Webinar: 2020 FCPA Enforcement and Compliance Review October 13, 2020, 12 Noon EST Sign Up HERE Despite the pandemic and disruptions to the global economy, the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission have resumed their aggressive enforcement of the FCPA. DOJ has continued its pace of corporate prosecutions while continuing to increase individual criminal prosecutions. DOJ and the SEC also issued a revised...
Webinar: FCPA Compliance — Acquisitions, Integration & FCPA Audits Tuesday, September 8, 2020, 12 Noon EST SIGN UP HERE In general, when a company acquires another company, the successor company can be liable for the acquired company’s activities prior to acquisition. The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) have administered Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement actions against successor...
The laundry list of companies that have been prosecuted for FCPA violations surrounding gifts, meals, entertainment and travel expenditures is lengthy. Consider just two examples: In SEC v. Diageo (2011) (copy Here), Diageo agreed to a $16 million settlement for a variety of illegal bribe payments and GMET expenses, including $64,184 spent on rice cakes and other gifts for the South Korean military over a four-year...
Compliance officers are trained to spot risks. They have an eagle eye and keen sensitivity. In some cases they have to overcome inaccurate designations – my favorite is a “PEP,” a politically exposed person. I sometimes hear the compliance equivalent of an “Oh, no, we can’t do business with him or her – he or she is a PEP.” Of course, we all know that...
Any fool can know. The point is to understand. – Albert Einstein Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe. – Albert Einstein This week I am posting a five-part series on FCPA compliance issues. While there have been many advances in the anti-corruption ethics and compliance field, there is still more work to do to advance...
Tom Fox rejoins Corruption, Crime & Compliance for a 2017 FCPA Review. Tom discusses important trends and events from 2017 in FCPA enforcement and compliance. Tom is the thought-leader on FCPA and compliance issues. He maintains the popular blog, FCPA Compliance & Ethics, the Podcast Network and is a prolific author of numerous books, articles, and e-books.
2016 FCPE Enforcement and Compliance Year in Review January 10, 2017 12 Noon EST Sign Up HERE The Justice Department and the SEC returned a big year in 2016 FCPA enforcement. In April 2016, DOJ adopted its FCPA Pilot Program to encourage companies to self-disclose FCPA violations and cooperate with government investigations. Despite a slowdown in 2015 and early 2016, DOJ and the SEC brought...
The Justice Department finally released its long-awaited new FCPA enforcement plan. It took DOJ a little while to come up with this and in the end, like most initiatives, there is a mixed bag for global companies, FCPA practitioners, DOJ prosecutors and law enforcement. Today’s posting analyzes the initiative on prosecution issues, and tomorrow’s post will review the compliance component of the new guidance. DOJ’s...
Webinar: March 9, 2016, 12 Noon EST Sign Up Here FCPA enforcement actions provide important compliance tips and reminders for anti-corruption compliance programs. In this webinar, we will review FCPA enforcement actions for the last few years and present a number of important compliance program tips and reminders. Join Michael Volkov, CEO of The Volkov Law Group, for a discussion of FCPA enforcement actions and...
