Compliance
Corporate compliance focuses on an organization’s policies, procedures, processes, and actions in an effort to avoid and/or identify violations of government laws and industry. Our compliance blog posts and news articles are written for compliance officers and legal professionals. They include compliance insights, training, events, whitepapers, podcasts, and webinars.
Federal contracting can be lucrative and rewarding – when done correctly. Steptoe & Johnson’s Fred Geldon outlines the various requirements contractors face in the government marketplace. Doing business with the government is different. The federal government makes rules to protect...
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Clifford Chance’s Wendy Wysong and Nick Turner discuss the sanctions risks looming in Hong Kong and what companies operating there can do to protect themselves. with co-author Nick Turner The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued its much-anticipated Mutual Evaluation...
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Compliance officers’ responsibilities are growing, and keeping pace with a fast-changing landscape is becoming increasingly difficult. Smarsh’s Shaun Hurst points to a need for CCOs to adopt a new mindset. Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) have earned their rightful seat at...
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The deadline recently came and went for the DOJ to finally offer clarity on the issue of ADA website compliance. Fortis Law Partners Liz Hartsel discusses how the DOJ’s nonresponse could lead to an increase in litigation. On August 30, the U.S....
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How to avoid fraud and corporate crime (while improving compliance programs) from Rafael Aguilera Gordillo, professor of Corporate Compliance and International Security. Increasingly complex economic crime is jeopardizing justice in general and criminal law in particular. On many occasions, there...
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Jay Rosen concludes his series on monitoring in health care with a consideration of how using an independent integrity assessment and monitoring can minimize negative impacts. Many compliance practitioners in the health care space (and those in commercial space) often...
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Many organizations struggle with the payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. Lockpath’s Dennis Keglovits outlines what organizations can do to get ready for the requirement now and to maintain compliance with PCI DSS going forward. The Payment Card Industry Data...
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Public companies based in the U.S. are choosing the less onerous (but riskier) of two possible methods for complying with new standards for recognizing revenue from customer contracts. This two-part series from Intelligize explores the new rules and provides insights...
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Cowden Associates CEO Elliot Dinkin discusses the liability health care organizations assume when enlisting the services of a “business associate” and shares a couple of cautionary tales that make clear why third-party due diligence is so critical. Businesses with access...
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SEI’s Kevin Byrne on why it’s imperative for firms to consider how they use data if they want to remain competitive. Clean capture is crucial, as is flexibility to adapt to a continually changing security environment. It seems the answer...
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Establishing a sustainable preservation plan is key for compliance and risk management. Onna’s Ish Alaoui outlines five key factors to weigh when looking to preserve data from cloud-based applications. The number of cloud-based applications and productivity tools used in the...
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Debarment regimes exclude companies from public procurement opportunities following conviction of specified offences. Wendy Wysong, Tim Grave and Madeleine Parker discuss how though the regulation landscape is largely discretionary in the Asia-Pacific, these regimes are only likely to strengthen. with co-authors...
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- Philip R. Jacoby, et al. October 17, 2019SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Former Executive Charged with Lying to Auditors
- Michael J. Starkweather and Andiamo Corporation, William White October 17, 2019SEC Charges Microcap Company and Two Former Chief Executive Officers with Securities Violations
- Kevin B. Merrill, et al. October 16, 2019Alleged Fraudster Sentenced to 22 Years in Parallel Criminal Case
