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Compliance into the Weeds: DOJ Under Trump: FCPA Enforcement and Compliance

The award-winning, Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a compliance-related topic, literally going into the weeds to explore a subject more fully. Are you looking for some hard-hitting insights on compliance? Look no further than Compliance into the Weeds! In this episode of ‘Compliance into the Weeds,’ Tom Fox and Matt Kelly dive into the Trump Administration’s DOJ nominees, FCPA enforcement going forward, and what it may all mean for compliance professionals.

Tom and Matt explore the potential impacts of these nominations, notably the controversial choice of Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, and how they could shape the direction of anti-corruption enforcement and compliance practices. They also discuss the realistic aspects of other nominees, including Trump’s attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove and former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, who proposed to lead the Southern District of New York. The conversation touches on potential strategies for compliance officers, such as the increased significance of self-disclosure and the broader ramifications for corporate and foreign policy enforcement under a Trump administration.

Key highlights:

  • Trump’s DOJ Nominees: An Overview
  • Potential Changes in FCPA Enforcement
  • Self-Disclosure and Compliance
  • Implications for Compliance Officers

Resources:

Matt in Radical Compliance

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FCPA Compliance Report

James Koukios on MoFo’s April 2022 Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments

In this episode, I visit with fan-fav James Koukios, partner at Morrison & Foerster on the firm’s always great monthly Top 10 International Developments newsletter for April 2022.

Key areas we discuss on this podcast are:

·      The Stericycle FCPA enforcement action.

·      The Roger Ng conviction.

·      Limits of prosecution on FCPA accounting provisions?

·      A World Bank debarment.

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James Koukios on MoFo.com

MoFo Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for April 2022

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Everything Compliance

Episode 99, the Nobody Wants a Truth Cocktail Edition


Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance. In 2021, Everything Compliance was honored by W3 as a top talk show in podcasting. In this episode, we have the quartet of Jay Rosen, Jonathan Marks, Tom Fox and Matt Kelly. We conclude with our fan favorite Shout Outs and Rants.

1. Jay Rosen discusses the hunt for Russian oligarch goods and funds. Rosen shouts out to gaslighters Marjorie Taylor Green and Kevin McCarthy for denying they made comments when the audio was played to them.

2. Matt Kelly takes a deep dive into the Stericycle FCPA enforcement action.  Kelly gives a shout out to the Brooklyn Public Library for offering a free library cards to those from towns where the GOP has banned books.

3. Jonathan Marks looks explores the FirstEnergy corruption case and its continued fallout in Ohio. Marks rants about Comcast which marketed a product which does not exist.

4. Tom Fox looks a provocative piece by Dick Cassin which posits the DOJ has changed enforcement priorities to remediation as the key goal. Fox shouts out to shareholders of Credit Suisse who revolted against the Board when it tried to shield itself from liability over its recent financial failures.

 The members of the 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, who is an experienced data privacy/data protection lawyer with Cordery in London. Armstrong can be reached at jonathan.armstrong@corderycompliance.com
•       Jonathan Marks is Partner, Firm Practice Leader – Global Forensic, Compliance & Integrity Services at Baker Tilly. Marks can be reached at jonathan.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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FCPA Compliance Report

James Koukios on the Monaco Speech

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by fan favorite James Koukios, partner at Morrison and Foerster. In this episode we take a deep dive into the Lisa Monaco speech from October and related remarks from other DOJ representatives about the DOJ refocus on white collar enforcement and related issues. Highlights of this podcast include:

·       Who is the DAG and what does that position entail?

·       Reinstatement of Yates Memo.

·       Does this change an investigation focus?

·       The new focus on culture and how do you assess corporate culture?

·       What about reports of all violations, enforcements and even investigations even is outside FCPA?

·       What are the implications of this change?

·       How will all this work with current FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy?

·       The revocation of Benczkowski Memo. What are the implications?

·       The new focus on monitorships?

·       What about recidivists or those who fail to meet the obligations of their DPA/NPA?

Resources

James Koukios on the MoFo website.