AI Today in 5: August 6, 2025, The Rethinking Compliance Episode
Compliance Tip of the Day: AI, Continuous Monitoring and Compliance
Great Woman in Compliance: The Power of Vulnerability with Cricket Snyder
Compliance Tip of the Day: Strategies for Embedding Compliance into your Organization
Sunday Book Review: July 27, 2025, The Best Books on Economics Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: Crowd Sourcing Risk Intelligence
Compliance Tip of the Day: Compliance Responses to Design Intelligence
Great Women in Compliance: The Compliance Influencer with Bettina Palazzo
Sanctions Compliance Failures: Lessons from Harman International and Interactive Brokers
How Startups Can Comply With Ever-Changing Privacy Laws
Importance of Compliance Management in times of transition
Compliance Tip of the Day: Assessing Internal Controls in International Operations
FCPA Compliance Report: From Compliance to Commercial Value: Removing Friction with AI
Compliance Tip of the Day: Key Lessons in Transforming Compliance with AI
Compliance Tip of the Day: Enhancing Compliance Team Effectiveness
Testing Your Compliance Program
Regulatory vs. Business Compliance
Ep. 3 - The Art of Parallel Investigations (Part 2)
Episode 342 -- How to Conduct an Internal Compliance Site Visit and Review
Public-Private Partnerships
Cadence Design Systems Inc. (Cadence) simultaneously resolved criminal charges brought by the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) and the United States Attorney for the Northern District of...more
As we begin a new year, it is the perfect time for companies subject to any government agreement to renew their focus on compliance. These binding resolutions require ongoing diligence to avoid civil and potentially criminal...more
Leveraging advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a luxury; it is quickly becoming necessary. For compliance professionals, AI offers a transformative tool to enhance program efficiency, improve...more
I once had a boss whose catchphrase was ‘May you live in interesting times’. That applied back in the first decade of this century and I think it is even more appropriate now. In a world that often feels as if it is...more
In September 2024, the DOJ’s Criminal Division released an updated Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) guidance document to address emerging risks. The ECCP serves as a roadmap for how DOJ evaluates a company’s...more
The Justice Department announced yet another version of its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs. As everyone knows, the Justice Department’s guidance carries talismanic significance — it is an important document that...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ), in its 2024 Update, has explicitly directed companies to ensure they have robust processes in place to identify, manage, and mitigate emerging risks related to new technologies, including AI....more
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri spoke at the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics 23rd Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute. She reiterated the long-stated policy that compliance...more
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri’s speech highlighted a critical shift in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) approach to evaluating corporate compliance programs. As outlined in the updated 2024...more
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri’s speech highlighted a critical shift in the DOJ’s approach to evaluating corporate compliance programs. As outlined in the updated 2024 Evaluation of Corporate...more
By the time you read this, a new U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) pilot program providing financial rewards to whistleblowers may already be underway. As I write this in late May, DOJ is in the midst of what is called a...more
Why should you audit your culture? In doing so, a compliance professional can utilize a comprehensive approach designed to evaluate various aspects of a company’s culture, including ethics, engagement, accountability, and...more
Over the past 15 months the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made clear through three Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions and speeches, their priorities in...more
The breadth of the recently enacted FEPA presents pitfalls for U.S. companies dealing with foreign governments and state-owned entities requiring significant caution and effective compliance controls....more
Be you a merger and acquisition attorney, corporate compliance officer, or counsel to an acquiring entity or target entity, you should review the Department of Justice’s new Merger and Acquisition Safe Harbor Policy...more
Early in October at the 2023 SCCE Compliance and Ethics Institute, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered a long-anticipated speech expanding and formalizing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) new Safe Harbor for...more
No Longer Just a Matter of Paying the Fine and Moving On. Corporate settlement agreements used to be straightforward—pay the penalty and move on. Now, these resolutions rival complex business transactions, including...more
In another significant step notifying global businesses of the new realities – companies are about to face aggressive coordinated criminal and civil prosecutions for sanctions and export control violations. The last piece in...more
The Justice Department’s recent revisions to its Corporate Enforcement Program and its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs stressed the importance of compensations systems and consequence management. The theoretical...more
Let’s move beyond the headline – trade compliance is the new FCPA. We get it. The next step is to do something about it. The Justice Department has repeated this refrain – it is one of its greatest hits. In addition, DOJ,...more
Are your employees conducting business by exchanging text messages on personal devices or communicating using messaging applications? If so, it may be time to evaluate your compliance and document retention policies....more
The Justice Department is focusing with a laser beam on corporate incentives and disincentives. This truly is a remarkable initiative and companies should undertake their own holistic review of internal incentives and...more
The Justice Department continues to push on white collar corporate enforcement, and the intersection of national security sanctions and export controls with corporate criminal enforcement. Last week, Lisa Monaco, DOJ’s...more