Menu12/16/15: In our personal lives, “Think before you speak” has probably occurred to most of us after we’ve loosened our tongues. In the world of compliance communications, it’s a good idea to remember that adage (and a few more) in developing a program that achieves its goals. In fact, Lisa...
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Dec 16, 2015 •
12/16/15: It’s a month for Yoda, Hans Solo, Luke Skywalker and third-party due diligence. Tom Fox sucks you right in with Star Wars before leading you through the three steps of due diligence that companies should take in choosing their third-party partners. The article, posted on his FCPA...
Dec 02, 2015 •
12/2/15: Recently, the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section held the inaugural first Global White Collar Crime Institute in Shanghai, China. A post by Lucian E. Dervan on the White Collar Crime Prof Blog reviews the keynote address by Deputy Assistant Attorney General Sung-Hee Suh, which focused on some of the most pressing white collar crime issues faced by global organizations. Among the topics was the new DOJ policy about individual accountability and how that may affect any settlement consideration by DOJ.
Dec 02, 2015 •
12/2/15: The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces anti-discrimination laws. According to its FY 2015 Performance Report, the Commission has been busy, awarding $525 million for victims of discrimination in private, state and local government, and federal workplaces. That might not seem like much when compared to the financial returns in FCPA cases, but the EEOC’s cases illustrate the compliance risks that exist in every company and agency in the country.
Dec 02, 2015 •
12/2/15: Do corporate officers and managers deserve to be sentenced to jail for corruption or bribery committed in their organizations under their watch? Well, that’s a loaded question and answers will be all over the map. A more useful question might be this: is prison an effective punishment ...
