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
Is your FCPA compliance disclosure compliant?
The SEC guards the integrity of U.S. markets and protects investors by requiring issuers to disclose material information about themselves and their directors and officers.
How big a problem is corporate FCPA recidivism?
The DOJ and SEC have prosecuted 240 different companies (by my count) for FCPA offenses. Of those 240 companies, 13 have been repeat FCPA defendants.
The best (and saddest) lesson I ever learned about compliance training
It was my job to tell the bright young employee he was being fired. I was the company’s outside counsel in Southeast Asia and the
Don’t expect agents to keep quiet about bribes they pay
In nearly all FCPA enforcement actions, agents, consultants, suppliers, distributors, and partners — whether real or faux — have a hand in bribery. They make
Loud warnings never stopped about Afghanistan’s ‘silent cancer’ of corruption
A root cause of the spectacular failure of nearly 20 years of nation-building in Afghanistan is endemic corruption.
What’s the verdict? Has the pandemic helped or hurt compliance?
The United States reported its first coronavirus death on February 29, 2020. Two weeks later, on March 15, the CDC advised against gatherings of more
Do you know how KYC applies to FCPA risk assessment?
Know-your-customer is usually associated with anti-money laundering programs. Customers (or clients) with close ties to corrupt leaders, for example, are flagged as an AML risk.
Five obstacles that can impede compliance training
Compliance training doesn’t always work. Sometimes trainers and trainees don’t click. Sessions are flat. Trainees are unengaged, bored, and sleepy. What’s gone wrong?
State-Granted Monopolies: Are they your best (and worst) customers?
They are so familiar to those of us who follow FCPA enforcement actions that we’re likely to stop noticing them. Petrobras in Brazil, Corpoelec and
Yes, compliance officers are disciplinarians too
They craft policies, train employees, oversee due diligence, perform risk assessments, and lead investigations. But there’s another compliance role that’s practically unknown: disciplinarian.