We have received several requests to publish a list of red flags pertinent to multinational organizations. To accommodate these requests, we are publishing a three-part series on anticorruption, export controls and economic...more
3/21/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Buyers ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Multinationals ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management ,
Sellers ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Commerce Department
We have received several requests to publish a list of red flags pertinent to multinational organizations. To accommodate these requests, we are publishing a three-part series on anticorruption, export controls and economic...more
3/7/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Antiboycott Requirements ,
Billing ,
Compliance ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Ethical Standards ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Multinationals ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reputation Management ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation
We have received several requests for a list of the compliance policies that make sense for every multinational company. So, as a follow-up to our earlier two posts providing “twelve steps to international compliance” (see...more
1/4/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Books & Records ,
Code of Conduct ,
Compliance ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Copyright ,
Customs ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Document Retention Policies ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Ethics ,
Export Controls ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Human Trafficking ,
Imports ,
Insider Trading ,
Internal Controls ,
Litigation Hold ,
Multinationals ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Social Media ,
Supply Chain ,
Trademarks ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
In our prior update (published November 29), we provided the first five steps in our twelve-step program for international compliance. These steps are intended to help companies identify international regulatory risk inherent...more
12/14/2023
/ Antiboycott Requirements ,
Audits ,
Compliance ,
Customs ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Internal Controls ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Assessment ,
SDN List ,
Supply Chain ,
Third-Party ,
Training
Record penalties for violations of U.S. regulations governing international conduct and transactions illustrate the risk of costly enforcement actions facing multinational companies. Yet, many multinational companies lack...more
11/30/2023
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Compliance ,
Customs ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Internal Controls ,
International Regulatory Standards ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Penalties ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
SDN List ,
Supply Chain ,
UK Bribery Act ,
USML