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Costs can balloon quickly in FCPA investigations, however, these investigations don’t have to spin out of fiscal control. Corporate counsel can and should get to the root of alleged violations – certainly before the government does – without “boiling the ocean” to unearth the facts and decimating the organization’s bottom line. Based on Roscoe, Michael and Pat’s...

Global Head of Product Marketing, Financial Crime Compliance Division Maurice Gilbert: How did you get started on a career in compliance? Paul Taylor: My initial exposure to compliance processes came about during my time in settlement-related roles, which naturally required...

Today, Alexandra chats with Jessica Tillipman, Assistant Dean and Lecturer at George Washington University. Jessica discusses the various penalties: suspension, debarment and blacklisting and delves into the details of each. 

Asia Pacific continues to give rise to a large number of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions. Four of the nine companies that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Fraud Section includes on its list of 2017 FCPA Enforcement...

When participating in a transaction, there are many steps to consider and take to seamlessly carry out a sale. Allocating resources and effectively communicating are key for successful due diligence, the process prior to finalizing an M&A transaction.

With the GDPR implementation deadline quickly approaching, many organizations are extremely focused on meeting specific regulatory requirements. However, GDPR is just the starting line. Here Brian Lee and Stephanie Quaranta highlight how compliance and privacy executives can plan past simply conforming with...

Q&A with James Cesarano, VP, Ethics and Compliance at Kroll Maurice Gilbert: How did you get started on a career in compliance? James Cesarano: After college, I began working in compliance as a Trade Analyst with the New York Mercantile...

Today, Alexandra speaks with Louise Shelley, founder of the Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center. Louise discusses her book about the intersection of these three major international issues.

Transformational market trends are driving the convergence of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) and eDiscovery.  Before documents and data become evidence in litigation, they are already accessible within a company’s vast data repository as a risk. Having an early warning...

At stake in the prolonged debate over a “best-interest” standard of care for retirement advice are $7.5 trillion in 401(k)-type assets and $8.4 trillion in IRA assets. Whether or not the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Securities and Exchange...

How do executive management and the board remain engaged with risk management over time? Most observers would agree that senior management’s supervision of risk management and the board’s risk oversight entail much more than reviewing a risk assessment once a...

Businesses are coming under increased scrutiny, to ensure that their domestic and foreign operations comply with anti-corruption and anti-bribery legislation. The risk of investigation has never been greater and the reputational risk, given the current media interest in these sorts...