I am pleased to announce the release by Corporate Compliance Insights of my new book: Making Money is Not A Mission: 10 Essays on the Compliance Culture Revolution. Thank you to CCI for its continuing support. CCI continues its position as the leading forum for compliance thought leadership. My new book is available for download HERE. Thank you to everyone for your support, friendship and...
The Volkov Law Group — Michael Volkov, Matt Stankiewicz, Jessica Sanderson and Stephen Cheng — was honored to represent Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman in the House Impeachment Inquiry. Lt. Col. Vindman testified before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, November 19. A video of the testimony is available here. A video of highlights is here. Stephen Colbert’s review is here. A copy of Lt. Col....
I am pleased to announce the release of my new e-book: The Road Ahead: The Justice Department’s Path to a Balanced White-Collar Enforcement Policy. The new e-book can be downloaded HERE. Thanks to Corporate Compliance Insights for publishing the book and its continuing support. The Justice Department’s FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy, adopted in November 2017, was a watershed moment in criminal justice. Over the last...
I am pleased to announce the release of my new e-book, It’s the Culture Stupid: Ethics and the Definition of Successful Companies. (Available Here). Many thanks to Corporate Compliance Insights, Maurice Gilbert, Sarah Hadden and Emily Ellis for their continuing support. I am proud to partner with such a fine organization and professional group.
FCPA enforcement in the first half of 2018 continued at a steady pace. The first half of 2018 included several significant corporate and individual prosecutions for FCPA violations. Tom Fox and Michael Volkov review FCPA enforcement and identify significant trends and enforcement actions. Tom Fox has released his new compliance book — The Compliance Handbook, which is available at HERE
Michael Volkov Quoted by ABC News: Michael Avenatti casts himself as anti-Trump avenger, May 16, 2018 HERE The inspector general of the Treasury Department is now investigating possible leaks of Suspicious Activity Reports, or SARs, from Cohen’s financial institutions. “Suspicious activity reports are confidential. They’re not allowed to be leaked,” said Michael Volkov, a white-collar defense lawyer who spent seventeen years as a federal prosecutor...
The growth in ethics and compliance has had a dramatic impact on corporate actors, including the CEO, chief compliance officers, internal audit and chief financial officers. The corporate board’s role in compliance continues to be deficient. Corporate boards are in for a rude awakening — a new era of accountability for ethics and compliance is beginning. In this episode, Michael Volkov outlines the issues surrounding...
I am pleased to announce the release of my new e-book: Pointing the Finger — How Corporate Boards are Dodging Accountability and What CCOs Can Do About It. My new e-book can be downloaded HERE. Thanks to Corporate Compliance Insights for publishing the book and its continuing support. The compliance revolution has had a dramatic impact on important actors in the compliance arena – the...
Michael Volkov provides his perspective, based on 25 years as a federal prosecutor, on Special Counsel Mueller’s ongoing investigation of the Trump Administration and potential crimes involving illegal collaboration with the Russian government and obstruction of justice. Michael Volkov provides a fresh overview of the ongoing investigation, and focuses this initial episode on the background and tactics used in the investigation, the Manafort and Gates...
I had the good fortune to spend time recently with Bureau van Dijk’s Alistair King for an interview. BvD recently posted the interview Here. BvD is a sponsor of this blog and a terrific compliance partner I have been impressed with BvD’s product offering – key tools in your third-party screening process that offer difficult to find information. BvD specializes in information on private companies,...
