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
At Large: How a seamstress with integrity changed America
Compliance people often talk about integrity. Living with it, on the other hand, can be a lot harder. One American who did that was Rosa
At Large: Will Covid-19 ‘crony charities’ trigger the next wave of FCPA fumbles?
The first reports appeared Saturday. They said businesses and individuals in some countries are under pressure to donate to Covid-19 relief charities that have close
At Large: Give compliance officers more power
Compliance officers should have executive authority. That means the power to block hiring decisions, reject subcontracts and purchase orders, disapprove proposed partners and other intermediaries,
At Large: Four reasons, maybe five, why compliance officers must travel
We’ve all been grounded forever because of the you-know-what, and everyone’s patience is long gone. So I’ll skip the prelims and jump straight to the
At Large: New compliance era as ‘Made in China’ becomes ‘Made Elsewhere’
Last week produced the clearest evidence yet that global companies are shifting production away from China. Kearny’s annual Reshoring Index showed a “dramatic reversal” in
Alstom cooperator dodges prison at video sentencing
A former Alstom sales manager in the United States who helped the DOJ prosecute other company executives and testified at the trial of one of
At Large: When staying home became a selfless act
Most of us are under quarantine now, more or less. And there’s no denying that each day is a battle — against fear, boredom, and
At Large: Is the compliance department muscle or fat?
Covid-19 has forced companies everywhere into survival mode. Executives, staff, and other workers are losing pay or being furloughed or pink slipped, and no one
At Large: No toilet paper? That reminds me of the compliance department . . .
In Newport, Oregon, police are asking citizens to stop calling 9-1-1 to report that they’ve run out of toilet paper. The UK’s sewage system is
At Large: Recommended movies for socially-distanced compliance professionals
Staying home and avoiding other people is everyone’s new main “activity.” And big gaps are appearing in most of our regularly scheduled programming (no live