Harry Cassin
Publisher and Editor
Andy Spalding
Senior Editor
Jessica Tillipman
Senior Editor
Bill Steinman
Senior Editor
Richard L. Cassin
Editor at Large
Elizabeth K. Spahn
Editor Emeritus
Cody Worthington
Contributing Editor
Julie DiMauro
Contributing Editor
Thomas Fox
Contributing Editor
Marc Alain Bohn
Contributing Editor
Bill Waite
Contributing Editor
Shruti J. Shah
Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
It’s hard to think of JPMorgan Chase Bank — a behemoth with more than $3 trillion in total assets, market cap of $415 billion, the fifth biggest bank in world — as a hapless victim deserving our sympathy.… Continue Reading
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled last week that public access to registries showing personal details about companies’ beneficial owners infringes fundamental individual rights otherwise protected by the EU.… Continue Reading
As the lockdown is slowly lifted, it’s becoming clear that workers aren’t going to rush back to their offices. Some will eventually return, but for others, working from home will be more or less permanent.… Continue Reading
Corporate investigations in Russia are conducted in a heavily regulated environment. They are further complicated by numerous practical challenges. Observing the legal and factual requirements is like navigating through a minefield.… Continue Reading
Those of you reading this are likely to be connected to the world of investigation. “Investigation” is a word that captures the many and various disciplines of a profession that prides itself on competence and ethical behavior.… Continue Reading
Companies minimize the risk of corruption by adequately vetting their prospective representatives — typically by reviewing information about the financial interests and relevant connections of the intermediaries’ owners and key personnel, and screening those individuals for reputational and criminal-history issues.… Continue Reading
Companies are increasingly frustrated by privacy protection laws that vary from country to country. But the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which becomes law on May 25, 2018, eliminates much of the confusion with a uniform code for all EU nations.… Continue Reading
Special Agent Adam Lee
I spoke last Thursday with Adam S. Lee, the Special Agent in charge of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Richmond Division.
It was reported last month that Special Agent Lee was being considered to succeed James Comey as Director of the FBI.… Continue Reading
Half of the executives Kroll polled for its 2015 Global Fraud Report said their companies are at risk of vendor, supplier, or procurement fraud tied to overseas expansion.
Forty percent of the respondents felt highly or moderately vulnerable to corruption and bribery.… Continue Reading
In the first post in this three-part series, I wrote about decision-making when the project is lawful but awful. But there are also risks when situations are lawful but new or novel.… Continue Reading
Jo Sherman spoke with me about her post on the FCPA Blog and how multinationals and their lawyers can deal with EU data protection rules after the Max Schrems decision.
Sherman, the CEO of EDT, advocates bringing the “tools to the data.”… Continue Reading
As the owner of an English law firm based in the British Virgin Islands, I read with interest Jo Sherman’s post on the FCPA Blog about the recent changes to the European Union’s decision to toughen up even further its data protection rules.… Continue Reading
