Regulatory vs. Business Compliance
Ep. 3 - The Art of Parallel Investigations (Part 2)
Episode 342 -- How to Conduct an Internal Compliance Site Visit and Review
Public-Private Partnerships
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The Justice Insiders Podcast - The Ever-Expanding Net: Corporate Compliance in an Era of Increasing Trade Sanctions and Restrictions
What the Board Should Be Asking About the Compliance Program
Information Security and ISO 27001
Climate Risk, the emerging risk
Compliance, Project Management, and Process Improvement
Leaning in on AI in Compliance Programs
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Gavels & Gowns - Title IX Regulations - Changes on the Horizon
The Coming Perfect Storm
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 30 - Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of a White Collar Criminal – A Discussion With Author Eugene Soltes
Episode 310 == Christian Focacci, Founder and CEO, Threat.Digital, on AI and Compliance
Hot Topics in International Trade
Overcoming Internal Barriers to Compliance Success
Episode 301 -- Steve Naughton on Compliance and Complaince Education at Loyola Law School Program
Episode 299 -- Bobby Butler on the Compliance Profession and the Future of Compliance
We continue our week-long look at the use of AI in compliance. Today, we consider third parties. Third-party relationships remain one of the most significant areas of risk for corporate compliance programs....more
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri’s speech highlighted a critical shift in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) approach to evaluating corporate compliance programs. As outlined in the updated 2024...more
Over the past 15 months the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made clear through three Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions and speeches, their priorities in...more
One of the great things about having a podcast network is that I get to not only explore topics that I love but I get to tie them into compliance. Perhaps the best example is my award-winning series, Trekking Through...more
Early in October at the 2023 SCCE Compliance and Ethics Institute, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered a long-anticipated speech expanding and formalizing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) new Safe Harbor for...more
The Justice Department’s recent revisions to its Corporate Enforcement Program and its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs stressed the importance of compensations systems and consequence management. The theoretical...more
Let’s move beyond the headline – trade compliance is the new FCPA. We get it. The next step is to do something about it. The Justice Department has repeated this refrain – it is one of its greatest hits. In addition, DOJ,...more
Corporate compliance professionals can learn a lot from the audit world. Our latest lesson comes in a statement from the Securities and Exchange Commission, warning auditors to do better at identifying the risk of fraud among...more
In-person is back! Join us in Amsterdam for the 2023 European Compliance & Ethics Institute! Strengthen your compliance and ethics program by attending our 11th annual European Compliance and Ethics Institute, 20-22 March...more
The proper balance in corporate prosecutions remains a tricky issue. On the one hand, many argue that large fines and penalties against corporations are needed to deter criminal conduct, while others contend that...more
The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") is making it harder on companies that commit corporate crimes. A lot harder. That’s the message that Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco recently gave attendees at the American Bar...more
The new Anti-Money Laundering laws and regulations continue to roll out with new risks, liabilities and compliance requirements. There is a coming AML enforcement storm, fueled by a new AML whistleblower program that will...more
Deutsche Bank’s ethics and compliance function faces numerous challenges. Deutsche Bank has a storied record of scandals, government enforcement actions and failures to abide by prior deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs)....more
It looks like travel will now be shut down, at least through the end of April, if not longer for most US companies. This travel ban may well also include a ban on face-to-face gatherings of one or more persons. Of course that...more
Chief compliance officers are heroes. They labor every day to advance a company’s ethics and compliance program without much recognition, with few resources, and with well-known gaps in their programs....more
The Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal is only going to get worse and worse. In addition to the report by Wall Street Journal (WSJ) of the “Dark Arts” program by the Astros front office to steal signs in a program called...more
Today, I conclude the topic of judgment for compliance professionals. I recently read a Harvard Business Review (HBR) article on the topic by Sir Andrew Likierman, entitled “The Elements of Good Judgment: How to Improve Your...more
I am in the midst of a multi-part exploration of the Major League Baseball (MLB) investigation into allegations that the Houston Astros engaged in a multi-year scheme to steal signs and signals from opposing teams. MLB issued...more
One of the lessons we have learned from various Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions over the years is how complexity in business organizations can work to defeat compliance programs. ...more
Yesterday, I looked at some of the more creative bribery schemes identified in 2019 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions. They were schemes involving distributors, joint ventures (JVs) and fraudulent...more
In a record year, there are bound to be numerous interesting enforcement actions and principles. I picked out a few to highlight....more
Happy New Year!! In the FCPA arena, 2019 was a record year – in enforcement and compliance. Many continuing trends are becoming more than trends – meaning they are turning into established practices....more
Yesterday, I considered five Department of Justice (DOJ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions. Today, I want to look at key FCPA enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)....more
2019 has been a very significant year for every compliance practitioner and compliance program. There were three significant releases of information by the federal government which directly impacted compliance professionals...more