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
Which companies with FCPA investigations disclose their law firms?
SEC rules don’t require reporting companies to disclose the names of law firms hired to investigate potential FCPA offenses, and not all companies even disclose
There are now 15 FCPA repeat offenders
So far this year, two FCPA enforcement actions have involved companies that resolved previous FCPA violations. With Tenaris in June, and Oracle this week, the
How important for compliance is remedial action?
When the DOJ and SEC published their FCPA Resource Guide, they emphasized the connection between remedial action and enforcement. The Guide makes clear that no
How the Big Four shape ESG disclosures
The world’s new standard for measuring and reporting ESG (environmental, social, and governance) is the Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics. That document was published in September 2020
What do the feds say about compliance-related contract clauses?
Contracts between companies and third parties might be the usual bailiwick of lawyers. But any robust program should give compliance officers a chance to know
Five reasons ‘quiet quitting’ is bad for compliance
Quiet quitters, known during prior generations as corporate lifers, survivors, zombies, and burned-out cases, are everywhere, at least judging by their social media presence. They’re
Five principles of ethical journalism that work for compliance officers too
Both journalists and compliance professionals are gatekeepers. They have a similar duty to find and report the truth for the public welfare. So, thinking I
Twenty new active FCPA-related investigations disclosed since January 1, 2020
Following recent SEC filings that described previously unreported FCPA-related investigations, there are at least 100 confirmed ongoing investigations overall, with 20 new active investigations first
How do you prove a commitment to compliance?
What can a company do to convince prosecutors, regulators, and sentencing judges that it is committed to compliance? The question needs an answer because commitment
Five behavioral science ‘effects’ every compliance officer should know
Compliance programs work most of the time because most people tend to respond in similar ways to similar circumstances. In behavioral science, those tendencies are