The last several months brought forth major reforms to Brazil’s anti-corruption regulations and enforcement environment, including in the way that Brazilian companies are expected to enhance their compliance programs....more
3/12/2025
/ Accounting Controls ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corruption ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Ethics ,
Fraud ,
Government Agencies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Third-Party ,
Whistleblowers
Now that the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act has entered into force, the real work begins putting its obligations into practice. This article explores five compliance steps to take now to operationalize the...more
“Net zero” is a topic as hot as the climate these days. With so much regulatory attention being placed on it, companies that do not communicate their net zero efforts appropriately or, worse, intentionally make false and...more
7/18/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Net Zero ,
Paris Agreement ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Sustainability ,
UK
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
As U.S. regulators and enforcement authorities alike become increasingly focused on corporate oversight practices of their employees' use of third-party messaging applications, including ephemeral messaging, companies should...more
4/11/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Compliance Commitees ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Preservation ,
Data Security ,
Data Storage ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discovery ,
Document Retention Policies ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronic Communications ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Information Technology ,
Instant Messaging Apps ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Third-Party