Schlagwort-Archive: Compliance programs
Armistice Day: The Risks and Rewards of Foreign Joint Ventures
Ed. Note-we continue our series of guest posts from our colleague Mary Shaddock Jones, who today looks at Joint Ventures and has some pointers for avoiding pitfalls under the FCPA. In December 2010, RAE Systems Inc., a publicly-traded U.S. corporation … Weiterlesen
How Do You Change a Corrupt Culture?
As most compliance practitioners know Siemens AG paid not only the largest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) fine in the history of the world at $800MM but also paid the same amount to the German government, this makes for a … Weiterlesen
FCPA: The Five Essential Elements of a Corporate Compliance Program – Part II
Tuesday morning, at the University Club of Chicago, Stephen Martin and I will co-present at a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) event hosted by Kreller. If you are in or near Chicago, I hope that you can join us for … Weiterlesen
FCPA: The Five Essential Elements of a Corporate Compliance Program-Part I
Next Tuesday morning, at the University Club of Chicago, Stephen Martin and I will co-present at a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) event hosted by Kreller. If you are in or near Chicago I hope that you can join us. … Weiterlesen
FCPA: The Art of Strategic Compliance Plan – A Seven Step Process
I recently wrote about my colleague Stephen Martin’s thoughts on having a 1-3-5 year strategic plan for your company’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) or Bribery Act compliance program. I am often asked where a compliance practitioner can come up … Weiterlesen
FCPA: The Dog Bite Defense and Your FCPA Compliance Program
As most readers of this blog know, I am a recovering trial lawyer. I almost always acted as defense counsel for corporations in my trial lawyer career. In the trial lawyer world, there are four recognized defenses to any claim … Weiterlesen
FCPA: Doomsayers Proven Wrong Yet Again-Gifts and Entertainment Under the Bribery Act
‘We are not interested in that sort of case. We are interested in hearing that a large company has mysteriously come second in bidding for a big contract. The sort of bribery we would be investigating would not be tickets … Weiterlesen
FCPA: How Do You Change an Unhealthy Compliance Culture?
Amüsant geschrieben und sehr lesenswert. What is a healthy culture and how do you change an unhealthy culture? I have always thought that baseball was a simple game: you throw the ball; you hit the ball; you catch the ball. … Weiterlesen
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Haftungsrisiken auch für deutsche Unternehmen
Der in den USA bereits 1977 in Kraft getretene Foreign Corrupt Practices Act („FCPA“) stellt ein zentrales Regelwerk im Kampf gegen grenzüberschreitende Korruption dar. Konkret regelt der FCPA zwei Sachverhalte: Zum einen verbietet er die Bestechung ausländischer Amtsträger („Bestechungsverbot“), zum … Weiterlesen
FCPA and Bribery Act Hotlines: Staying Out of Hot Water with Other Jurisdictions
It is finally here. Today is the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London. The first Olympics I can remember watching were the 1964 Games in Tokyo. I was enthralled with watching the world’s greatest athletes … Weiterlesen
