Compliance Communications Blog

 

The Challenge of “Normal”

9/11/18: In a recent post on The FCPA Blog, Richard Bistrong posed the question, “Why do “normal” employees violate the FCPA. A few days ago, he posted a remarkable follow-up that asks, “Can we teach ‘normal’ employees not to cheat?” Bistrong brings unique insight to his questions and answers.

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Trends In Modernizing Compliance

9/11/18: “Nearly Half of Responding Organizations Plan to Modernize Compliance in Year Ahead” is the headline of a release posted on August 15, 2018 by Corporate Compliance Insights. The post highlights a recent poll conducted by Deloitte of 420 compliance professionals during a Deloitte DBriefs webcast.

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Global Anti-Corruption Insights: Summer 2018

8/28/18: Law firm Arnold & Porter has issued its Summer 2018 Anti-Corruption Insights report. As usual, it provides an excellent, insightful review of the status (and trends) of anti-corruption activities this summer.

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Another Look at Self-Reporting

8/28/18: An excellent post on The Global Anticorruption Blog by Frederick Davis takes a timely look at self-reporting. Davis, an attorney with Debevoise & Plimpton and a Lecturer at Columbia Law School, writes, “In the fight against transnational bribery and other forms of corporate crime, a key element of some national prosecution agencies’ strategy is to encourage corporations to “self-report”

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The Intersection of Compliance and Quality

8/28/18: A recent settlement between the DOJ and 3M Company highlights the intersection of product quality and corporate compliance. The government alleged that the company sold products to the US military without disclosing defects that made the products ineffective for their intended purposes.

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