dust settles on the U.S. Election, companies are quickly analyzing the implications for the economy, business environment, new enforcement priorities and compliance implications.  When new Administrations come into power, change is inevitable.  Given the change with President Trump’s return to the White House, and in light of several of his stated intentions, companies should prepare for this new environment. The Trump Administration’s priorities...

I am not an “I told you so” person – frankly, it is a very unattractive character trait. I am more comfortable with the old adage – even a broken clock is correct twice a day. I fall into that category. All the FCPA prognosticators, predictors and paparazzi have missed the boat on understanding what happened this year – 2016, to make this a record...

Lauren Connell, Managing Associate at The Volkov Law Group, joins us again for a posting on DOJ’s recent FCPA guidance announcement.  Lauren can be reached at [email protected].  Her bio is here.   Lots of people are talking about the DOJ’s new self-disclosure pilot program, but it was only the last of three steps announced in the DOJ’s Fraud Section FCPA Enforcement Plan and Guidance. One...