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On May 8th, 2018, the Trump administration withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA and began to reimpose the U.S. nuclear-related sanctions. All of the sanctions in existence prior to the JCPOA including nuclear-related secondary sanctions will be effective on November 5, 2018. The
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In June 2018, the SEC announced an FCPA settlement with Beam Suntory for violations in India. Beam's settlement totaled over $8 million. Beam's conduct involved illegal payments made through third-party representatives to increase Beam's sales, product placement and secure appropriate registrations and approvals
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An effective compliance program requires that companies review and improve their compliance programs. A company should regularly review and test its controls, and address potential weaknesses in its compliance program. The Justice Department and the SEC have encouraged companies to conduct regular tests and reviews to create a sustainable compliance
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The federal government continues to push aggressive False Claims Act enforcement cases against healthcare companies, including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, hospices and other healthcare providers. The Justice Department has employed the Fa lse Claims Act to target companies in the opioid industry as a response to the opioid crisis in
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Dr. Pat Harned is the CEO of the Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI). The mission of the ECI is to empower organizations to build and sustain high quality ethics & compliance programs. Dr. Harned is a leading compliance advocate and strategist. The ECI has been at the forefront of developing
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Investing in cryptocurrency is fraught with challenges and inefficiencies. Jason Davis is seeking to solve these problems with Hoard Invest - with a mission to empower anyone, anywhere in the world to hold, track, transfer, and transact with any tokenized asset from their mobile device, privately & instantly. The task in
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Global Companies face a complex set of data breach notification requirements. In the absence of a uniform federal standard, companies have to tailor their data breach notification procedures to meet the requirements of 50 U.S. states. With respect to European Union residents, global companies have to meet stringent requirements
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FCPA enforcement in the first half of 2018 continued at a steady pace. The first half of 2018 included several significant corporate and individual prosecutions for FCPA violations. Tom Fox and Michael Volkov review FCPA enforcement and identify significant trends and enforcement actions. Tom Fox has released his new compliance
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Companies face evolving and significant cyber risks. The FBI estimates that ransomware will generate at least $1 billion for criminals. Businesses stand to lose at least $400 billion each year from hacks. The cyber defense, forensics and insurance industry will be worth nearly $200 billion by the end of this
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Companies have to implement a robust policy management program. In today's risky environment, companies should automate a robust policy management program that requires regular review, assessment and updating of policies and procedures. A policy management program should be created consisting of key constituencies to ensure that policies and
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In a special podcast episode, I take time out from the legal and compliance world to discuss the wonderful island of Sicily, Italy. To explain and provide an introduction to Sicily, and in particular the western region, I interview my wife, Rosetta Sciacca, about Sicily, its people, its culture and
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The Justice Department has released two important documents that provide guidance to compliance practitioners as to compliance program best practices: (1) The FCPA Guidance; and (2) The Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs. In combination, these two documents provide important compliance program guidance. In this episode, Michael Volkov discusses various issues