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Is Your Sanctions Compliance Program Compliant? — A Quick Five-Question Quiz

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Checklists can be handy — by simplifying and focusing on specific issues, a checklist can organize thinking and prioritize tasks. Here are five (5) questions that are fairly simple but revealing as to whether a company’s...more

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The Magnificent Seven: Important Ways to Mitigate Your Third-Party Sanctions Risks (Part IV of IV)

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It may seem like a Herculean task — but it can be done.  I regularly opine that mitigating sanctions risks for your third-party population is an easier task than doing so for your anti-corruption risks.  One big reason —...more

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The Same Old Song with a Different Meaning — Third-Party Risks and Sanctions Compliance (Part I of IV)

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Sorry to start a four-part series with a reference to music from our long-ago past.  The Four Tops sang the “Same Old Song, with a Different Meaning” (released in 1965). So, how does that relate to third-party risks?  Well,...more

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Sanctions Compliance Measures to Mitigate Russia Trade Sanctions Evasion Tactics

The various and elusive tactics used by Russia to evade global sanctions and export controls have grown increasingly sophisticated over the last several months, putting the onus on multinational entities to become equally...more

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Practical Steps to Implement to Manage Third-Party Sanctions Risks (Part III of III)

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Facing the myriad third-party sanctions risks can be daunting.  Many global organizations rely on a network of third-party intermediaries that pose a variety of risks.  To mitigate those risks, companies have to implement...more

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Managing Third-Party Sanctions Risks (Part I of III)

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If there is one issue that is repeated over and over (and over), it is third-party risks.  Over the last ten years, we have witnessed an explosion in anti-corruption enforcement around the world.  And with this enforcement...more

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Practical Risk-Based Ranking Strategies to Beneficial Ownership Issues (Part III of IV)

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At the outset, if you have a headache after reading my first two posts on the beneficial ownership issue, I apologize.  The issues twist and turn depending on whether the situation involves OFAC sanctions or corruption risks,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Impact of COVID-19 on White Collar Enforcement

While enforcement agencies have yet to indicate that they intend to put their pens down in response to COVID-19, there is anecdotal evidence that some agencies have slowed their investigations as remote working impacts matter...more

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China Emerging as an Increasing Driver of Global Illicit Finance Risk

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Growing Chinese illicit finance threats, vulnerabilities, and exposure are combining to increase illicit financing risk in the international financial system, judging from a series of recent advisories, sanctions actions,...more

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FinCEN Issues Advisory on Foreign Jurisdictions with AML Deficiencies

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On November 12, 2019, FinCEN issued its latest Advisory on the Financial Action Task Force-Identified Jurisdictions with Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism Deficiencies and Relevant Actions by the...more

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Five Common Weaknesses in OFAC Sanctions Compliance Programs

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As companies elevate their “game” in sanctions compliance, it is important that compliance officers critically examine the strengths and weaknesses of their compliance programs.  Many companies already have a screening...more

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White Collar Enforcement and the New Trump Administration: Your Top Ten Questions Answered

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Enforcement activity under the Obama administration often made headlines for the eye-popping level of fines, with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations, and economic sanctions...more

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