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Five Compliance Best Practices Every Multinational Company Should Consider for … Drafting Clear Compliance Dictates

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As an accompaniment to our biweekly series on “What Every Multinational Company Should Know About” various international trade, enforcement, and compliance topics, below find an update to our series on compliance checks that...more

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Beyond Whistleblowing: Five Steps to Establish an Effective Speak-Up Program

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"Whistleblowing," a fundamental component of any compliance program, refers to specific allegations of misconduct raised typically through an anonymous hotline or similar mechanism. "Speak-Up" is broader and refers to a...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Accountability: At the Heart of Compliance-Boeing, Part 1-Accountability from Employees

We have been getting accountability all wrong in the compliance profession. It's not a set of tasks - it's a way of thinking and it has to come from the heart as well as the head. On Accountability: The Heart of Compliance...more

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Prioritizing Corporate Culture: Lessons for Companies from the Major League Baseball Sign-Stealing Investigation

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The MLB Commissioner held senior leadership accountable for illegal sign stealing - even though the conduct generally involved players and low-level operations employees. On January 13, 2020, Major League Baseball (MLB)...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

How is ethical culture a part of an overall ethics and compliance assessment?

I recently had the chance to visit with Vincent DiCianni, founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of Affiliated Monitors, Inc. (AMI). (AMI sponsors the podcast series This Week in FCPA). In this conversation, we explored...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Unfair and Unbalanced-Episode 18

In this episode, Roy Snell and myself discuss how incentives are integral to the compensation plans of a wide range of workers. Many experts point to their value in rewarding behavior that is in the interest of the...more

The Volkov Law Group

AAG Caldwell Touts Success of FCPA Enforcement and Pilot Program

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In a speech last week, Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell touted the success of the FCPA Pilot Program. AAG Caldwell outlined the success of the FCPA enforcement program, listing many of the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Spud Webb and Corporate Culture

On this day 30 years ago, history was made when Spud Webb won the 3rd NBA Slam Dunk contest. Webb joined future Hall-of-Famers Michael Jordan, who won the inaugural contest in 1984, and Dominic Wilkins, who won the second...more

The Volkov Law Group

The 5 Key Ingredients to a Culture of Ethics

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Every company wants to create a culture of ethics. If the senior leadership ignores or downplays a culture of ethics, they have narrowed business opportunities for the company, its shareholders, and other stakeholders. A...more

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Despite Criticism, DOJ’s New Policy On Internal Investigations Could Be a Good Thing

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While naysayers believe the Department Of Justice's (DOJ’s) memo is going to result in major complications and headaches for companies experiencing government investigations, ethical companies are unlikely to be affected much...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DOJ Targets Executives and Individuals in Corporate Investigations

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Responding to criticism stemming from a lack of individual prosecutions as a result of the financial crisis, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates has issued a new guidance memorandum establishing six new steps for federal...more

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Compliance Program Effectiveness Requires Accountability

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A compliance program requires accountability. You can have ethics and you can have compliance policies, procedures and all the bells and whistles, but someone has to be accountable....more

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