Compliance Communications Blog

 

Third Parties and Supply Chain Risks: A Wide World

5/16/18:  Today’s world of supply chain risk is transformed. Thanks to the rise of internet technology and “the cloud,” companies now source services in their supply chains, as well as goods. That means more companies now have more suppliers, fulfilling a wider assortment of needs — each one, a potential source of risk.

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FCPA So Far in 2018

5/8/18:  In a Client Memorandum published on April 13 on its website, law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP provides a review of FCPA enforcement and anti-corruption developments.  The authors note a decline in enforcement actions consistent with Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein’s statements

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The Prospect of Compliance with GDPR

5/8/18:  Is your company ready for the General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), which goes into effect on May 25?  Maybe not.  According to a recent survey, some 60% of organizations subject to GDPR are not confident that they will be compliant with the new regulation by that time. 

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An Update on Competition and Deregulation from DOJ

5/8/18:  On April 26 Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General for DOJ’s Antitrust Division, delivered remarks at the Second Roundtable on Competition and Deregulation.  His comments focused on the deregulation

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Small Businesses Pack an Enforcement Punch

5/8/18:  Small businesses are intended to be beneficiaries of government contracts.  While most fraud cases involve large schemes, this one involves small business – proving that there’s risk of fraud anywhere in government contracting.   

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