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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Adventures in Compliance: The Novels – The Hound of the Baskervilles, Introduction and Compliance Lessons Learned

In this new season of Adventures in Compliance, host Tom Fox takes a deep dive into the Sherlock Holmes novels. Throughout this season, Tom will delve into each novel in a four-part series. The four novels we will consider...more

Mayer Brown

DOJ’s Criminal Division Updates Policy on 3 Key Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Whistleblower Programs, and Compliance Program...

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On September 23, 2024, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri (PDAAG), speaking at the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute, announced three key updates to...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Argentieri on the DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently unveiled the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (CWA) to bolster corporate enforcement efforts. Although the program has only been operational for a few weeks, it has already...more

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DOJ to Use ‘Carrots to Wield Larger Sticks’ in 2024

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The more things change, the more things stay the same. For years, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) leadership has used the ABA National Institute on White Collar Crime and other major conferences to highlight enforcement...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

2023 Global Business Ethics Survey: Part 5-Workplace Ethics Concerns and the Need for Compliance

In a recent ECI podcast series , I had the opportunity to visit with Pat Harned, President of ECI. We took a deep dive into the 2023 Global Business Ethics Survey (GBES) revealed concerning trends in workplace ethics. The...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

2023 Global Business Ethics Survey: Part 4-The Importance of Implementing a Strong Ethical Culture

In a recent ECI podcast series , I had the opportunity to visit with Pat Harned, President of ECI. We took a deep dive into the 2023 Global Business Ethics Survey (GBES) revealed concerning trends in workplace ethics. The...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

How Triage and Investigations Can Drive a Culture of Speak Up

I recently concluded a podcast series with Case IQ. Over this series, I visited with Sharlyn Lauby, Jakub Ficner, Kenneth McCarthy, and Meric Bloch on the different facets of a great speak-up regime and how each of those...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Speaking Up is Awesome

We are on a run of some great, informative and incredibly useful books by some super star compliance professionals. A couple of weeks ago Mary Shirley released Level Up. In her book, Mary shared forward-thinking hacks and...more

The Volkov Law Group

NAVEX Global Incident Management Study Confirms Impact of COVID-19 on Employee Reporting

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NAVEX Global produces a number of important compliance program reports.  NAVEX Global always has played an important thought-leadership role in the ethics and compliance field....more

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Japan Legal Update - Volume 52

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Investigations & White Collar Defense - Amendment to Whistleblower Protection Act - On June 8, 2020, the Japanese Diet passed a bill to amend the Whistleblower Protection Act ("Act"). The bill was introduced amid a...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Selection of Investigative Counsel

Dan Dunne, in a Compliance and Ethics Professional article, entitled “Foxes and henhouses: The importance of independent counsel”, said a critical element in any investigation is “fair and objective evaluation by the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Astros Cheating Scandal and Compliance – Part 6: Final Thoughts on the Scarlet ‘C’

Culture and Why It Matters - For anyone who was paying attention to the Astros, it has long been clear that the team had a very insular and toxic culture. The Astros culture was broken, toxic and this culture lead directly...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Astros Cheating Scandal and Compliance – Part 5: The Whistleblower and The Amnesty

I am nearing the end of a multi-part exploration of the Major League Baseball (MLB) investigation into allegations that the Houston Astros engaged in a multi-year scheme to steal signs and signals from opposing teams. ...more

The Volkov Law Group

A Speak Up Culture Depends on Follow Through and Accountability

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Corporate leaders often talk to the talk when it comes to a Speak Up culture.  In theory, many business leaders can articulate their commitment to a Speak Up culture by emphasizing the importance of employees raising...more

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A Comprehensive Whistleblower Protection for the EU

On April 23, Kramer Levin reported on the European Parliament’s approved proposal for the adoption of a whistleblower protection directive. On Oct. 7, the Directive on protection of persons reporting breaches of Union law...more

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The Importance of Whistleblowers to a Speak Up Culture

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The twist and turns of our political world amid the ongoing controversy surrounding whistleblower reporting has focused  attention on an important issue – encouraging whistleblowers as part of a speak up culture and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Corruption in China: Part 1 – I am Shocked, Just Shocked

Sometimes you have to wonder if companies ever have figured out that they need to comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by putting in place a compliance program that actually works. ...more

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Assessing Your Hotline System

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Employee hotlines are – sorry about this – a “hot” topic these days in compliance. NAVEX Global’s recent study confirmed the importance of an effective hotline system. Companies that implement robust and widely-used...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

100 Years Ago, and the Continued Fight Against Bribery and Corruption

Today I begin a five-part podcast series on ethics, compliance and independent integrity monitoring with Affiliated Monitors, Inc., (AMI) who is the sponsor of the series. ...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

How Compliance Adds to the Bottom Line

I have long articulated that companies that have robust compliance programs are more efficient, better run and more profitable organizations. ...more

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Time for Companies to Establish an Independent Corporate Ombudsman

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Corporate commitment to speak up cultures is suffering. The Ethics and Compliance Initiative’s recent Global National Business Ethics Survey contained a critical finding – corporate instances of retaliation against employee...more

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Corporate Attitudes: When Speak Up Means Keep Quiet

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As parents we all have been through the following scenario – we encourage our children to communicate and voice their concerns and to learn to articulate, reason and understand perspectives. So, our kids start to speak up...more

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ECI’s New Business Ethics Survey Confirms Misconduct Rates Declining — But Retaliation Rates Increasing

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The Ethics and Compliance Institute recently released the results of its global business ethics survey. The last survey was conducted in 2013 and ECI’s survey provides important and valuable insights into corporate metrics...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

SCCE Wrap Up – Final Reflections on CEI 2017

The 2017 SCCE Compliance and Ethics Institute (CEI) is now in the books. Once again, the organization had record setting attendance with over 1,800 attendees from some 41 different countries. During the event, I had the...more

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Tales from the Corporate Scandal Crypt: GM, VimpelCom, VW and Wells Fargo

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We are fascinated by corporate scandals. Since the 1980s, the US public has enjoyed unraveling corporate scandals, and vilifying corporate leaders caught in the web of deceit and misconduct. I am sure there are historical...more

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