Archiv der Kategorie: Compliance USA
FCPA: The CCO and Crisis Management
“What, Me Worry?” is one of my favorite all-time slogans. Anyone who grew up on the 60s or 70s recognizes this comes from Alfred E. Neuman, the enigmatic face of Mad Magazine. While this phrase certainly had its uses for … Weiterlesen
FCPA: IP Rights under the FCPA
For many US companies conducting business internationally, Intellectual Property (IP) is a key business component. Not only is the development of new IP critical to many businesses, for continued growth strategies, but IP protection is now a central business interest. … Weiterlesen
The Compliance Integration Risk Assessment
For the want of a nail, the horse was lost. For the want of a horse, the message was lost. For the want of a message, a battle was lost. For the want of a battle, a kingdom was lost. … Weiterlesen
FCPA: Haas School Training for Compliance and Ethics Leadership
There are a myriad of compliance and ethics conferences across the country each year. I regularly attend and speak at some of these. There are also more regular webinar and local events which may focus on specific topics or themes. … Weiterlesen
FCPA: McNulty’s Maxims, the Deepwater Horizon and FCPA Internal Controls
I often write about what I call Paul McNulty’s three maxims of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance program: 1) What did you do to prevent it? 2) What did you do to detect it? 3) What did you … Weiterlesen
FCPA: The Saga of MF Global – Don’t Shoot the Messenger, Fire the Chief Compliance Officer
In a post last week on his site, Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Mike Volkov named the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) his “Person of the Year”. He did so because “There is no other position in a company which has taken … Weiterlesen
FCPA: Marc Anthony Redux-We Come Not to Praise Daimler, But to Acknowledge It
Yesterday I discussed the apparent inaction of MF Global’s Board of Directors, when the former Chief Risk Officer left the company after “repeated clashes” with company CEO Jon Corzine, over Corzine’s risk strategy. Today we take a look at a … Weiterlesen
FCPA: Boards of Directors and Compliance: Four Areas of Inquiry
In an article in the December 2011 issue of Compliance Week Magazine, entitled “Board Checklist: What Every Director Should Know”, author Jaclyn Jaeger reported on a panel discussion at the Association of Corporate Counsel’s 2011 Annual Meeting, held in October. … Weiterlesen
United States: EU Trade Law Compliance: Risks For US Companies Dechert
Does your company supply customers across the Atlantic? Do you procure items from a transatlantic supplier? Do you employ EU nationals? Do you have a branch, representative office or subsidiary based in the EU? More to read under […] United … Weiterlesen
