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
A one-day CLE conference will address cutting-edge FCPA issues, including multi-jurisdictional enforcement actions, cutting costs in internal investigations, and qualifying for benefits under the new DOJ corporate enforcement policy.
It will also include an hour on an ethics topic: Challenges maintaining attorney-client privilege in anti-corruption enforcement actions.… Continue Reading
The arrest of Hong Kong’s former home secretary, Patrick Ho, and a co-defendant for allegedly bribing Africa officials on behalf of a Chinese energy company, has triggered accusations that America uses FCPA enforcement to promote a political agenda.… Continue Reading
The DOJ said Friday it has created a new position for a lawyer who’ll be seconded to the UK for two years to collaborate on financial fraud and foreign bribery cases.… Continue Reading
DOJ criminal division chief Leslie Caldwell used a wide-ranging talk Thursday at George Washington University Law School to defend the six-month old Pilot Program and to describe the Justice Department’s FCPA enforcement efforts and the current state of corporate compliance.… Continue Reading
Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell, chief of the DOJ’s Criminal Division, will speak at George Washington University Law School on Thursday, November 3 at 3:00 pm.
She’ll talk about the Criminal Division’s priorities and accomplishments, including international corruption and corporate compliance. … Continue Reading
Major conferences like Compliance Week 2016 are the perfect venue for witnessing the continuing development of the dynamic and fast-evolving compliance profession.
Fresh from presenting the conference’s closing keynote with my “A-team” of panelists, Pat Gnazzo, Keith Darcy and Lee Augsburger, I’ve now had time to reflect on my five big takeaways from the event:
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Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal DivisionThe DOJ’s FCPA Guidance and Enforcement Plan places significant emphasis on organizational culture. The section describing “an effective compliance and ethics program” includes “whether the company has established a culture of compliance, including an awareness among employees that any criminal conduct, including the conduct underlying the investigation, will not be tolerated.”… Continue Reading
In early January, Washington lawyer Bill Steinman said in a post for the FCPA Blog that 2016 was likely to be a big year for FCPA enforcement. His words were prophetic.… Continue Reading
Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. CaldwellAssistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell announced a one-year pilot program Tuesday intended to encourage companies to self report FCPA offenses and cooperate with the Justice Department.… Continue Reading
Capt. Daniel Dusek, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (Image courtesy of Wiki Commons)The highest-ranking Navy officer charged in the massive “Fat Leonard” bribery scandal was sentenced in federal court Friday to 46 months in prison.… Continue Reading
Last week Kroll and the Ethisphere Institute released their 2016 Anti-Bribery and Corruption Benchmarking Report: The Year of Global Expansion and Enforcement.
You can download the report here.
One somewhat startling finding was that only 29% of the respondents indicated that they were more concerned with personal liability than in prior years.… Continue Reading
At a recent ubiquitous FCPA conference, Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell noted that even more resources would be added to the Fraud Section’s FCPA Unit, increasing the number of prosecutors by 50% from 20 to 30 trial attorneys, making this specialty unit larger than the entire white collar sections of most United States Attorneys’ Offices nationwide.… Continue Reading
