Brazil vs US: Diverging Paths in a New Phase of Global Anti-Corruption Enforcement
Brazil introduces marker mechanism securing priority for early self-reporters, while DOJ closes nearly half of pending FCPA matters to concentrate ...
Tag: DOJ
For US Companies Doing Business in Latin America, Regulatory Risk Multiplies Amid Web of Third Rails
Criminal networks now operate with corporate scale and structure, creating compliance intersections with AML and terrorism financing laws
DOJ & SEC Raising the Stakes on Third-Party Risk Management
Many companies these days are implementing automated due diligence systems, and it’s no wonder why: the government’s expectations in terms ...
DOJ’s Pilot Program: Carrot and Stick or Bluff and Bluster?
The Department of Justice launched an initiative to encourage self-reporting of FCPA violations, promising up to 50 percent reductions in ...
The Sigelman Case and the DOJ’s FCPA Trial Record
Some are foaming at the mouth about the outcome of the FCPA trial of former PetroTiger CEO Joseph Sigelman. However, ...
What Does an Effective Compliance Program Look Like? – The Regulators’ Perspective
When assessing how effective your compliance program is, step into the regulators’ shoes. What are they looking for? Current and ...
Arbitration, Corruption and Voluntary Self-Disclosures: What are the Options?
A company in the midst of arbitration proceedings that discovers potential bribery related to the contract at issue faces inherently ...
Common Threads: What Global Enforcers & Policy-Makers Are Saying About Compliance Programs
The compliance world loves its frameworks: DOJ's three fundamental questions, France's risk mapping requirements, the UK's "adequate procedures" standard. But ...
The DOJ Released Guidelines on Non-Discriminatory DEI for Federal Contractors; Have You Audited Your Program Lately?
In July, the DOJ released updated guidance on what might constitute “illegal DEI” by government contractors under an executive order ...
What Compliance Leaders Need to Know Ahead of Crucial DOJ Data Security Program Deadline
Civil, criminal penalties await companies not ready to comply with new initiative
Administration Heightens Enforcement Focus on Tariff Evasion & ‘Transshipment’
White House expresses zero tolerance for ‘transshipment’ schemes
Dismissal of FCPA Charges Against Ex-Cognizant Execs Sends Early Sign That SEC Will Follow DOJ’s Lead
The SEC’s bribery case against a pair of former Cognizant Technology executives was six years in the making, with pandemic-related ...
