FCPA Compliance Report

In this episode, I visit with Mike Huneke, partner at Hughes Hubbard. We look at the role of the GC in the CCO certification requirement as first announced by Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite and confirmed by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. Some of the highlights include: Key areas we discuss on this podcast are: What is the new CCO certification policy? Why did the DOJ create the po...

In this special 5 part podcast series, I am deeply diving into the Monaco Memo and analyzing it from various angles. In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, we have the Award-Winning Everything Compliance quartet of Jonathan Marks, Jonathan Armstrong, Karen Woody, and Tom Fox on the Monaco Memo. 1. Tom Fox looks at the Monaco Memo through the monitorship language and answers a listener's qu...

In this special 5 part podcast series, I am taking a deep five into the Monaco Memo and analyzing it from a variety of angles. In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by Hughes Hubbard partner Laura Perkins to take a deep dive into the Monaco Memo. Some of the highlights include: 1.     Determination of Monitor Need.  2.     Roadmap to proa-active compliance.  3.     Timely self...

In this special 5 part podcast series, I am deeply diving into the Monaco Memo and analyzing it from various angles. In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by my Compliance into the Weeds co-host Matt Kelly for a deep dive into the weeds of the Monaco Memo. Some of the highlights include: Corporate accountability. Timeliness in turning over evidence of wrongdoing. Baby Carrots...

In this special 5 part podcast series, I am deeply diving into the Monaco Memo and analyzing it from various angles. In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by my Affiliated Monitors founder Vin DiCianni to take a deep dive into the monitors and monitorship portions of the Monaco Memo. Some of the highlights include: Determination of Monitor Need. Roadmap to proa-active complian...

In this special 5 part podcast series, I am taking a deep five into the Monaco Memo and analyzing it from a variety of angles. In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by fan fav James Koukios, partner at MoFo. James is a former member of the FCPA Unit and in this podcast we take a deep dive into the Monaco Memo. Some of the highlights include: 1.     Issues involving individual...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by Tomell Ceasar. He is the Group Head of Ethics and Compliance at Careem (An Uber Company). He is one of the founders of the Middle East and Africa Compliance Association (MEACA). Some of the highlights include: 1.     What is it like practicing compliance in EAME?  2.     EAME is a huge amount of territory to cover with many different co...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by Erica Salmon Byrne, President of Ethisphere and Chair of the Ethisphere’s Business Ethics Leadership Alliance. Some of the highlights include: 1.     Ethisphere announces the 2023 World’s Most Ethical application process.  2.     What is the application process? 3.     What is the Ethics Quotient and why is it such a useful measure?  4....

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by Harvard Business School Professor, author of the book Purpose + Profits, How Business Can Lift Up the World. Some of the highlights include: 1.     Why this book and why now? 2.     His personal journey to ‘purpose’. 3.     Is this book an extension of his earlier work around white-collar crime and anti-corruption compliance.  4.     Wh...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by Susannah Hammond, Senior Regulatory Intelligence Expert at Thomson Reuters, on the firm’s 2022 Cost of Compliance Report. Some of the highlights include: The genesis of this report. Why can this Report be seen as cathartic? What was the genesis of this report? What areas have the greatest need for compliance functionality? What are the...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by Ty Francis, Chief Advisory Officer at LRN. We dive deeply into a recently released LNR/Tapestry Networks Report on Assessing Corporate Culture: A Practical Guide to Improving Board Oversight. Some of the highlights include: The genesis of this report. How does the Report serve as a roadmap to a clearer picture of the company's ethical c...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by fan favorite James Koukios, a partner at Morrison and Foerster. This episode considers some of the key ABC issues in the always great MoFo Monthly Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for February 2022. Highlights of this podcast include: KT FCPA Resolution Roger Ng was convicted at the FCPA trial. Resources James Koukios o...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by Mary Inman, partner at Constatine Cannon. We look at recent developments in whistleblowing and how the Ukraine War has increased the visibility of whistleblowers. Highlights of this podcast include: Whistleblower Reward Program at the US Treasury Department/FinCEN – what is its relevance to corruption, anti-money laundering and the Ukra...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by Keith Williamson and Henry Chambers, Managing Directors at Alvarez and Marsal. We look at the firm’s Threatscape Report. Highlights of this podcast include: A.    Threat 1-ABC Threats Why do you see a potential increase in anti-corruption investigations? In addition to the US under the FCPA, do you see other countries actively assisting...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by Scott Garland, Managing Director, Sanctions, Cyber, Fraud, and Ethics Compliance & Monitoring at Affiliated Monitors, Inc. Some of the areas we discuss include Garland’s professional background and current role. We look at some of his work at the DOJ including his role as the Deputy Chief, National Security Cyber Specialist and his work...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by fan favorite James Koukios, partner at Morrison and Foerster. In this episode we consider some of the key ABC issues in the always great MoFo Monthly Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for January 2022. Highlights of this podcast include: Opinion Release 22-01. Summary Judgment granted in bribery related breach of contrac...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report I welcome back Flex Vice President of Global Trade, Josh Fitzhugh, who visits about the challenges in economic and trade compliance since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Topics include Current role Pre-conflict preparation How were you able to mobilize for such robust economic and trade sanctions? Some of the biggest challenges early in the conflict?...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report I welcome back Ethisphere President and Chair of the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance, Erica Salmon Byrne, who talks about an exciting new innovation and service offering called The Sphere. Through this offering and for the first time, Compliance  Professionals can easily benchmark against the practices of companies with exceptional programs, to ide...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report I welcome Loren Steffy, now podcast host. Steffy is in the middle of a limited series on the theft by Russian President Putin on the publicly traded Yukos Oil Company back in 2007.  Key areas we discuss on this podcast are:  Why this series and why now.  What is the genesis of this story? Who is Bruce Misamore and what was his role in Yukos. Where can...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report I welcome back Mike DeBernardis, a partner at Hughes Hubbard, about some of the key developments in ethics compliance and FCPA from Q1 2022. Key areas we discuss on this podcast are:  Q1 brought resolutions that were excellent examples for training and increasing understanding of compliance issues.  One of the more difficult aspects of compliance is sc...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report I visit with Scott Schneider, Head of Content Development at Traliant. Scott has been in the compliance space for over 15 years and is passionate about the building blocks of a best practices compliance program, including Codes of Conduct. This week we take a deep dive into the foundational backbone of every compliance program, the Code of Conduct.  So...

In the Episode, I am joined by John Warren Vice President and General Counsel at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. We discuss the 2022 ACFE Report to the Nations, which is the most comprehensive report on the global scourge of fraud. It is a fascinating look of how fraud occurs, where is occurs and the steps you can take to prevent it. Some of the highlights include:  What is the ACFE...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report I visit with Claire Worledge. Claire is an internal auditor by professional training. She is the author of Data Analytic Secrets. We visit about her book and her work to bring greater visibility to data analytics to the internal audit profession and the wider compliance profession. Some of the highlights include: What is data visualization? What do you...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report I visit with Dave Lefort, Managing Director at Compliance Week. We take a deep dive into the upcoming Compliance Week 2022 National Conference, detailing the Keynote speakers, panels, conversations and breakout sessions. If there is one compliance conference, you should attend Compliance Week 2022 is it. Listeners to the podcast can get a special disco...

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report I visit with Mike Volkov. Mike recently did a three-part blog post series reviewing the DOJ trial strategy, successes and failures and approach of the antitrust division. In this podcast we take a deep dive into FCPA trials, other white collar fraud trials and antitrust trials the DOJ has had over the past few years. We assess the key approaches, discu...