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
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
The top three FCPA stories of, ahem, 2020
For the FCPA community (and the entire human race), 2020 was a You’ve-Got-to-be-Kidding-Me year. But for our top stories, let’s jump past the pandemic and
At Large: Are FCPA whistleblower tips important to the SEC? Maybe not
When the SEC launched its whistleblower reward program in 2011, many predicted a flood of FCPA complaints. That didn’t happen. From FY2012 through FY2020, the
At Large: Why jerks make the worst compliance officers
At work, when a boss or colleague insults us, whether intentionally or not, we feel it. Our usual reaction? Clam up and retreat into our
At Large: Five things to know about executive compensation clawbacks in FCPA cases
Last month, on the same day the DOJ and SEC imposed $3.3 billion in financial penalties against Goldman Sachs for 1MDB-related FCPA violations, Goldman’s board