2024 saw another strong year of Foreign Corruption Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). There were 15 resolutions with...more
3/28/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Internal Controls ,
Meals-Gifts-and Entertainment Rules ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shell Corporations ,
Third-Party ,
Vendors
Whether part of local customs, relationship building or ways to give thanks, gift giving and hospitality (collectively referred to here as “Hospitality”) is a sizable business, with the global market being estimated at USD839...more
3/24/2025
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Charitable Donations ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Ethics ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Multinationals ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Management
Approximately 90% of U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement cases from its inception in 1978 have involved third-party intermediaries engaging in bribery schemes.
The reduced level of control or oversight...more
In keeping with this year's London International Disputes Week (LIDW) theme “Uniting for Global Challenge and Opportunity,” Ankura Consulting and Charles Russell Speechlys sponsored, in partnership with Kumi Consulting, a...more
1 75 An investigative journalist implicates the company. An auditor threatens to resign. Premises are raided by enforcement agencies. Not all investigations are created equal and in a recent talk given at the General Counsel...more
Last month, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced a new Safe Harbor Policy for voluntary self-disclosure (the “Policy”) made in connection with merger and acquisition activity. The Policy is intended to bring...more
11/20/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Due Diligence ,
Investigations ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
New Guidance ,
Partnerships ,
Popular ,
Remediation ,
Restitution ,
Safe Harbors ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Technology Sector ,
Voluntary Disclosure
The Economic Crime Bill received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. Included in the Act is the failure to prevent fraud offence, under which large companies will be liable when a specified fraud offence is committed by an...more
11/9/2023
/ Accounting ,
Anti-Fraud Provisions ,
Audits ,
Compliance Monitoring ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Ethics ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Internal Controls ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Training
An amendment to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (the Bill) has brought in the offense of failure to prevent fraud (Offense). Under the new Offense, an organization will be liable where a specified fraud...more
9/8/2023
/ Accounting Fraud ,
Anti-Fraud Provisions ,
Audits ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Falsified Documents ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Fraud Prevention ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Assessment ,
Tax Evasion ,
UK Bribery Act
There is no time like the present to refresh your organization’s bribery and corruption risk assessment.
Many organizations recognized that the COVID pandemic changed the risk and control landscape, and took the...more