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In this era of aggressive FCPA enforcement, companies are adopting anti-corruption compliance programs. The Department of Justice and the SEC have warned companies against adopting "paper compliance programs" without meaningful and consistent implementation. In recent weeks, FCPA enforcement has focused on hiring of relatives of foreign officials
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Almost every FCPA enforcement action involves misconduct by third party agents and distributors. The Justice Department and the SEC have emphasized the importance of companies conducing appropriate due diligence. In the absence of proper due diligence procedures and documentation, companies face significant bribery and enforcement risks. Companies that design and
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The Department of Justice had a record year in criminal antitrust enforcement. Global enforcement and coordination continues to increase. As a result, global companies face significant antitrust risk from cartel activity. Unlike the anti-corruption area, companies have not devoted significant resources to improving their compliance programs and integrating antitrust
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Companies are devoting more resources to monitoring their compliance and ethics programs. Whether the audit is conducted at corporate headquarters or in the field, there are important issues which should be examined during the audit. Join Michael Volkov, CEO of The Volkov Group, as he discusses how to audit a
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FCPA risks are significant when companies acquire other companies. The Justice Department and the SEC have imposed "successor" liability on companies for past bribery violations committed by an acquired company. Pre-closing due diligence is critical when companies buy another company. Due diligence is an art, not a
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My colleague Tom Fox is a fountain of wisdom on ethics and compliance issues. If you know Tom and hear him speak, you know he has seen a lot of corporate compliance situations – good and bad. With this perspective, it is always worth it to listen to Tom and heed
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Companies are devoting more time and attention to building a robust anti-corruption compliance program. As they do so, it is important to design the right structure for the compliance program -- from the Corporate Board, to the C-Suite and the role of the Chief Compliance Officer. An effective anti-
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On September 26, 2013, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council published proposed rules to implement new human trafficking compliance requirements on government contractors and subcontractors. President Obama signed an Executive Order almost a year ago to eliminate human trafficking by government contractors and subcontractors. Similar requirements were imposed on Defense
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The recent headlines on China's expanding anti-corruption investigation and enforcement action is a significant event in global anti-corruption enforcement. For companies operating in China, the risks have now increased exponentially. Companies need to redouble their compliance and ethics programs in China to minimize the risk of
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The recent announcement of SEC whistleblower awards is an important reminder on the need for companies to devote time and attention to proactive whistleblower policies and practices. Every organization adopts the vanilla-language of responding to whistleblowers and prohibiting retaliation against whistleblowers. It takes guts for companies to move beyond
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No matter how good a compliance program you have, there is always a risk of an FCPA violation. The Justice Department has stated that 2013 will be a big year in FCPA enforcement with many cases in the pipeline. More companies are disclosing government investigations or inquiries and potential FCPA
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Anti-Kickback and Stark Law Update: Enforcement and Compliance IssuesNovember 6, 201312 Noon - 1 PM EST Register: Here The Department of Justice and HHS-OIG continue their aggressive enforcement program using Anti-Kickback and Stark Law violations to target pharmaceutical and medical device companies, hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers.