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A Cornucopia of Great FCPA Articles for Your Friday Consideration
It has been a great couple of weeks for article regarding the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). While I have resisted having a Friday Round Up of all things FCPA compliance related because both the...
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Race to the Bottom: Wal-Mart’s FCPA Investigation and the Houston Astros
So who do you think had the better day – the Houston Astros Monday or Wal-Mart Tuesday? Yesterday, the Astros announced the signing of Carlos Pena to be their Designated Hitter (DH) for the 2013...
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Interview with Dick Cassin
Ed. Note-we continue our interview series with thought leaders in the compliance and ethics field. Today we post an interview with the person I consider to be the Godfather of compliance and ethics...
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Wrestling as an Olympic Sport and Declinations under the FCPA
What do the US, Russia and the Islamic Republic of Iran have in common? Answer: Precious little. However one thing that they do have in common is their vehement opposition to the absolutely idiotic,...
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How Do You Determine the Gold Standard For Compliance Programs?
What is the gold standard for scientific minds? You might not do better than Albert Einstein who was born on this date in 1879. While most lay persons remember Einstein for his theory on special...
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An Oscar Winner for Compliance
Ben Affleck has certainly had his share of ups and downs in his professional career. He shared an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting with his fellow Bostonian buddy Matt Damon at...
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What’s the Message from BizJet? Self-Disclose and Cooperate
Over the past week there has been a plethora of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions released. One group was the four enforcement actions involving individuals concerning BizJet....
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And Then There Was One – Willbros Related FCPA Enforcement Continues
Last week, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the sentencing of Paul G. Novak, a former consultant of Willbros International, Inc., a subsidiary of the Houston based Willbros Group, for his...
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Total Switches to Settle Rather Than Fight
For anyone who grew up in the 1960s, I am sure that you remember the touchstone slogan for Tareyton cigarettes, “I’d rather fight than switch”. The television ad always showed someone with a black eye...
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FCPA Enforcement as a Security Issue and Implications for the Compliance...
One of the things that has long puzzled me is what led to the significant rise in the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) beginning in the 2003-2004 time frame? One of the more...
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Significant FCPA Enforcement Actions in 2013 – Corporate
Last week I used the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg as a prism to look at present day compliance issues. Today I want to go in a different direction to introduce today’s topic. Jim...
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Significant FCPA Enforcement Actions in 2013 – Individuals
77 years – that is how long Great Britain went without a native son winning the Men’s Singles title at Wimbledon. This past Sunday that drought ended when Andy Murray won the coveted trophy in a...
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Travel and Corruption Issues in China
Ed. Note-last month Eric Carlson had a three blog post in the FCPA Blog where he discussed travel risks and corruption in China. I asked Eric if I could combine his posts and repost them as one blog...
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The Grim Reaper, GlaxoSmithKline and the Death Knell for the Compliance Defense
The addition of a compliance defense has raised its head again in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) commentariat. In a post on the FCPA Blog by Philip Fitzgerald, entitled “From Europe, the case...
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Scalping Tickets and the Use of Fake Invoices in China
I long ago learned that there is no such thing as a ‘sold out event’; as the scalping of and for tickets to sports events is a long and time honored tradition. However with the advent of such websites...
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Don’t Butt-Slide into Second Base: Be a Better Company
Most fortunately, the final week of the baseball season is here. This means that I no longer have to contend with living in the same city as the joke of an alleged major league team – the Houston...
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Notes from the Diebold and Stryker FCPA Enforcement Actions
Last week was a heck of a week in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement world. Both Diebold Incorporated (DBD) and the Stryker Corporation (SYK) agreed to resolutions of their...
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Hardball Negotiation with the SEC and DOJ?
Ed. Note-in light of Avon’s recent disclosures regarding its negotiations to resolve its outstanding FCPA issues, I thought about what a shareholder might say to the Board. Today’s post are those...
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My Favorite Blog Posts from 2013
One of the best things about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), UK Bribery Act and other anti-corruption practice areas is the top notch quality of commentators. While Mike Volkov regularly...
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Who Had the Worse Day – Peyton Manning or Banks and Investment Funds?
The Seattle Seahawks gave the Denver Broncos an old-fashioned tail-whoopin’ in Super Bowl history on Sunday. I admit that I was pulling for the old guy, Peyton Manning to pull out another one but I did...
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