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The PfBCon Podcast

The PfBCon Podcast: Leveraging Podcasting for Building Personal Brands with Brent Carlson and Mike Huneke

Brent Carlson and Mike Huneke from the Red Flags Rising podcast discuss their journey in building personal brands through podcasting.

Brent, a Principal and Chief Solutions Officer at Red Flags Rising Solutions, LLC, and Mike, a Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, share insights on using podcasting to create authentic connections, expand professional networks, and address timely industry topics. They emphasize the importance of quality, consistency, and having a genuine passion for your subject matter. The discussion also covers practical tips on choosing the right equipment, the benefits of LinkedIn for promotion, and the value of having a unique style that resonates with your audience. The episode underscores the impact of podcasting on establishing professional credibility and on driving business growth.

Key highlights:

  • The Power of Podcasting for Personal Branding
  • Building Connections and Community
  • Starting the Red Flags Rising Podcast
  • Creating Engaging and Practical Content
  • Promoting Your Podcast Effectively
  • Investing in Quality Equipment
  • Using Podcasts for Business Development

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Red Flags Rising

Red Flags Rising: S01 E36: How to Prepare for 2026 – The Fraud Diamond Framework (SM) Applied

Mike Huneke and Brent Carlson return for the new year with a refresher on The Fraud Diamond Framework (SM) introduced in Episode 34 and an explanation of how it would apply in practice as trade compliance professionals try to expect the unexpected in 2026. They discuss the importance of designing and implementing “compliance backstops” as geopolitical guardrails (01:47), how Stoic philosophy and the good work of Mo Bunnell (CEO and Founder of Bunnell Idea Group, author of Give to Grow) help build resiliency (03:40), review The Fraud Diamond Framework(SM) (05:57), describe how the framework can help trade compliance personnel to make and defend triage decisions (10:59), the implications of many trade compliance programs reaching a point in their evolution where they need to be able to demonstrate true integrity and effectiveness (13:45), the new 25% tariffs on certain semiconductors (14:38), and notable economic sanctions enforcement decisions related to lawyers’ advice or lawyers themselves (15:56). They conclude with Brent’s first Managing Up of 2026 (21:04).

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Brent’s email: brent@redflagsrising.com

Mike’s email: michael.huneke@morganlewis.com

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Red Flags Rising

Red Flags Rising: S01 E34: Introducing Brent Carlson’s Fraud Diamond Framework (SM)

Mike & Brent explore the classic “Fraud Triangle” of pressure, opportunity, and rationalization, and discuss Brent’s creation of a new “Fraud Diamond Framework” (SM) to help trade compliance (and other) professionals who are not looking to explain past misconduct but to prevent future misconduct. They discuss recent news and developments in the export controls world (00:55), how seemingly inconsistent headlines are actually consistent with each other (04:05), and how Edward Fishman’s “impossible triad” concept continues to be a useful tool for understanding what’s happening in geopolitics and trade competition (06:22), and then they launch into their discussion of Brent’s Fraud Diamond Framework (SM) (08:05).

Regarding the Fraud Diamond Framework (SM), they discuss the classic fraud triangle and the backward-looking perspective from which it was derived (09:18) and then explain the Fraud Diamond Framework’s four elements of pressure (12:08), opportunity (13:06), something that’s too good to be true that comes at a critical time for the business (14:06), and signs of concealment (15:48). Brent next explains the Fraud Diamond Framework (SM) through a historical case study pulled from his own prior experience helping a client with a compliance commercial fraud dispute involving the acquisition of a business in China (17:35), after which they explain how the Fraud Diamond Framework (SM) can help trade compliance teams today (23:02).

They conclude with another installment of Brent’s always popular “Managing Up” segment (24:43).

Resources:

“Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare” by Edward Fishman

Brent’s original NYU PCCE post, “When Loopholes Create Liability Pitfalls: A Fresh Look at Export Controls” (Aug. 25, 2023)

Brent’s email: brent@redflagsrising.com

Mike’s email: michael.huneke@morganlewis.com

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ACI FCPA Conference 2025

ACI Post Conference Reflections: Mike Huneke Insights on DOJ’s Trade Fraud Task Force and Tariff Enforcement

By special arrangement with ACI, I was able to record several participants, speakers, panelists, and moderators from the recently concluded ACI-FCPA and Global Anti-Corruption Conference held at the Gaylord near Washington, DC. This podcast details the guest’s experience at the event. In the second of our series, I visit with Mike Huneke from Morgan Lewis about the recent ACI FCPA and Global Anti-Corruption Conference.

We delve into the DOJ’s presence and announcements, particularly regarding the new Trade Fraud Task Force. Discussions include the robust focus on tariff enforcement, the implications for corporate compliance, and the need for companies to prepare for intensified scrutiny. The conversation also highlights changes from past FCPA frameworks to current practices. The episode offers valuable insights for those in the corporate compliance field, stressing the importance of being proactive and ensuring frontline staff are well informed about new enforcement priorities.

Key highlights:

  • Morning Panel Insights
  • DOJ’s Renewed Presence
  • Task Force and Enforcement Strategies
  • Compliance and Corporate Challenges
  • Conference Reflections and Community
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ACI FCPA Conference 2025

ACI-FCPA Conference Speaker Preview Series – Mike Huneke on Trade, Tariffs and Corruption Risks

In this episode of the ACI-FCPA and Global Anti-Corruption Conference Speaker Podcasts series, Mike Huneke discusses his panel presentation at the event, “Tariffs, Trade, and a New Frontier of Corruption Risks: Confronting Growing Compliance Pressures Stemming from a Seismic Global Trade Shift.”

Some of the issues the panel will discuss are:

  • Examining the intersection of global tariffs and corruption;
  • The growing risks of bribery around tariffs.
  • There is a need for robust and ongoing due diligence in this new environment.

I hope you can join me at the ACI–FCPA Conference. This year’s event will take place on December 3-4 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. The lineup of this year’s event is simply first-rate, featuring some of the top FCPA professionals, white-collar attorneys, and compliance practitioners in the field.

The 2025 program is being completely redesigned to help your organization stay agile, responsive, and ahead of the curve. Expect a dynamic agenda shaped by real-world priorities, practical takeaways, and the most cutting-edge thinking in compliance – led by a faculty of global practitioners with boots on the ground, encountering the very risks that come across your desk.

Please join me at the event. For information on the event, click here. Listeners of this podcast will receive a discount by using the code D10-999-CPN26.

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All Things Investigations

All Things Investigations – Navigating Secondary Tariffs with Mike Huneke and Brent Carlson

Welcome to the Hughes Hubbard Anti-Corruption & Internal Investigations Practice Group’s podcast, All Things Investigation. In this podcast, host Tom Fox is joined by HHR partner Mike Huneke and BRG Director Brent Carlson to discuss secondary tariffs.

Mike Huneke and Brent Carlson are leading experts in trade compliance, with a particular focus on the intricacies and impacts of tariffs and secondary tariffs within the global economic landscape. Huneke emphasizes the existential threats tariffs pose to businesses, stressing the importance of understanding their effects on countries with significant economic ties to Russia, such as China, and advising companies to reassess trade relationships with nations like China, Brazil, Russia, and Iran. Carlson emphasizes the need for trade compliance officers to adapt to the rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape, advising companies to assess their suppliers and consider potential indirect transactions through transshipment countries to navigate imposed tariffs effectively. Both experts emphasize the importance of businesses adopting a dynamic, risk-based approach to compliance, anticipating challenges, and making informed decisions to mitigate financial impacts and maintain shareholder value amid shifting trade patterns and geopolitical tensions.

Key highlights:

  • Geopolitical Impact of Secondary Tariffs
  • Global Trade Dynamics Amid Geopolitical Shifts
  • Trade Compliance Risks: False Claims & Tariff Evasion
  • Resilient Supply Chain Strategy Amid Global Trade Dynamics
  • Negotiating Tactics in Geopolitical Tariff Strategy

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Mike Huneke

Hughes Hubbard & Reed Website

Brent Carlson

BRG Website

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FCPA Compliance Report

FCPA Compliance Report – The Impact of Secondary Tariffs on Global Trade with Mike Huneke and Brent Carlson

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes back Mike Huneke and Brent Carlson, who help us navigate the implications of secondary tariffs, focusing on recent developments following the President’s announcement.

They explore why secondary tariffs could be considered the ‘nuclear bomb’ of trade sanctions, examining their potential impacts on various countries, particularly those doing business with Russia, such as China and India, as well as the broader geopolitical shifts affecting global trade patterns. The conversation emphasizes the need for multinational companies to reassess their supply chains and compliance strategies to mitigate potential risks associated with these tariffs. The episode underscores the importance of companies adapting to a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape to ensure compliance and maintain their business operations.

Key highlights include:

  • Understanding Secondary Tariffs
  • Implications of Secondary Tariffs on Global Trade
  • Corporate Response to Secondary Tariffs
  • Geopolitical Realities and Trade Compliance
  • False Claims Act and Enforcement Risks

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Red Flags Rising

Red Flags Rising: S01 E17 – Data-Driven Root-Cause Analysis with Erika Trujillo of SEIA

Mike & Brent welcome Erika Trujillo, Managing Director of SEIA (“say-a”), who, with her company, brings advanced data analytics solutions to solving trade compliance problems. Mike and Brent discuss Erika’s background and the services SEIA provides (00:14); how advanced data analytics can help with export controls risk assessments by, among other things, bringing to bear data from across multiple departments (which is particularly important under U.S. law’s collective knowledge doctrine and the “high probability” standard) (02:10); the importance of differentiating between your company’s “internal data” and the “external data” and of identifying and leveraging what internal data might be sitting within reach (05:03); the importance of contextualization, i.e., taking a holistic perspective at potentially interesting data points that only become informative in the context of other data points, for example data suggesting that EAR99 items that otherwise would not require an export license might be exported for prohibited end-uses or to prohibited end-users (06:53); the need for companies to have the courage to engage with their own data, especially since they are making statements to various governments in any case about their trade flows (09:21); how small- and medium-sized companies can start, step-by-step, to get a handle on their internal data (10:53); how to respond to reports or allegations (i.e., “red flags”) of potential export control violations (12:18); common data pitfalls to avoid (13:51); the importance of prioritization not just in terms of data cleanup projects (14:28); why praying to the accounting platform gods and hoping everything is OK is not sufficient (16:00); the full definition of knowledge (including an awareness of a high probability) and what opportunities that presents for risk-based approaches to trade compliance (16:35); how a data-driven approach to trade compliance can help improve relationships with colleagues in sales and operational functions (18:39); how to overcome the fear of what you might find by taking a deeper dive into your company’s data (19:28); and how a data-driven approach can help with c-suites and boards of directors (20:13). We conclude with a surprise twist in the ever-popular segment, Brent Carlson’s “Managing Up,” in exploring Erika’s mission and purpose in co-founding SEIA.

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Red Flags Rising: S01 E14 – Getting a Grip on U.S. Export Controls Guidance

Mike and Brent unpack the May 13, 2025, due diligence guidance from the U.S. Bureau of Industry & Security. They describe what happened on May 13 (00:00), the guidance from BIS on General Prohibition 10 and Huawei Ascend chips (03:34), the related BIS policy statement (04:13), and then focus on the BIS “Industry Guidance to Prevent Diversion of Advanced Computing Integrated Circuits” (04:47), specifically the underlying U.S. national security concerns (05:50), relevant key takeaways from Episode 13’s special guest Dana W. White (06:51), the significance of the Industry Guidance’s reference to the WMD and military-intelligence catch-all provisions (08:29), the historical pre-1993 “KYC Guidance” cross-referenced by BIS in the new Industry Guidance (11:53), how the historical “KYC Guidance” is often misunderstood through selective quotation devoid of relevant context (13:34), the new “red flags” identified in the May 13, 2025 Industry Guidance (16:10), the key takeaways of the Industry Guidance (17:55), a warning about over-reliance on the Industry Guidance’s statement about existing end-use certificates (18:47), and the practical implications of the Industry Guidance for trade compliance teams (19:36). They then conclude with the next installment of Brent Carlson’s “Managing Up” (21:26).

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BIS May 15, 2025 Industry Guidance

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Mike & Brent’s “Fresh Looks” Series

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Red Flags Rising

Red Flags Rising: S01 E13 – Dana W. White on U.S. National Security & Export Controls

Mike and Brent welcome Dana W. White, Managing Partner at the Juno Collective, to share her thoughts and analysis on China and U.S. export controls, drawing on her extensive career in public service, including various national security-related roles. Mike, Brent, and Dana discuss Dana’s national security background (00:49), what happens “behind the scenes” that leads to U.S. agencies determining national security threats exists (02:28), how knowledge-sharing is both the strength and the Achilles’ heel of free societies (06:11), how U.S. businesses and business leaders play an important part in our national security (07:26), the challenge of finding reliable data points from which to infer export controls compliance risks (09:37), what business leaders should understand about how the relationship between the U.S. and China is different today than when China joined the World Trade Organization (11:21), how Dana and the Juno Collective help clients to understand and mitigate risks (13:46), and the common pitfalls companies face when responding to inquiries by the U.S. Congress (18:45). They conclude with yet another segment of Brent Carlson’s “Managing Up” (20:23).

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More about Dana W. White and the Juno Collective: https://www.juno-collective.com/about

Contact Dana W. White: dana@juno-collective.com

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