With the beginning of the aggressive trade enforcement era, companies need to focus on third-party risk and sanctions enforcement. The law, the practice, and the risks are important. As we embark on a new criminal enforcement...more
9/3/2025
/ Compliance Monitoring ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Sanction Violations ,
Sanctions ,
Supply Chain ,
Third-Party Risk
With the beginning of the aggressive trade enforcement era, companies need to focus on third-party risk and sanctions enforcement. The law, the practice, and the risks are important. As we embark on a new criminal enforcement...more
Given the real and significant potential benefits of AI, companies have to be careful in the rush to implement AI technology. Starting with a clear use case, companies have to weigh the potential benefits of AI technology and...more
8/18/2025
/ AI Act ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Healthcare ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
The new world of AI presents significant benefits and risks that need to be addressed in an overall governance framework. Luckily, the principles to apply here will surprise no one — governance, compliance, legal and risk...more
8/14/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Best Practices ,
Bias ,
Board of Directors ,
Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Governance Standards ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation
Well, let’s all admit it — we have all enjoyed using the new, hot technology, AI. It is an understatement to opine that AI is transforming our world, business and personal. This development compares to the 1990s and the...more
8/14/2025
/ AI Act ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Deep Fake ,
Discrimination ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
State Privacy Laws
DOJ’s initiation of its aggressive trade enforcement strategy is quickly unfolding — and the new strategy is a real and significant threat to all companies engaged in international trade. We are no longer in the era of FCPA...more
8/5/2025
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Entity List ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
PRC ,
Risk Management ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
NAVEX dominates the hotline market. Given its global footprint, NAVEX has access to a large database of employee reports. Building on this unique perspective, NAVEX provides an annual report analyzing the employee reporting...more
8/4/2025
/ Annual Reports ,
Benchmarking ,
Best Practices ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Reporting ,
Hotlines ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Internal Reporting ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Whistleblower Hotlines ,
Whistleblowers
Is your internal reporting program keeping up or falling behind the curve?
With over 2.15 million reports analyzed from nearly 70 million employees worldwide, NAVEX's 2025 Regional Whistleblowing & Incident Management...more
NAVEX dominates the hotline market. Given its global footprint, NAVEX has access to a large database of employee reports. Building on this unique perspective, NAVEX provides an annual report analyzing the employee reporting...more
7/29/2025
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
Ethics ,
EU ,
Internal Reporting ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retaliation ,
Risk Management ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety
The ethics and compliance field has been tested during the transition to the Trump Administration. Some have held on to the mantra — No Change — to respond to the changes in the role of the federal government, enforcement...more
7/23/2025
/ China ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Ethics ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Risk Management ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
Could your supply chain be funding cartels without you realizing it? In today’s complex global economy, companies are grappling with a dual challenge – the urgent need to unravel their supply chains and the immediate...more
7/22/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cartels ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Financial Crimes ,
Money Laundering ,
Risk Management ,
Significant Transnational Criminal Organization ,
Supply Chain
Could your supply chain be funding cartels without you realizing it?
In today’s complex global economy, companies are grappling with a dual challenge - the urgent need to unravel their supply chains and the immediate...more
7/13/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cartels ,
Corporate Governance ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Crimes ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain
Cartels and TCOs have entrenched themselves in legitimate industry sectors. In recent years, cartels and TCOs have adapted to market changes and new technologies. Many cartels and TCOs are disguising their ownership and...more
Companies face a dual challenge — the pressing need to unravel their supply chains, and the immediate task of recalibrating due diligence systems to examine potential presence of cartel and transnational criminal...more
Is AI a magic bullet - or just another tool in the compliance toolkit?
What really happens when you let algorithms near your risk decisions?
In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Christian Focacci, founder...more
6/15/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
FinTech ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Risk Management ,
Technology
Call me an optimist — it is a much better alternative than being a pessimist or a “realist” with a pessimistic bent. So, let’s start by acknowledging the obvious. Businesses are operating in a volatile environment. The...more
Are you running a compliance program that’s making a real impact—or just checking the boxes?
In this episode, Michael Volkov dives into LRN’s 2025 Program Effectiveness Report, an annual benchmark that separates the truly...more
LRN’s Program Effectiveness Report is an important annual event. LRN consistently provides important trend, benchmarking and program measurements. As an important leader in this area, LRN never pulls any punches. This...more
5/6/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Employee Training ,
Ethics ,
Generation Z ,
Risk Management ,
Third-Party Risk
As if legal and compliance professionals had enough responsibilities on their plates, DOJ dropped another shoe (to join the tariffs, sanctions and export controls, and immigration issues) and upped the stakes for ethics and...more
4/25/2025
/ Audits ,
Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Deadlines ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management
What do you do when the headlines shift faster than your risk matrix can keep up? In this episode, Michael Volkov dives into the challenge of adapting compliance programs in the face of volatile and fast-changing global...more
Legal and compliance officers are used to adjustments and continuous improvement of their compliance programs. Building and maintaining an effective ethics and compliance program never ends — it is a continuous process. To...more
For compliance officers, this is a stressful time. How is that for another profound grasp of the obvious? Most compliance officers face a well-known assortment of risks — bribery, trade, False Claims Act, data privacy,...more
The Trump Administration is focused on change in the government’s role, the administrative state, and the political environment. With these changes, you can expect the Trump Administration to aggressively pursue violators —...more
Chief compliance officers are adjusting a new, risk world, where top risks include export controls, sanctions, and immigration enforcement. At the same time, some risks remain — third-party risks, conflict of interest, fair...more
3/25/2025
/ Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Export Controls ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Tariffs ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Trump Administration
When assessing your third-party risks, it is important to start with one important division — a company’s supply chain and on the flip side, a company’s distribution chain. Sourcing materials and supply chain links present a...more
3/19/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cartels ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Distributors ,
Due Diligence ,
Financial Crimes ,
Human Trafficking ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain