Job: Senior Asset Recovery Specialist (Ukraine)
The FCPA Blog
January 19, 2021
Job Title: Senior Asset Recovery Specialist (Ukraine)
Employer: Basel Institute on Governance
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine… Continue Reading
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The FCPA in 2020: New compliance requirements shake industries, and severe punishment for broken controls
Bill Steinman
January 19, 2021
As I look back over the FCPA developments from 2020, one thing stands out: the DOJ and SEC continue to demand robust compliance controls. In some cases, the agencies reinforced long-standing expectations, and severely punished companies that strayed from them –something old.… Continue Reading
Job: Sales Director, Due Diligence
The FCPA Blog
January 18, 2021
Job Title: Sales Director, Due Diligence
Employer: Control Risks
Location: United States (Remote)… Continue Reading
Is an ‘industry sweep’ headed your way?
Richard L. Cassin
January 14, 2021
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 service providers and producers — all have had their turn in the enforcement spotlight.… Continue Reading
Here are three things to consider when setting 2021 KPIs
Vera Cherepanova
January 13, 2021
Performance management is a key part of organizational culture and leadership messaging. The way goals are set affects people’s behavior – Key Performance Indicators give employees guidance on how to act and prioritize.… Continue Reading
Job: Vice President of Global Compliance
The FCPA Blog
January 12, 2021
Job Title: Vice President of Global Compliance
Employer: Hanesbrands Inc.
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA (Temporarily Remote)… Continue Reading
Five numbers that show just how big the FCPA industry has become
Harry Cassin
January 12, 2021
How much has FCPA enforcement and compliance changed over the last decade? Ask anyone who’s been around, and they’ll probably say “a lot” or “completely.” Perhaps the most telling metric quantifying this change is the average size of a corporate FCPA resolution.… Continue Reading
Deutsche Bank pays $122.9 million to resolve ‘business development’ FCPA offenses
Harry Cassin
January 11, 2021
Deutsche Bank AG agreed Friday to pay the DOJ and SEC $122.9 million in penalties and disgorgement to resolve FCPA offenses in China, Italy, Abu Dhabi, and Saudi Arabia.… Continue Reading
Every compliance team needs this 2021 ‘victory plan’
Richard L. Cassin
January 7, 2021
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 my publisher and editor that January 2021 already seems as bad as December 2020.… Continue Reading
Stop labor violations before they happen with better operational management
Sameer Hasija and Niyazi Taneri
January 6, 2021
For decades, policymakers and corporate CSR departments have undertaken sustained, sincere efforts to clamp down on labor abuses such as slavery, perilous working conditions, and wage theft. Sadly, the results so far appear limited if recent studies are any indication.… Continue Reading
China amends Criminal Law to increase penalties for private-sector bribery
Helen Hwang and Shuai Kong
January 5, 2021
On December 26, 2020, China amended its Criminal Law to increase the penalties on “non-state functionaries” for taking or soliciting bribes.… Continue Reading
The 2020 FCPA Enforcement Index
Harry Cassin
January 4, 2021
In 2020, the DOJ and SEC brought FCPA enforcement actions against 12 companies and imposed financial penalties totaling a record $6.4 billion. For a comparison, in 2019, 14 companies paid a (then) record $2.9 billion to resolve FCPA cases.… Continue Reading