Enhancing Compliance: The Power of Independent Monitorships in Consumer Protection — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
FCPA Compliance Report - James Koukios on the Monaco Speech
Guidepost in Motion - Evolution of the Monitor’s Role in Identifying Problems + Implementing Change
Compliance Perspectives: Volkswagen's Transformation
FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 511 – Jay Rosen on the Lack of Monitorship
Compliance Perspectives: Monitorships During the Pandemic
Compliance Perspectives: Delaware Supreme Court’s Marchand v. Barnhill Decision
Compliance Perspectives: Auditing and Monitoring Third Parties
Episode 119 -- The Ericsson FCPA Settlement
Compliance Perspectives: Current Trends in Third Party Risk Management
Independent Monitoring and Proactive Assessments for Defense Attorneys-Part 1, Introduction
Working with Monitors-Episode V: Lawyers Using Monitors
Working with Monitors-Episode III: How Do Monitors Work
Working with Monitors-Episode II: Impacts of Monitors
Day 18 of One Month to More Effective Continuous Improvement-Email Sweeps for Continuous Improvement
Day 16 of One Month to More Effective Continuous Improvement-Voluntary Monitoring
On May 12, 2025, the current head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division issued fresh guidance to all personnel under his purview with new two memoranda....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
DOJ is roaring into March with updates to its guidance on the evaluation of corporate compliance programs, a new pilot program on compensation incentives and clawbacks, and a revised policy on monitor selection, all released...more
In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by fan-favourite James Koukios, a partner at Morrison and Foerster, and we take a deep dive into the Lisa Monaco speech from October and related remarks from other...more
This LawFlash summarizes key takeaways from the American Conference Institute’s (ACI’s) 38th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), where top government officials offered insight and...more
In this third edition of October HorrorFest 2020 celebration we consider the first Hammer film sequel (and second in the series) – The Revenge of Frankenstein which was released in 1958. It begins as the Curse of Frankenstein...more
On December 6, 2019, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson or the Company), resolved long-running investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into the...more
Last week the Justice Department (DOJ) announced a resolution of the long stand Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson), a multinational networking and...more
On March 8, 2019, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a revised version of its FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (the “Policy”), which provides enforcement and practice guidance to DOJ prosecutors and was formally...more
In a stunning resolution to one of the longest running bribery, corruption and money-laundering sagas on the international stage, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) both announced...more
Here we go – another year, another set of predictions. Who knows whether they will come true? Actually, I went back and read my annual prediction posting for 2018 and 2017, respectively. Some things I called correctly, and...more
In a recent speech, Brian Benczkowski, the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division outlined the Justice Department’s new policy governing imposition of a corporate compliance monitor. ...more
There are two distinct themes in FCPA enforcement – the first is consistency, i.e., that some enforcement actions are relatively consistent across the board and, in the last five to ten years, the FCPA caseload has been...more