Richard L. Cassin | Editor at large
Richard L. Cassin founded the FCPA Blog and now serves as editor-at-large.
He was named multiple times by Ethisphere Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics.
Before founding the FCPA Blog, he was a senior partner in a major international law firm and the head of its Singapore office and Asia practice.
Cassin’s articles about corruption and compliance have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Business Times (Singapore), New England Law Review, and other leading publications. His opinions about FCPA enforcement have been cited by the New York Times, Washington Post, Business Week, Variety, Bloomberg’s news wire, Reuters, NPR, Fox News, CNN, and others.
Recent Posts
An urgent (and practical) compliance reminder from the crypto crash
One of the astounding facts to emerge from the crypto crash — aside from $200 billion in losses during one 24-hour period last week and
Why anti-bribery training should always include an AML module
It’s nearly impossible to violate the FCPA’s anti-bribery provisions without committing a money laundering offense. Over the past five years, 85 percent of all individuals
Has anti-corruption compliance morphed into corporate self-enforcement?
Two compliance-related facts have emerged since the start of 2021, and they must be related. First, the DOJ’s enforcement priority has shifted to individuals who
Three reasons (maybe four) why FCPA defendants might risk a jury trial
At least 90 percent of all federal criminal defendants plead guilty to reduced charges that carry a lighter sentence, and that holds true for individuals
Should issuers disclose ‘employee depression’ as a new corporate risk factor?
During the past two years, fear of infection and death, and shutting offices and everywhere else people meet, produced what amounts to a second pandemic:
War in Ukraine: When does a bribe become a ‘good bribe’?
As of March 27, the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine since the Russian invasion started reached nearly 3.9 million. Most of the refugees — mainly
Was political risk in Russia hiding in plain sight?
Western businesses have begun the painful process of tallying their losses in Russia. International banks are owed more than $121 billion by Russian entities, with
Reassessing Ukraine’s ‘failed’ anti-corruption reforms
You probably saw stories last week about Daria Kaleniuk. The co-founder and executive director of the Anti-Corruption Action Center in Ukraine fled Kyiv and turned
Why sanctions are a corruption ‘super spreader’
The United States, the European Union, Canada, and the UK announced coordinated sanctions against Russia this weekend. The sanctions are designed mainly to block major
‘Stakeholder capitalism’ is here. How does it rank compliance?
Let’s start with recent events that might have escaped notice because of Covid-19 distractions. Two years ago, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,