As the Trump Administration backtracks from its avowed goal to destroy the USPS, Tom and Jay brave the surge in Covid cases by staying safe at home. They are back to look at top compliance articles and stories which caught their eye this week.
1. First DOJ Opinion Release in 6 years. What is the significance? Tom explains it all in the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog.
2. FCPA enforcement action involving international adoptions. Harry Cassin in the FCPA Blog.
3. Bank/government partnership to fight financial crime. Dylan Tokar in WSJ Risk and Compliance Journal.
4. Once a cheater, always a cheater? Daimler pays $2bn fine. Aaron Nicodemus in Compliance Week(sub req’d)
5. At the one year anniversary of the Business Roundtable’s Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation, Mike Volkov reviews Board performance in a 4-part series on Corruption, Crime and Compliance. Part 1, Accountability. Part 2, diversity. Part 3, challenges for Board decision-making. Part 4, steps to advance corp governance.
6. Is ‘Failure to Prevent’ the next big crime in the UK? Cordery Compliance alert.
7. When can you use a corruption defense in litigation? VE lawyers in the State Bar of Texas Int’l Law Journal.
8. Does the McDonald’s suit against its former CEO implicate D&O coverage? Kevin LaCroix opines in the D&O Diary.
9. This month on The Compliance Life, I am joined by Louis Sapirman. In Part 1, we looked at Louis personal and professional journey into compliance. In Part 2, we discussed the qualities of a successful CCO. In this week’s Part 3, communication as a driver of compliance.
10. On Compliance and Coronavirus we had a week of AMI. Tuesday had Eric Feldman discussing culture and compliance during Covid-19, Vin DiCianni on using compliance ambassadors during Covid; and Deb Waugh on challenges in the health care profession.
11. On the Compliance Podcast Network, on 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program, this month focuses on the role of the Board in compliance. This week saw the following offerings: Monday-what leads to a successful BOD investigation; Tuesday– Board metrics for compliance;Wednesday-BOD failures with special guest Vin Dicianni; Thursday– BOD & doing business in China; and Friday-the Board’s role in hiring. The month of August is being sponsored by Affiliated Monitors. Note 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program now has its own iTunes channel. If you want to binge out and listen to only these episodes, click here.
12. Join Jay and Tom at Converge20. Convercent’s top compliance conference is going virtual this year. Check at the agenda and register here.
13. Join Tom and Vince Walden (host of The Walden Pond) for a webinar on the ROI of Compliance, Tuesday August 25, 10 AM CT. Registration and Information here.
14. Join Tom and AMI’s Don Stern for a review of the 2020 Update to the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs as a part of Navex Global’s quarterly MasterClass on Thursday, August 27. Information and registration here.
15. Join K2 Intelligence FIN’s Bernard Factor for a webinar entitled “Examining the Nuances of Correspondent Banking to Address BSA/AML Compliance Risk”. Registation and Information here.
16. Join Tom next week on the FCPA Compliance Report, as he leads up to the 500th episode. All next week some of the top commentators in compliance will join Tom to discuss some of the top developments in compliance over the past 8 year. It is all leading up to the 500th anniversary episode which will run Monday, August 31.
Tom Fox is the Compliance Evangelist and can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Jay Rosen is Mr. Monitor and can be reached at jrosen@affiliatedmonitors.com.
