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Companies continue to face significant risks from their third parties. In response, companies are implementing sophisticated due diligence and third party risk management systems. FCPA enforcement risks are only one of several risks created by a company's third parties. Companies have to screen and review their third parties
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If you want to learn and read about managing third-party risks, you will have no trouble finding articles, white papers, webinars and more available to you on the Internet. And for good reason. Third-parties create significant risks, and these risks are not just limited to bribery but extend
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I am excited to announce a recent product development launch for our sponsor, NAVEX Global, an innovative leader in the ethics and compliance field. We are proud to work with NAVEX Global, a company that works hard to create products that deliver practical solutions for ethics and compliance professionals. Although
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Lauren Connell, Managing Associate at The Volkov Law Group, rejoins us for a posting about ISO 37001 certification for your third parties. Lauren can be reached at lconnell@volkovlaw.com. A lot of the focus on ISO 37001 so far has been on its value for companies considering certification as
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I was pleased to participate in a live webinar with Exiger on artificial intelligence and third party risk management. Watch the 60 minute webinar replay -- here. The growing complexity of third party relationships and the immediate regulatory and reputational risks of those third parties has procurement teams, compliance officers and
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Whether you are in the high-tech industry and managing your channel partners (i.e. third-party distribution network), the pharmaceutical and medical device industry managing a complex network of distributors and sub-distributors, or any other industry relying on third-party distributors, chief compliance officers face a number of
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I am proud to announce a new sponsor, Exiger, a well-known leader in governance, risk management and compliance services. Exiger assists organizations worldwide with practical advice and technology solutions to prevent compliance breaches, respond to risk, remediate major issues and monitor ongoing business activities. Exiger's unique blend
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To design and implement an effective ethics and compliance program, companies have to conduct a risk assessment and tailor its policies and programs to its risk profile. DOJ’s Compliance Evaluation reinforces this framework for a compliance program. Risk Assessment At the outset, a company has adopt a specific methodology
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Join us for this free webinar where we’ll discuss how a new administration and anticipated enforcement and regulatory changes will impact your third party due diligence programs. Register HERE Register to hear information on: * Potential impacts of the Trump administration on compliance * Changes to FCPA enforcement approaches * Disgorgement trends
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I hate to be the harbinger of bad news; that is against my nature; I am naturally an optimistic person. As I always say, there are solutions to every problem. Many companies have responded to third party risks and built effective risk management programs. It is perhaps one of the
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The Embraer FCPA settlement action contains a number of important lessons learned and compliance reminders. In several significant respects, the Embraer case confirms in several areas why proactive compliance programs are important to prevent and detect possible bribery schemes. Given the length of the Embraer investigation, we can only hope
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If you review the last ten years of FCPA enforcement, the unmistakable pattern is rising expectations with regard to corporate compliance programs, particularly with regard to third party due diligence and risk management. Over the course of numerous enforcement actions, DOJ and the SEC have reached the point now where