Thomas Fox | Contributing Editor
Thomas Fox is a contributing editor of the FCPA Blog.
Thomas Fox has practiced law in Houston for 30 years. He is now the Compliance Ambassador for the Red Flag Group.
Tom is the author of the award winning FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog and the international best-selling book “Lessons Learned on Compliance and Ethics”.
His seminal book, “Doing Compliance: Design, Create, and Implement an Effective Anti-Corruption Compliance Program” is widely viewed as one of the top volumes on the nuts and bolts of compliance.
He is one of the top leaders in social media in compliance, blogging, podcasting, writing and speaking across the globe on anti-corruption and anti-bribery compliance programs.
Recent Posts
New book release: 2016 – The Year in Corporate FCPA Enforcement
It is with no small amount of pride that I am pleased to announce the publication of my latest book 2016 – The Year in Corporate FCPA Enforcement which was released this week.
Tom Fox on that murky oil deal: It’s one Shell of a mess
What will be the final result of the Royal Dutch Shell/ENI imbroglio around a license to explore oil and gas in block OPL 246, offshore Nigeria?
Tom Fox on third parties: A check up from your desktop
When was the last time you did a third-party program check-up? Not a full review of all your third parties but something you can perform on a quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis with desktop tools available to you or your compliance team.
Tom Fox: Barclays and AmTrust respond to whistleblowers
Barclays CEO Jes StaleyTwo recent stories involving whistleblowers demonstrated the extremes in company responses.
Tom Fox: Raid on Jones Day German office clouds FCPA investigations
International investigations are the heart and soul of FCPA inquiries. As denoted by its title, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act deals with bribes and offers to foreign officials and those of foreign state owned enterprises.
Tom Fox: In British cycling and Uber, culture matters
Sir Bradley WigginsOne really cannot argue with the success of the British cycling program. As noted in an editorial in the Financial Times, in the most recent three Olympics the team has won 38 medals, 22 of which were gold.
Resource Alert: Fraud Section Website Revamp
Earlier today Matt Kelly, founder and editor of Radical Compliance, tweeted that the Justice Department Fraud Section had revamped its website. I went over and checked it out and it is quite an upgrade.
Tom Fox: Yahoo suffered ‘systemic corporate failures’
Yahoo CEO Marissa MayerTypically when there’s a large corporate legal violation or other incident which damages the reputation of the organization, one of the key factors is the failure of the Board to engage in active oversight. However, when such an event occurs, there are multiple levels of responsibility.
Tom Fox: Compliance is there to reinforce culture
In his most recent book Thank You for Being Late, Thomas Friedman cited BusinessDictionary.com for the following definition of culture:
Tom Fox: How to avoid those supply chain blues
At one time there was nothing more Texan than Blue Bell ice cream. Unfortunately, that was before the company nearly went under from a scandal involving listeria-tainted ice cream which caused the death of multiple consumers back in April 2015.