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A Different Opioid Attack

5/20/19: On a daily basis the cost of opioid addiction makes headlines, as do pronouncements about addressing the crisis. An article by Amandeep S. Sidhu & T. Reed Stephens on FCA Update explains a case that defines a whole different approach... 

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Guidance For Directors

5/20/19: By now, most compliance professionals know that DOJ’s Criminal Division recently released Guidance on the factors it would use to determine whether or not to pursue an investigation or enforcement action against a company or individual... 

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DOJ’s Updated Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs

5/6/19: During his keynote address at the Ethics and Compliance Initiative’s 2019 Annual Impact Conference, Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski offered a look at DOJ’s thinking on a number of fronts.  Most significant for compliance pros was the announced release of the Criminal Division’s updated Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs...

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The UK’s Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements

5/6/19: Although the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) has been part of the US Department of Justice’s arsenal of enforcement tools for many years, the UK only launched its use of DPAs about five years ago.  An article by Neil Hodge in Compliance Week drills into some of the challenges that have emerged in the use of DPAs...

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The World’s Most Ethical Companies

5/6/19: The 2019 World’s Most Ethical Companies Insights Report does more than list companies that have earned high marks for their ethics, governance and compliance.  A post on The FCPA Blog introduces the first volume of the Report, which assesses company programs...  

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