Could your routine data transfers now violate federal law? The DOJ’s new Data Security Program (DSP) targets the flow of U.S. sensitive personal and government data to foreign adversaries — and the clock is ticking. In this…
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/ Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
As if legal and compliance professionals had enough responsibilities on their plates, DOJ dropped another shoe (to join the tariffs, sanctions and export controls, and immigration issues) and upped the stakes for ethics and…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Like any new regulatory and enforcement scheme, companies face a number of new risks that require understanding. The DSP framework is new, comprehensive and raises significant risks and requires careful design and…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Privacy
How prepared is your organization to handle the evolving landscape of sanctions compliance? In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Michael Volkov dives into critical sanctions compliance cases and their…
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/ Criminal Law, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
Many “good government” initiatives continue to be enacted or implemented on Capitol Hill or in the Executive Branch — notwithstanding changes in political control. While working on Capitol Hill, the bulk of the legislative and…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
To keep track of the Trump Administration tariff plans and actions requires vigilance. The difficulty in monitoring daily tariff actions and the impact is a challenge to all trade compliance officers. Here is the best list…
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/ International Law & Trade
Recently, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice submitted a Statement of Interest in In re: Multiplan Health Insurance Provider Litigation, a class action presently pending before the United States…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Health, Insurance, Science, Computers, & Technology
What do you do when the headlines shift faster than your risk matrix can keep up? In this episode, Michael Volkov dives into the challenge of adapting compliance programs in the face of volatile and fast-changing global…
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/ Criminal Law, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
Legal and compliance officers are used to adjustments and continuous improvement of their compliance programs. Building and maintaining an effective ethics and compliance program never ends — it is a continuous process. To this…
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/ International Law & Trade
For compliance officers, this is a stressful time. How is that for another profound grasp of the obvious? Most compliance officers face a well-known assortment of risks — bribery, trade, False Claims Act, data privacy,…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
The Trump Administration is focused on change in the government’s role, the administrative state, and the political environment. With these changes, you can expect the Trump Administration to aggressively pursue violators — DOJ…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
Chief compliance officers are adjusting a new, risk world, where top risks include export controls, sanctions, and immigration enforcement. At the same time, some risks remain — third-party risks, conflict of interest, fair…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Organizations, Government Contracting, International Law & Trade
When assessing your third-party risks, it is important to start with one important division — a company’s supply chain and on the flip side, a company’s distribution chain. Sourcing materials and supply chain links present a…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, Government Contracting
Trade compliance officers are scrambling — they knew change was afoot but no one expected the speed and wide scope of upheaval in the trade arena. One day presents potential changes with serious ramifications…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Government Contracting, International Law & Trade
How do you manage risk when the vulnerabilities are outside your organization aren’t in your hands?
In this episode of Corruption, Crime, and Compliance, we delve into the world of third-party risk management with our guest,…
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/ Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law, Government Contracting
