Harry Cassin
Publisher and Editor
Andy Spalding
Senior Editor
Jessica Tillipman
Senior Editor
Bill Steinman
Senior Editor
Richard L. Cassin
Editor at Large
Elizabeth K. Spahn
Editor Emeritus
Cody Worthington
Contributing Editor
Julie DiMauro
Contributing Editor
Thomas Fox
Contributing Editor
Marc Alain Bohn
Contributing Editor
Bill Waite
Contributing Editor
Shruti J. Shah
Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
America’s first blogger, Ben Franklin, wrote in his 1791 autobiography that if you want someone to like you more, ask them for a favor.… Continue Reading
The International Anti-Corruption Academy, headquartered outside Vienna, Austria, is offering a four-week online course on Business, Human Rights, and Anti-Corruption. … Continue Reading
Data breaches and privacy compromises make everyone look bad: No matter how sophisticated the attacker, the company on the receiving end of such intrusions always looks woefully unprepared, if not worse — even if it could not possibly have controlled for every factor to which it was subjected and had the right talent at hand.… Continue Reading
The SFO’s investigation into the activities of Petrofac drew to a close on October 4, 2021. Following its guilty pleas, the company was sentenced for seven counts of failing to prevent bribery between 2011 and 2017.… Continue Reading
Have you noticed how many corporate FCPA enforcement actions recount old facts. Really old facts — sometimes from more than a decade ago. Why should we care about all that ancient history?… Continue Reading
The OECD is looking for the next chair of the OECD Working Group on Bribery. Here’s everything you need to know. … Continue Reading
British parliamentarians have urged sweeping reforms this month to the UK’s insolvency sector after an inquiry found the profession was operating like the “Wild West.”… Continue Reading
Petrofac Ltd, a British oilfield services provider, agreed Monday to pay the UK Serious Fraud Office £77 million ($104.6 million) in penalties for Bribery Act offenses in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.… Continue Reading
As Salomé Lemasson’s excellent post earlier this week reported, a new level of corporate accountability for overseas bribery and ESG is breaking out across Europe. That’s welcome news, especially to those of us who once wondered if corporations there would ever face the music.… Continue Reading
Job Title: Chief Compliance Officer
Employer: PHC Holdings Corporation
Location: Remote… Continue Reading
Human rights have recently attracted more attention with significant legislation enacted throughout the European Union, and major companies have been increasingly targeted by complex litigation for alleged human rights violations. Here are some of the biggest ESG developments companies operating in the EU should know about.… Continue Reading
The world’s largest advertising group, WPP plc, agreed Friday to pay the SEC $19.2 million in penalties and disgorgement to resolve FCPA offenses in India, China, Brazil, and Peru.… Continue Reading
