The U.K. Serious Fraud Office has a lot going for it right now: a director hellbent on tackling complex fraud, bribery, and corruption, an enhanced budget, new partnerships to tackle international bribery and corruption...more
4/2/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Case Management ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corruption ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Fraud Prevention ,
Indemnification ,
New Legislation ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
UK
In December 2023, President Joe Biden signed the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) into law under the broader Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). While FEPA’s sponsors hailed it as “the most...more
3/1/2024
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FEPA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Jurisdiction ,
NDAA
While the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division published its fourth version of its “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP)” guidance more than six months ago now, the insights that in-house counsel and...more
10/4/2023
/ Business Operations ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Clawbacks ,
Compliance ,
Compliance Monitoring ,
Corporate Communications ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Communications ,
Executive Compensation ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
In-House Perspective ,
New Guidance
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a powerful tool to help data leaders make more informed decisions that improve business outcomes and drive growth, but if not designed correctly it can quickly become a bane for legal and...more
7/19/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Business Operations ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Ethics ,
In-House Perspective ,
Information Technology ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Ethics ,
Machine Learning ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology
In recent years, U.S. enforcement agencies have signaled that a data-analytics driven compliance program is more than a nice to have, it’s a must-have if companies are going to get more adept at demonstrating the...more
Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice have portended a sea change in the oversight responsibilities of chief compliance officers (CCOs) as it concerns corporate resolutions going forward.
In public remarks made March...more
8/9/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
CEOs ,
Certification Requirements ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Liability ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Internal Controls ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Personal Liability