Welcome to The Woody Report, where Washington & Lee School of Law Associate Professor Karen Woody and host Tom Fox discuss issues on white collar crime, compliance issues, international corruption, securities and accounting fraud, and internal corporate…
The role of the compliance professional and the compliance function in a corporation has steadily grown in stature and prestige over the years. When it came to the corporate compliance…
The role of the CCO has steadily grown in stature and prestige over the years. In the 2020 FCPA Resource Guide, 2nd edition, under the Hallmarks of an Effective Compliance…
There is nothing like an internal whistleblower report about a compliance violation, the finding of such an issue, or (even worse) a subpoena from the DOJ or notice letter from…
The call, email or tip comes into your office; an employee reports suspicious activity somewhere across the globe. That activity might well turn into a FCPA issue for your company….
After the internal report comes in and you have properly triaged the matter, you need to scope out and investigate it, promptly, thoroughly and with competent personnel. In the 2023…
Due diligence is generally recognized in three levels: Level I, Level II and Level III. Each level is appropriate for a different level of corruption risk. The key is to…
The building blocks of any compliance program lay the foundations for a best practices compliance program. For instance, in the life cycle management of third parties, most compliance practitioners understand…
As every compliance practitioner is well aware, even in 2023, third parties still present the highest risk under the FCPA. The 2023 ECCP devotes an entire prong to third-party management….
We conclude our series on the initial Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action. It involved the German software giant SAP. While the conduct which led to the enforcement action…
After you complete your risk assessment, you must then translate it into a risk profile. If your estimate of where your bribery risk is greatest is wrong, it will be…
