Compliance Communications Blog

 

Drilling Down on the Credit Suisse FCPA Case

7/31/18: Tom Fox has written a three-part article on the FCPA action against Credit Suisse Group AG and its subsidiary in Hong Kong involving the illegal hiring of family members and personal friends of Chinese government employees. 

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Mid-Year FCPA Update

7/31/18: July is a good time to see where we’ve been so far this year, especially in the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Law firm Gibson Dunn helps with the process of staying abreast of recent FCPA enforcement policies and actions through a range of publications. Recently, the firm released its 2018 Mid-Year FCPA Update

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New Wave of Sexual Harassment Disclosure Laws

7/9/18: The “Me Too” movement has set fire to discussions, demonstrations, lawsuits and a new wave of state and local laws relating to sexual harassment in the workplace. Aviva Grumet-Morris, from Winston & Strawn LLP has provided a detailed review of the legislation enacted in Maryland and Vermont. 

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The UK’s Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act

7/9/18: Few international issues are attracting more attention than sanctions.  The UK’s new Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act is not yet in effect,

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The Return on An Effective Compliance Program

7/9/18: The most obvious return on an effective ethics and compliance program (E&C) is compliance and freedom from the enforcement actions associated with failure to comply with laws and regulations. But, the “ethics” part of E&C delivers its own substantial benefits.

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