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
Switzerland-based mining and commodities giant Glencore plc landed on the FCPA Blog’s top ten last year when it paid $700 million to settle widespread FCPA offenses. How does its anti-corruption and bribery policy compare?… Continue Reading
The Italian luxury sports car maker has persevered from humble beginnings to become the tenth largest automaker in the world. Its stylish designs and powerful engines have fueled envy from adults and millions of posters on bedroom walls of children (of all ages).… Continue Reading
Kraft Heinz produces some of the world’s favorite foods that have been pantry staples for generations. Every person reading this post is almost certain to have at least one Kraft Heinz product in their kitchen.… Continue Reading
The London-based luxury brand is highly-regarded for its stylish clothes and cheerful bags. Founded in 1856, Burberry has become one of the most sought after high-end retailers in the world. How sweet is the aroma of its anti-bribery and corruption policy?… Continue Reading
We have benchmarked fifteen anti-bribery policies from some of the world’s largest and best-known companies that cover an estimated 4.2 million employees. With an unexpected amount of variety among the policies, here are some interesting things we’ve learned.… Continue Reading
New compliance risks are emerging as a result of Covid-19. With new work patterns inside companies and outside, risk patterns have shifted. Yet many companies are furloughing or reducing staff dedicated to anti-bribery and anti-corruption functions, often in direct contrast to changing and rising compliance needs.… Continue Reading
Having spent more than 40 years doing compliance work, I can add some reasons to the recent At Large column why I think travel is necessary.… Continue Reading
When Control Risks meets international companies at the headquarters level, we often hear that facilitation payments really aren’t much of a problem anymore. Many take comfort from their “zero tolerance” policies.… Continue Reading
Joe Murphy’s post on the FCPA Blog — Why outlawing grease payments may mean very little — reminded me of an incident involving the toll collectors on the Golden Gate Bridge.… Continue Reading
Last week, the University of Houston Law Center released the most comprehensive free dataset for compliance benchmarking available. The Fortune 500 Code of Conduct dataset allows anyone to access the University’s website (without the worry of future spam emails that come with a “free” registration) and search through three years of data the Law Center has put together covering over forty different compliance areas including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. … Continue Reading
Russian businessman and publisher Alexander LebedevIn his call for the establishment of an international anti-corruption agency during last week’s Economic Crime Conference in Cambridge, UK (We must create a global force to fight corruption), Alexander Lebedev put forward some convincing arguments about how putting a stop to corruption will have huge benefits for the economy and society.… Continue Reading
Mythili Raman, partner in Covington & Burling’s Washington, DC officeAfter 18 years at the Justice Department, and leading the criminal division during 2013 and 2014, Mythili Raman joined Covington & Burling’s white-collar crime and litigation practice in April. … Continue Reading
