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FCPA Compliance Report

Laura Perkins on the Monaco Memo

In this special 5 part podcast series, I am deeply diving into the Monaco Memo and analyzing it from various angles. In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by Hughes Hubbard partner Laura Perkins to take a deep dive into the Monaco Memo. Some of the highlights include:

  1. Determination of Monitor Need.
  2. Roadmap to proa-active compliance.
  3. Timely self-disclosure as criteria for monitorship?
  4. Monitor selection criteria.
  5. Monitor review and oversight.

 Resources

Laura Perkins on HughesHubbard.com

Tom 5-Part blog post series in the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog

  1. A Jolt for Compliance
  2. Timely Self-Disclosure
  3. Corporate Compliance Programs
  4. Monitors
  5. Polite Speech

Monaco Memo

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Life with GDPR

Changes to UK Data Protection Regime

Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox return for another episode of Life with GDPR. In this episode, we discuss the changes in the UK Data Privacy regime currently proposed in the wake of Brexit. Some of the highlights  include:

  1. Why these changes are so significant.
  2. Are things really more complicated now?
  3. What does it mean for compliance?
  4. What happens next?
  5. Will the new PM request any changes?
  6. Practical steps you can take now.

Resources

For more information on the issues raised in this podcast, check out the Cordery Compliance News Section. For more information on Cordery Compliance, go to their website here. Also, check out the GDPR Navigator, one of the top resources for GDPR Compliance, by clicking here.

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Everything Compliance

Episode 105 – the Monaco Memo and Antitrust in the EU

Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance as we celebrate our second century of shows. In 2021, Everything Compliance was honored by W3 as a top talk show in podcasting. In this episode, we have the quartet of Jonathan Marks, Jonathan Armstrong, Karen Woody, and Tom Fox on the Monaco Memo and antitrust enforcement going forward in Europe. We conclude with our fan Shout Outs and Rants section.

  1. Tom Fox looks at the Monaco Memo through the monitorship language and answers a listener’s questions about compliance programs under the Monaco Memo. He shouts out to Aaron Judge, who has a year for the ages.
  2. Karen Woody reviews the Monaco Memo, the self-disclosure angle, and investigatory considerations and ponders the role of defense counsel going forward. She shouts out to the HBO film Elvis and the movie portrayal of Presley.
  3. Jonathan Marks also looks at the Monaco Memo’s investigatory issues, the Board of Directors’ role, and the forensic auditor’s role under the Monaco Memo. He rants about compliance professionals and fraud examiners who have no idea what internal control is.
  4. Jonathan Armstrong looks at the EU communications around Facebook and antitrust enforcement and how things may change dramatically. He shouts out to King Charles III, who had a 70-year apprenticeship as the Heir Apparent to the British throne.

The members of Everything Compliance are:

  • Jay Rosen– Jay is Vice President, Business Development Corporate Monitoring at Affiliated Monitors. Rosen can be reached at JRosen@affiliatedmonitors.com
  • Karen Woody – One of the top academic experts on the SEC. Woody can be reached at kwoody@wlu.edu
  • Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at mkelly@radicalcompliance.com.
  • Jonathan Armstrong is our UK colleague, an experienced data privacy/data protection lawyer with Cordery in London. Armstrong can be reached at armstrong@corderycompliance.com.
  • Jonathan Marks is Partner, Firm Practice Leader – Global Forensic, Compliance & Integrity Services at Baker Tilly. Marks can be reached at marks@bakertilly.com.

The host and producer, ranter (and sometime panelist) of Everything Compliance is Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance. He can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Everything Compliance is a part of the Compliance Podcast Network.

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Presidential Leadership Lessons for the Business Executive

Presidential Leadership Lessons from James Garfield

Richard Lummis and Tom Fox are back to continue our series of exploring leadership through the study of US Presidents. This episode begins a short series on Gilded Age Presidents, now largely forgotten. In this episode we take up James Garfield.Some of the highlights include:

  1. Educational and Professional Background.
  2. History as Radical Republican.
  3. Crédit Mobilier scandal of 1872.
  4. Nomination and Election of 1880.
  5. Presidency including the Tariff, Purging the Post Office, Supreme Court Nominations, Proposal for universal education and Assassination.
  6. Leadership Issues including the importance of strong ethics, a strong believer in education and Goldbug-a man for his times?
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Life with GDPR

Changes to UK Data Protection Regime

Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox return for another episode of Life with GDPR. In this episode, we discuss the changes in the UK Data Privacy regime currently proposed in the wake of Brexit. Some of the highlights  include:

  1. Why these changes are so significant.
  2. Are things really more complicated now?
  3. What does it mean for compliance?
  4. What happens next?
  5. Will the new PM request any changes?
  6. Practical steps you can take now.

Resources

For more information on the issues raised in this podcast, check out the Cordery Compliance, News Section. For more information on Cordery Compliance, go their website here. Also check out the GDPR Navigator, one of the top resources for GDPR Compliance by clicking here.

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Daily Compliance News

September 29, 2022 the Banks Continue Behaving Badly Edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Banks pay a whopping $1.8bn in fines for messaging apps. (WSJ)
  • New Russia sanctions are coming. (WSJ)
  • Wine competition breaches UK sanctions. (WSJ)
  • Marketers are taking note. (WSJ)