Richard L. Cassin | Editor at large
Richard L. Cassin is the founder of the FCPA Blog. He serves as editor at large.
He has been named multiple times as one of the 100 Most Influential People In Business Ethics by Ethisphere Magazine. He was named a Trust Across America 2019 Top Thought Leader in Trust.
Cassin’s articles about corruption and compliance have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Business Times (Singapore), New England Law Review, and many other leading publications. His opinions about FCPA enforcement have been cited recently by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Business Week, Variety, Bloomberg’s news wire, Reuters, NPR, Fox News, CNN, and others.
He was a senior partner in a major international law firm and the head of its Asia practice.
Recent Posts
Three things (maybe four) I learned in Texas last week
Living through a large-scale catastrophic event can bring on reflective thought and self assessment. Last week’s arctic weather in my home state of Texas did
The ‘Baader-Meinhof phenomenon’ is a secret weapon for compliance training
The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon? Although the name might not be familiar, everyone knows what it is.
Collaboration sounds good but can cripple a compliance department
There’s a persistent belief in the C-suite that responses to disruptive events — like a deadly pandemic that never seems to end — must include
Is your compliance team too big?
Corporate life is all about teamwork. Teams are everywhere, and the highest praise at job review time is, “You’re a team player.” We should assume,
Are ‘peer reviews’ for compliance officers a good idea?
Crowdsourced performance appraisals are all the rage in corporate life, with peers constantly rating how well or poorly co-workers are doing their jobs. Do peer
Is this the best time ever for introverted compliance officers?
One of the byproducts of our locked-down, socially distanced, mask-wearing, remote-working world is that introverts are feeling more comfortable. They don’t need to pretend to
Is an ‘industry sweep’ headed your way?
It’s a familiar FCPA enforcement pattern. Companies in the same segment fall like dominoes. Medical device makers, pharmas, banks, mobile phone operators, oil and gas
Every compliance team needs this 2021 ‘victory plan’
A few days ago, before the mob had stormed and ransacked the U.S. Capitol, when our only disruptive crisis was a deadly pandemic, I told
Take a look at FCPA enforcement patterns for these special months
Beginning in 2008, when Siemens resolved its mega-FCPA case for $800 million, December has been a month of FCPA fireworks.
At Large: When does a red flag become a police matter?
Due diligence turns up a lot of ugly stuff. Sometimes compliance professionals learn too much. In those cases, what should they do? When does a