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
Schnitzer’s Former Boss Settles FCPA Charges
The former chairman and ceo of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. resolved charges on December 13, 2007 brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
A Six Pack For The Holidays
We’re getting into the spirit of the season, thankful for the many great blessings enjoyed during 2007. We won’t disappear completely during the holidays, but
Watch That Inkblot
It’s too soon to call it a pattern. But there’s something new in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement. During 2007, the U.S. ramped up two
Enforcement Sans Frontières
By most counts, U.S. authorities are now investigating between 50 and 60 companies for possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. That’s a record
Tough Medicine For Medical Device Makers
The Securities and Exchange Commission said in October this year it is investigating possible violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by the leading
Release 07-02, Where Are You?
We noticed a week ago that U.S. Department of Justice Opinion Procedure Release No.: 07-02 (September 11, 2007) is missing. It no longer appears on
An Effective Compliance Program Redux
The question that lands most often in our mailbox is this: What are the elements of an effective Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance program? It’s
The Empty Chair
It’s official. Britain’s absence from the global war on public corruption is now a full-fledged scandal. Nearly ten years after the U.K. ratified the Anti-Bribery
One Of Congress’s Finer Moments
The Wall Street Journal has an editorial in its November 28, 2007 edition about the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the world-wide battle against
“Payload” Is An FCPA Watershed
Visitors to this blog — if they haven’t done so already — will want to read an outstanding article from the November 25, 2007 edition