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Bill Steinman
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Julie DiMauro
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Thomas Fox
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Marc Alain Bohn
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Bill Waite
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Russell A. Stamets
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Richard Bistrong
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Eric Carlson
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Posts Tagged: Chamber of Commerce

‘Fintech revolution’ shifts compliance landscape for banks

More and more, traditional banks are looking to acquire or partner with fintech firms. For the banks, it’s a way to expand their digital offerings across the financial services sector. And for the fintech firms — typically small, agile start-ups — it’s a way to get much needed capital.… Continue Reading

What’s really inside the new guidance?

Just over a year after Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer first announced plans to issue “detailed new guidance on the [FCPA’s] criminal and civil enforcement provisions,” the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S.… Continue Reading

Giving Back To The Victims

In March the Nigerian human rights group SERAP (Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project) sent a letter to the SEC outlining one of the most altruistic FCPA amendments yet proposed. The letter urged the U.S.… Continue Reading

Jacobson To DOJ: Fix FCPA Enforcement Policy

The former number two prosecutor in the DOJ’s FCPA unit said companies that can meet a simple five-part good-faith compliance test shouldn’t face FCPA charges.

Writing in Bloomberg’s Criminal Law Reporter on Friday, Billy Jacobson said there’s no need to amend the FCPA, as proposed by the U.S.… Continue Reading