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
When the DOJ and SEC published their FCPA Resource Guide, they emphasized the connection between remedial action and enforcement. The Guide makes clear that no company can expect a favorable FCPA resolution unless it takes adequate remedial action, and conversely, companies that fail to do that are more likely to face charges and harsher FCPA penalties.… Continue Reading
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s speech and memo of September 15 and the DOJ Fraud Section’s hiring this month of Matthew Galvin, formerly the head of ethics and compliance at AB InBev, continues the steady surge of compliance resources and guidance provided by DOJ since 2019.… Continue Reading
We are continuing our exploration into behavioral science and its practical application to ethics and compliance. In previous posts, we’ve talked about behavioral risk hot spots, how to identify them and what’s the role of the underlying behavioral drivers.… Continue Reading
Brazil airline GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. agreed to pay the DOJ and SEC $41.5 million Thursday to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by providing improper payments to officials in Brazil to pass legislation benefitting the company.… Continue Reading
The world’s new standard for measuring and reporting ESG (environmental, social, and governance) is the Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics. That document was published in September 2020 under the auspices of the World Economic Forum “in collaboration with Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC.”… Continue Reading
An award-winning compliance training series expands this month as Mastercard and Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC explore the potential perils of everyday activities. “Ordinary Situations, Extraordinary Risk” depicts actual events to help a company’s employees understand the impact of their decisions.… Continue Reading
The European Investment Bank and GE Steam Power have reached an agreement regarding historical cases of prohibited conduct by various Alstom Steam Power companies, in particular, Alstom Power Systems S.A (France), Alstom Power Systems GmbH (Germany), and Alstom Hrvatska d.o.o… Continue Reading
Contracts between companies and third parties might be the usual bailiwick of lawyers. But any robust program should give compliance officers a chance to know what compliance-related language is in those contracts, or what’s missing, and have a voice in the contract approval process.… Continue Reading
In February 2012, a group of 16 skiers highly trained in avalanche safety defied clear avalanche warnings. They sought the deep, untracked powder along Cowboy Ridge, about 75 miles east of Seattle, outside approved boundaries.… Continue Reading
Quiet quitters, known during prior generations as corporate lifers, survivors, zombies, and burned-out cases, are everywhere, at least judging by their social media presence. They’re what comes next after the Great Resignation — mainly younger corporate workers who stay on the job but do nothing extra, their purpose being to seek a better work-life balance, protect against total burnout, and keep from being exploited.… Continue Reading
On the YouTube homepage, I was recently presented with a thumbnail that read “The incredible wealth of Luanda, Angola.” I was immediately interested. My geography isn’t great, but I can usually identify most places that have earned naming rights to an ICIJ leak.… Continue Reading
Federal prosecutors in Texas learned recently that a request under a mutual legal assistance treaty, or MLAT, can toll a statute of limitations for only so long. The decision by Judge Kenneth M.… Continue Reading
