FCPA Compliance Report

In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes David Simon, Partner at Foley & Lardner; Jack Korba, Of Counsel at Foley & Lardner; and Olivier Bustin, a Partner at Pinsent Masons, to discuss doing business in and with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This is the second part of a two-part series on this topic, in which they present a detailed approach to evaluating and managing travel to a high-risk...

In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes David Simon, Partner at Foley & Lardner; Jack Korba, Of Counsel at Foley & Lardner; and Olivier Bustin, a Partner at Pinsent Masons, to talk about doing business in and with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This is the first part of a two-part series on this topic. The guests present a detailed approach to evaluating and managing travel into a high-risk...

In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes George Tziahanas, VP of Compliance and Associate General Counsel at Archive360, who brings a practical legal and governance perspective to the challenges of AI and data governance. George argues that organizations must go beyond simply storing data and instead prove their integrity, lineage, provenance, and accountability so the data is defensible for compliance a...

In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes Dr. Dennis Cummins to discuss his latest book, Invitational Selling: The Human Connection Advantage. Dr. Cummins is a renowned expert in the field of invitational selling, with extensive experience presenting and selling from the stage globally. He discovered that prioritizing conversations and genuine connections over high-pressure sales tactics not only aligned...

In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes Matt Ellis of Miller & Chevalier about the ACI “Cartels, TCOs and Compliance in Latin America” forum (July 20–21, Washington, DC) and why cartel/TCO/FTO risk is a timely 2026 compliance priority. Ellis describes the Trump administration’s focus on cartels, fentanyl, China’s influence, and the expanded enforcement toolkit—FCPA guidance linking to cartel activity, s...

In this episode, Tom Fox takes a solo turn behind the mic to report on the AI tracks from the recently concluded Compliance Week 2026 conference. He highlights two AI tracks: practical “creative” uses, including live demonstrations by Hemma Lomax creating PowerPoint content and Roxanne Petraeus creating video content, and the more critical compliance focus on AI governance, oversight, and accounta...

In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes Edye Edens about launching her Life Sciences Law Group (“Eedee Law”) after years of contracting in life sciences compliance across multiple firms. Edye explains she founded the firm to better align her practice with supporting clinical trial sites, vendors, and academia, which often lack the budgets and in-house legal resources of sponsors and CROs. She describes...

In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes Matt Friedman, founder and CEO of The Mekong Club, to discuss his book “Awakening the Advocate,” which explains his career in the fight against human trafficking. Matt tells his journey through survivor/NGO stories, traces his personal journey from a shy child in Connecticut to 35 years of anti-slavery work across 35+ countries, and shows that ordinary people can...

In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes Vince Walden, President of konaAI, to discuss his two panels at Compliance Week 2026 and the state of AI in compliance. For the panel on AI and the compliance workforce, Vince argues jobs are generally safe because AI is best deployed as “digital assistants” (not digital employees) that handle repetitive tasks like data pulls and third-party due diligence, while k...

In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes former Wall Street trader Joseph De Gregorio, who was federally convicted and now applies a “compliance rebuild” methodology to demonstrate genuine remediation under legal scrutiny. This is Part 2 of a two-part podcast series. In Part 2, we cover how federal judges exercise broad discretion despite sentencing guidelines and often form views before the court based...

In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes former Wall Street trader Joseph De Gregorio, who was federally convicted and now applies a “compliance rebuild” methodology to demonstrate genuine remediation under legal scrutiny. This is Part 1 of a two-part podcast series. Using the Matthew Bowyer illegal sports betting case, Joseph explains the federal pre-sentence interview and pre-sentence report (PSR) proc...

In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes Jessica Tillipman, Associate Dean for Government Procurement Law Studies; Government Contracts Advisory Council Distinguished Professorial Lecturer in Government Contracts Law, Practice & Policy. We take a deep dive into federal procurement and compliance. We begin with Tillipman’s recent article “Buying Blind: Corruption Risk and the Erosion of Oversight in Feder...

In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes back Erica Salmon Byrne to talk about Ethisphere’s 20th edition of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. Erica began by noting that there are 19 first-time honorees across 40 industries and 17 countries in the  2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies awards. They discuss the rigorous 250+ question Ethics Quotient and documentation review. They discuss the Ethics Premium...

In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes back Hughes Hubbard partner Mike DeBernardis to discuss the Southern District of New York’s new corporate enforcement voluntary self-disclosure program for financial crimes and why SDNY leadership, including Jay Clayton, likely issued it: to encourage self-disclosure that saves enforcement resources and supports DOJ’s focus on individual accountability. They compa...

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. This is our 800th edition. In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes back Gerry Zack, who recently attended the SCCE Europe conference in Berlin. They begin by noting the differences from the U.S. national conference, including a stronger European focus on behavioral ethics, culture, and community networking. Z...

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. In this episode, Tom welcomes Morgan Lewis partners Carl Valenstein (international corporate law, Latin America) and Katelyn Hilferty (international trade, export controls and sanctions) on whether businesses should consider returning to Venezuela after Maduro’s arrest and President Trump’s announcement...

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. In this episode, we replay a recent webinar Tom Fox participated in, hosted by EQS. The panel moderator was Steph Holmes, and the panelists were Tom Fox, Mary Shirley, and Matt Kelly. The session focuses on six key 2026 trends for ethics and compliance programs: (1) AI moving from experimentation to ope...

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. In this episode,  host Tom Fox welcomes Anik Shah, Director & Senior Legal Counsel at Sandisk, for an insightful discussion about the pivotal changes and enforcement actions around the FCPA in 2025 and their implications for 2026. In 2025, Anik Shah, a preeminent authority on FCPA and anti-corruption en...

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. In this episode, Marc Duncan, Chief Operating Officer at Salus Solutions, joins Tom to discuss security issues that US companies returning to Venezuela need to address upon reentering the country. They deep dive into understanding and managing security threats across domains such as finance, personnel,...

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. In this inaugural episode of 2026, Tom Fox welcomes back Brent Carlson, a specialist in trade and economic sanctions, focusing on compliance issues related to Venezuela. Tom and Brent discuss the shifting political landscape, potential business opportunities in the energy sector, and the steps complianc...

Today we have a special edition of the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report as we begin a preview of speakers and presentations at the upcoming Compliance Week event The Leading Edge: Applying AI and Data Analytics in E&C, which will be held in Fort Lauderdale, January 28 and 29. In this episode, I am joined by Matt Galvin, partner at Steptoe & Johnson, to discuss his presentation with Nicole Diaz, A...

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. In this inaugural episode of 2026, Tom Fox welcomes back his good friend and colleague, Mike Volkov, to reflect on the tumultuous year of 2025 and discuss the new trends for the upcoming year. This is Part 2 of a two-part series. This episode delves into the significance of the False Claims Act (FCA) as...

Today, we have a special edition of the FCPA Compliance Report, previewing speakers and presentations at the upcoming Compliance Week event, The Leading Edge: Applying AI and Data Analytics in E&C, to be held at The Westin Fort Lauderdale on January 28 and 29. In this episode, Tom Fox is joined by Roxanne Bras Petraeus, CEO of Ethena, and Andrew McBride, Founder & CEO of Integrity Bridge LLC, to d...

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. We take a short break from our 2-part series with Mike Volkov to review the issues arising from the Trump Administration's invasion of Venezuela. Matt Ellis joins Tom Fox to look at what all this means for companies looking to do business in Venezuela. They discuss the complex landscape of doing busines...

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. In this inaugural episode of 2026, Tom Fox welcomes back his good friend and colleague, Mike Volkov, to reflect on the tumultuous year of 2025 and discuss the new trends for the upcoming year. This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Highlighting the resilience of corporate ethics amid the suspension of the...