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Third-Party Due Diligence: Identifying the Risks and Potential Rewards
Many corporate executives consider risk assessment to be the most difficult component of diligence to address. The prevalence of fraud and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations in the media,...
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10 Ways To Effectively Communicate and Train for an Anti-Bribery and...
Ernst & Young’s new book, Bribery and Corruption: Navigating the Global Risks, describes the many forms that bribery and corruption can take, and the importance of customizing communications and...
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Third-Party Checkup
In a January 29, 2012 editorial in the New York Times (NYT), entitled “Made in the World”, columnist Thomas Friedman wrote about the end of ‘outsourcing’; his thesis being the “world is now so...
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The Top 5 Corruption Risks for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies
Pharmaceutical and medical device companies are fast becoming the enforcement punching bag, eclipsing the long-suffering status of the oil and gas energy. If you ignore the political and public...
View ArticleAnti-Corruption and the Hallmarks of an Effective Compliance Program: Part Seven
This is the seventh in a series of articles intended to assist organizations in assessing their anti-corruption programs through the lens of the 10 hallmarks of an effective compliance program as set...
View ArticleCorruption in Turkey and Integrating Your Risk Assessment
This article was republished with permission from Tom Fox’s FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog. One of the more public and ongoing corruption scandals in the world right now seems to be happening in...
View ArticleThe Master List of Third-Party Corruption Red Flags
This article was republished with permission from FCPAméricas Blog, for which Matteson Ellis is founder, editor and regular contributor. Under the FCPA, companies and individuals can be liable for the...
View ArticleRemain Vigilant: Managing Cybersecurity Risks in Third-Party Outsourcing...
Managing third-party suppliers presents significant compliance challenges that often span an organization, raising legal, insurance, human resources and technology concerns, to name just a few....
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What Does Anti-Corruption Due Diligence Really Mean?
With the increasing frequency and expanding scope of enforcement globally, companies should devote adequate attention to anti-corruption due-diligence of third parties they engage or acquire. The...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Important FCPA Internal Controls (Part Two: Other Processes)
This article was republished with permission from FCPAméricas Blog, for which Matteson Ellis is founder, editor and regular contributor. Certain company processes might not constitute traditional...
View Article10 FCPA Myths and Misconceptions, Debunked
When it comes to FCPA compliance and enforcement, myths and misconceptions abound. I’m not surprised to hear them from foreign business people with limited exposure to the FCPA. I am more concerned...
View ArticleTermination of a Third Party, or Breaking Up Should Not Be Hard To Do
This article was republished with permission from Tom Fox’s FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog. One of the treats each month for the compliance professional is reading the GRC Illustrated column by Carole...
View Article“Don’t Bribe for Me, Argentina:” Corruption Risks on the Río de la Plata
This article was republished with permission from FCPAméricas Blog, for which Matteson Ellis is founder, editor and regular contributor. When I was working in Argentina in the late 1990s, I remember...
View ArticleThird Parties and the Red Flags You Don’t See
Recently, I was reading a whitepaper by Kelvin Dickenson, Managing Director of Global Compliance Solutions at Dun & Bradstreet, titled “Anti-Bribery and Corruption Compliance for Third Parties: Is...
View ArticleMore Than Due Diligence: Never-Ending Due Diligence
This article was republished with permission from Michael Volkov’s blog, Corruption, Crime & Compliance. Due diligence of third parties can drive you crazy. You know you are in trouble when you...
View ArticleBobby Keys, the Rolling Stones and Establishing Trust
This article was republished with permission from Tom Fox’s FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog. Bobby Keys died last week. What you probably did not know was that Keys was a Texan, so we get to claim him....
View ArticleJanuary 28 is Data Privacy Day
January 28th is Data Privacy Day, an annual effort to raise awareness of privacy and data protection issues among both consumers and businesses. Prakash Panjwani, Senior VP and General Manager of Data...
View ArticleThe Theatre of Cyber War
J.Paul Haynes, CEO of eSentire; Shane Harris, award-winning author (@War) and Senior Intelligence and National Security Correspondent at the Daily Beast; and retired Lt. General Ronnie Hawkins, former...
View ArticleGet More Without Settling for Less
Conquerors tend not to enjoy a laudable place in the history books, but they do offer lessons in how to get more without settling for less. Pilots refer to PNR—the point of no return. This technical...
View ArticleEnsuring Compliance with Controls
Evaluating Effectiveness Companywide Regulatory authorities don’t expect perfection in a compliance program, but they do expect a concerted effort on all fronts, from the C-suite to the front-line...
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