Tagged: FCPA Year in Review

Start the New Year with Two Free Webinars: 2023 FCPA and Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance Reviews

FCPA Enforcement and Compliance Review January 9, 2024, 12 Noon EST Sign Up Here Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance Review January 16, 2024, 12 Noon EST Sign Up Here Start the New Year off right — review 2023 FCPA enforcement and compliance on January 9, 2024, and then one week later, on January 16, 2024, review 2023 sanctions enforcement and compliance. FCPA: For the Justice Department...

Episode 257: 2022 FCPA Year in Review Featuring Tom Fox

The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission bounced back in 2022 to restore their records for aggressive FCPA enforcement.  At the same time, DOJ announced significant new compliance program expectations, and appeared ready to press forward with a number of FCPA resolutions. Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist and Leader of the Compliance Podcast Network, joins Michael Volkov for a comprehensive review of 2022...

2022: The FCPA Year in Review

The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission bounced back in 2022 to restore their records for aggressive FCPA enforcement.  At the same time, DOJ announced significant new compliance program expectations, and appeared ready to press forward with a number of FCPA resolutions. The Numbers For the year, DOJ totaled five corporate resolutions, two separate declinations under its Corporate Enforcement Policy, and approximately 24...

Two-Part Webinar: 2022 FCPA Enforcement and Compliance Year in Review (Part I); 2022 Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance Year in Review (Part II)

2022 FCPA Enforcement and Compliance January 10, 2022 12 Noon EST Sign Up Here FCPA: The Justice Department and the SEC continued to push FCPA enforcement with a new emphasis on aggressive enforcement resolutions, heightened compliance expectations and certification requirements designed to increase accountability. The Biden Administration promised a new, aggressive approach, and they are starting to deliver on that promise. While there were several important corporate...

Episode 176 — 2020 FCPA Enforcement and Compliance Trends

The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission had another record year of enforcement.  In fact, the last four years of FCPA enforcement included two years of record enforcement – 2019 and 2020.  After those two years, 2016, 2014, 2010 were larger enforcement years (as measured by total fines) than 2017 and 2018, the first two years of FCPA enforcement under the Trump Administration. In this...

Webinar: 2020 FCPA Enforcement and Compliance Review

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...

Episode 121: 2019 — FCPA Year in Review

The Justice Department and the SEC had a record year in FCPA enforcement — the largest amount of penalties against corporate defendants and the most individuals charged in one year.  DOJ also adopted new guidance on corporate compliance programs.   The Justice Department’s enforcement year included several major prosecutions, including Ericsson, Walmart, Fresenius Medical and Cognizant Technology. In this Episode, Michael Volkov reviews 2019 FCPA enforcement...

Two Webinars: 2019 FCPA Year in Review & 2019 OFAC Enforcement Year in Review

2019 — The FCPA Year in Review  January 7, 2020, 12 Noon EST FCPA Sign Up HERE 2019 — OFAC and Sanctions Enforcement January 21, 2020, 12 Noon EST OFAC Sign Up HERE FCPA: The Justice Department and the SEC had a record year in FCPA enforcement — the largest amount of penalties against corporate defendants and the most individuals charged in one year.  DOJ also adopted...

Webinar: 2019 — The FCPA Year in Review

2019 — The FCPA Year in Review January 7, 2020, 12 Noon EST Sign Up HERE The Justice Department and the SEC had a record year in FCPA enforcement — the largest amount of penalties against corporate defendants and the most individuals charged in one year. DOJ’s Ericsson and MTS settlements resulted in nearly $2 billion in recoveries. DOJ had several trial victories as well...

2018 FCPA Year in Review: The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same

Happy New Year! Another year is in the books for FCPA enforcement and compliance.  The headline for this past year (like many other years) is/was – The more things change, the more they stay the same. FCPA enforcement is bipartisan and immune from political winds.  I may live to regret this assertion.  Whether DOJ is under Republican or Democrat control, FCPA enforcement will continue.  DOJ’s...