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"Planning an Effective Compliance Communication Program"


1/8/16: Last month, Lisa DiBenedetto posted the first of a three-part article on the Communicating Compliance Blog. Now, she continues that series with Numbers 2 and 3. Article 2 focuses on correctly targeting your audience and avoiding the pitfalls that too often translate...

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"Lessons From Corrupt Companies"


1/8/16: By now, it would seem that CEOs and senior executives would routinely lead the charge for enterprise-wide compliance and ethics. According to a recent post by Alison Taylor on Corporate Compliance Insights, far too many CEOs are leading their companies in the opposite...

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"The US’ Role in the UK’s Corruption Prosecutions"


1/8/16: It really is a small world, at least for global anti-corruption enforcement. An Anti-Bribery Alert by law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP highlights recent actions by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO), as well as the link between those actions and the US Department of Justice...

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"...Hold that Gift"


12/16/15: This time of year, companies face a bigger issue than whether or not their corporate gifts are greeted with joy and appreciation.  The issue is this: is that gift a violation of law, likely to put your company in the crosshairs of a criminal or civil enforcement action?  Sabine Vollmer, writing in CGMA...

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"The Importance of Antitrust Compliance"


12/16/15: The focus on the FCPA – by companies and US enforcement agencies – may have allowed some compliance professionals to minimize the risks posed by antitrust and anti-competition laws. No longer. The DOJ’s Antitrust Division has been very busy prosecuting antitrust cases, recovering...

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