In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
· Top CA lawyers prosecuting Activision Blizzard leave. (WSJ)
· Sepp Blatter, Michael Plantini to face trial (finally). (ESPN)
· Isle of Jersey seizes $7bn in Abramovich assets. (NYT)
· WH and businesses blast Texas Gov. trucker policy. (WaPo)
Tag: sanctions
On this April Fool’s Day for 2022, Tom and Jay are back to look at some of the week’s top compliance and ethics stories in the Slap Seen ‘Round the World edition.
Stories
- The Slap Seen ‘Round the World and Compliance. Tom in FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog.
- Will CCOs have to certify compliance? Text of Kenneth Polite speech. Tom and Matt in Compliance into the Weeds. Matt in Radical Compliance.
- Coal exec indicted under the FCPA. Harry Cassin in the FCPA Blog.
- Good bribes. Dick Cassin in the FCPA Blog.
- Why controls are key to compliance. Chris Audet in CCI.
- MarshMac UK sub garners Declination with Disgorgement. Dylan Tokar in WSJ Risk & Compliance Journal.
- ZTE whistleblower feared for his life. Ashley Yablon in CCI.
- Whistleblowing keys. Jan Stampers In Risk and Compliance Matters.
- Fine line between compliance and evasion of OFAC sanctions. Mike Volkov in Corruption Crime and Compliance.
- ISSB delivers sustainability guidelines. IFRS Press Release.
Podcasts and More
- What is the intersection of Sports and Ethics? Each year, Jason Meyer holds Ethics Madness, a discussion of this intersection done during March Madness. This year, Jason engaged Tom for Ethics Madness in the podcast format. It was cross-posted on Jason’s site Eight Mindsets, which he co-hosts with Nicole Rose and on Tom’s site, Greetings and Felicitations.
- Tom has a two part series with Aly McDevitt on her recent Ransomware case study, on Greetings and Felicitations, Part 1 and Part 2.
- Why should you attend Compliance Week 2022? Find out on this episode of From the Editor’s Desk. Listeners get a $200 discount to CW 2022 with the code Fox200. More here.
- Tom visits with longtime MS 150 rider Alan Peterson on The Hill Country Podcast. Donate to the fight against MS here.
- Why should compliance lead corporate ESG? Kristy Grant-Hart explains on the ESG Compliance Podcast.
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
- CFPB want recidivist banks stripped of licenses. (NYT)
- Coca-Cola scraps mandated diversity policy for outside law firms. (Bloomberg)
- US sanctions regulators seek more funding. (WSJ)
- Hybrid work model requires new thinking. (WaPo)
Categories
Swiss Sanctions on Russia
Switzerland Imposes Sanctions on Russia.
Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance. The entire gang was also recently honored by W3 as a top talk show in podcasting. In this episode, we have the quartet of Jonathan Marks, Karen Woody, Jonathan Armstrong, Tom Fox and Matt Kelly. We dedicate the entire episode to compliance issues arising from the Russia invasion of Ukraine. We conclude with our fan favorite Shout Outs and Rants.
- Karen Woody considers the impact of corruption in both Russia and Ukraine going forward. Karen shouts out to the Ukraine’s U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya for his impassioned plea for Russia to stop its invasion of his country this week, at the United Nations.
- Matt Kelly looks at the export control issues and sanctions issued by the US and its allies in this arena. Kelly shouts out Jackson Reffitt, who testified against his father in his father’s Capital Insurrection trial.
- Jonathan Marks discusses the sanctions which have been levied by the Biden Administration, how to assess this evolving risk and the role of the Board in managing this risk. Marks rants about Bob Blaffert (again) and shouts out to Sonny Johnson, an autistic basketballer who made the game winning shot that helped his team win its final game of the season.
- Jonathan Armstrong looks at how the shooting war in the Ukraine has spilled over into a cyber war across the globe. Armstrong shouts out to Paddington Bear for giving comfort to refugees across the globe and to the voice of Paddington Bear, Ukrainian President Zelensky.
- Tom Fox shouts out to the Texas GOP for stopping AG Ken Paxton from renomination in the party’s primary and for forcing him into a run-off with George P. Bush.
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 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.
After a tumultuous and historic week, Brian and Tim gather themselves to discuss the U.S. (and global) response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. They start by diving in to the broad, coordinated economic sanctions aimed at debilitating Russia’s financial sector and Putin’s inner circle, debate how well the new measures will work, and contemplate what could be coming next. They next turn to the significant expansion of export controls implicating Russia and discuss the likely impact. Finally, in the Lightning Round, Brian and Tim bid farewell to DOJ’s China Initiative and read between the lines to decipher DOJ’s ongoing priorities.
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Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast which takes a deep dive into a compliance related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. This week, Matt and Tom take a somewhat somber view on the Russia invasion of Ukraine. Some of the issues we consider:
- Discussion of sanctions.
- What do sanctions mean for US, UK and EU countries?
- How companies should think about doing business in Russia going forward.
- What about energy production and consumption?
- US company employees in Ukraine and Russia.
- The role of China in a potential resolution.
Resources
Tom in the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog
Matt in Radical Compliance
Categories
New Nicaragua Sanctions
US adds sanctions on Nicaragua following recent sham elections.
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
- DOT to finish sanctions review in fall. (WSJ)
- What is the risk of a crisis of confidence? (Bloomberg)
- Mask fines on airlines double. (NYT)
- How much will new Biden Administration mandate impact business? (WaPo)
