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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
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
Only yesterday they were pimply FCPA nerds. But a strange thing happened. They morphed into the cool kids.
Today’s compliance officers are famous and wanted.
Here’s some evidence.
The White House commuted ZTE’s corporate death sentence by arranging to embed hand-picked compliance officers in the outlaw Chinese company.… Continue Reading
Last week in Ukraine, the Rada (parliament) chose an auditor for the National Anti-Corruption Bureau. A surprising finalist in the selection process was an American lawyer.
When the Rada eventually chose its candidate, Vladimir Vasilenko, the former Ambassador to the UK, was selected.… Continue Reading
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
Since the FCPA Blog started tracking the ten biggest FCPA enforcement actions more than six years ago, most companies appearing on the list have been from outside the United States.
Right now, seven of the top ten FCPA cases involve non-U.S.… Continue Reading
At the September 2010 inauguration of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA), U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said: “The launch of IACA is a milestone in the efforts of the international community to fight corruption.… Continue Reading