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Don’t Forget About Clayton Act Thresholds For Your Directors and Officers

BCLP on 8/1/2025

Recent enforcement actions and media coverage have increased scrutiny on director interlocks under the Clayton Act, which prohibits individuals serving at the same time as directors or officers of companies that compete....more

FTC Finalizes Major Overhaul and Expansion of HSR Act Reporting Requirements

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 10/17/2024

On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), with the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s concurrence, released a Final Rule containing long-anticipated revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act...more

Risk & Compliance as a Strategic Imperative for the Board

NAVEX on 2/20/2024

In an era marked by heightened global regulatory scrutiny and enforcement, the landscape of risk and compliance is undergoing an evolution making the strategic imperative for effective, risk-based compliance initiatives...more

US Antitrust Regulators Continue to Crack Down on Interlocking Directorates, and the FTC Expands Scope of Clayton Act to...

Goodwin on 8/28/2023

On August 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an agreement with natural gas producer EQT Corporation (EQT) and private equity firm Quantum Energy Partners (Quantum) to resolve concerns stemming from alleged...more

Great Women in Compliance - Episode 85- Lynn Haaland, Caring and Compliance

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 12/2/2020

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. What’s it like entering a company suddenly in the limelight during a global pandemic? Find out as Mary Shirley speaks with Lynn...more

The Herbalife FCPA Enforcement Action: Part 4 – Final Thoughts

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 9/18/2020

We are the end of my multi-part exploration of the Herbalife Nutrition Ltd (Herbalife) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action with both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission...more

Financial Daily Dose 12.04.2019 | Top Story: Google Co-founders Step Down From Executive Roles at Parent Alphabet

Robins Kaplan LLP on 12/4/2019

Google announced late Tuesday that co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are “stepping down from executive roles at Google’s parent company, Alphabet.” Google CEO Sundar Pichai will now helm both operations, while Page and...more

Day 7 of One Month to Better Investigations and Report-How Investigations Inform Remediation

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 6/8/2017

There is nothing like an internal whistleblower report about a FCPA violation, the finding of such an issue or (even worse) a subpoena from the DOJ to trigger the Board of Directors and senior management attention to the...more

Day 5 of One Month to Better Investigations and Reporting-the Board’s Investigation Protocol

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 6/7/2017

Many companies have an investigation protocol in place when a potential Foreign Corruption Practices Act (FCPA) or other legal issue arises? However, many Boards of Directors do not have the same rigor when it comes to an...more

This Week in FCPA-Episode 55, the Covfefe Edition

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 6/2/2017

This week, Jay and I have a wide-ranging discussion on some of the week’s top compliance related stories. We discuss: 1. Brazilian meatpacker JBS agrees to the largest fine ever for fine for bribery and corruption, $3.2bn...more

Department of Justice Fraud Section Provides Guidance on Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs

Jones Day on 3/2/2017

On February 8, 2017, the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") Fraud Section published a blueprint for assessing corporate compliance efforts, titled "Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs" ("Guidance"). It...more

SEC’s Increased Cybersecurity Enforcement and How to Reduce Your Risks

Perkins Coie on 9/29/2015

The SEC announced last week that an investment adviser had agreed to settle charges that it failed to take required steps to protect against and respond effectively to a cybersecurity breach. The action comes on the heels of...more

3 Ways to Improve Compliance Training

The Volkov Law Group on 7/22/2015

As the compliance profession matures and evolves, the elements of an effective compliance program follow a similar pattern. Compliance training programs have become more sophisticated over the last five years, as...more

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