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2 Gurus Talk Compliance

2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 36 – The Fall is Here Edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode!

In this episode, Kristy and Tom discuss a range of vital topics in the compliance and legal world. They delve into the implications of the recent election on sanctions and OFAC policies, highlighting a rare decline involving Boston Consulting Group. The episode also covers significant enforcement actions, challenges of corruption in California and South Africa, and the role of chief resilience officers in corporate risk. Additionally, they share quirky and alarming anecdotes, such as a man attempting to check a human as luggage, and emerging trends in the ever-evolving compliance landscape.

Stories Include:

  • PE Partners loses equity for FCPA violations. (WSJ)
  • Tough U.S. Sanctions Packages Are Here to Stay—Whether It’s Harris or Trump – (WSJ)
  • Nordea Bank to pay $35MM for AML violations. (WSJ)
  • BCG receives a Declination. (WSJ)
  • RTX to pay $1.2bn for trade sanctions violations. (Radical Compliance)
  • South Africa investigating $7bn worth of corruption at state-owned enterprises. (Toronto Star)
  • How California Became a New Center of Political Corruption (NYT)
  • How Do You Change a Chatbot’s Mind? (NYT)
  • Now Hiring: Chief Resilience Officer. Do You Have What It Takes? (CCI)
  • Shrink-Wrapped Florida Man Tries to Check-In as Luggage at Miami International Airport – Simple Flying: HERE

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FCPA Compliance Report

FCPA Compliance Report: Jonathan Armstrong on Sweeping Changes in The UK Government: Insights on Compliance

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest running podcast in compliance. In this edition of the FCPA Compliance Report, Tom Fox welcome Jonathan Armstrong to discuss the seismic shift in the UK’s political landscape following the election last week.

The election was literally one for the ages. It led to a significant Labor victory over the Conservatives. They delve into the implications for compliance and governance in both the UK and globally. Topics include the new government’s proactive approach, anticipated shifts in bribery enforcement, and fiscal policies.

They also explore potential changes in AI regulation, employment law, data protection, and international relations, especially concerning Russia and China. The conversation highlights Labor’s balanced strategy, aiming for sensible, centrist policies while addressing key issues like corruption, AI, and data privacy.

Highlights in this Episode:

  • An election result for the ages
  • Impact on Bribery and Corruption Enforcement
  • Trade Sanctions, Russian Oligarch’s and Forced Labor
  • AI and Beyond
  • Data Privacy and Data Protection
  • Labor and Employment Rights

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All Things Investigations

All Things Investigations: Jan Dunin-Wasowicz and Jeff Nielsen on The EU Directive on Harmonization of Criminal Sanctions

Welcome to the Hughes Hubbard Anti-Corruption & Internal Investigations Practice Group’s podcast All Things Investigation. In this podcast, Tom Fox is joined by Jan Dunin-Wasowicz a partner at Hughes Hubbard & Reed, who is a leading figure in trade sanctions and Jeff Nielsen, International Sanctions & Export Controls Lawyer at Rambol, for a deep dive into current issues in export control and economic sanctions.

In Part 2 of a special two-part series on All Things Investigations, host Tom Fox is once again joined by Jeff Nielsen and Jan Dunin-Wasowicz to discuss trade sanctions from a global perspective. In this Part 2, Jeff and Jan provide their expertise on the EU Directive on Harmonization of Criminal Sanctions, detailing its implications and the challenges faced in its implementation across the 27 member states.

They explain the mechanics of EU sanctions, enforcement disparities among member states, and the directive’s focus on setting minimum standards for criminal offenses. The conversation also delves into future outlooks on the EU’s stance towards the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the evolving profession of trade sanctions compliance.

Key Highlights:

  • Understanding the EU Directive on Harmonization of Criminal Sanctions
  • Challenges and Implications of the Directive
  • Future of Trade Sanctions and Compliance
  • Career Advice for Aspiring Trade Sanction Experts
  • Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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HHR client alert on The Dawn of a New Era for EU Sanctions Enforcement? EU Adopts Directive on the Definition of Criminal Offences and Penalties for the Violation of EU Sanctions

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All Things Investigations

All Things Investigations: Jan Dunin-Wasowicz and Jeff Nielsen on Export Control and Economic Sanctions: Current Issues and Practice

Welcome to the Hughes Hubbard Anti-Corruption & Internal Investigations Practice Group’s podcast, All Things Investigation.

In this podcast, Tom Fox is joined by Jan Dunin-Wasowicz and Jeff Nielson, International Sanctions & Export Controls Lawyers at Rambol, for a deep dive into current issues in export control and economic sanctions.

Jeff Nielsen, an American lawyer with expertise in US and European Union sanctions, currently works at a prominent Danish engineering firm, having transitioned from practicing law in the US to navigating the complexities of international sanctions. Jan​​​​ Dunin‑Wasowicz, a partner at Hughes Hubbard & Reed, is a leading figure in trade sanctions, operating globally out of the Paris office.

Nielsen’s perspective on trade sanctions is shaped by his direct experience with US and European Union regulations, viewing the field as dynamic, challenging, and necessitating an understanding of both legal frameworks and international relations. Similarly, Dunin-Wasowicz emphasizes the industry’s complexity, dynamism, and the importance of staying informed about global affairs to anticipate risks. His work underscores the increasing role of the private sector in dealing with sanctions, highlighting the need for a proactive and adaptable approach to risk assessment in this evolving field.

Key Highlights:

  • Private Sector Role in Evolving Trade Sanctions
  • Dynamic Compliance Strategies in Trade Regulations
  • Sanctions Enforcement Disparity: EU vs US
  • Global Landscape Risk Assessment in Trade Compliance

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HHR client alert on The Dawn of a New Era for EU Sanctions Enforcement? EU Adopts Directive on the Definition of Criminal Offences and Penalties for the Violation of EU Sanctions

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: April 26, 2024 – The In Sanctions Enforcement Increase Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All from the Compliance Podcast Network.

Each day, we consider four stories from the business world: compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Foreign Aid Package Raises Companies’ Sanctions Risks (WSJ)
  • A former SNC Lavalin exec sentenced to 3 years on corruption charges. (Financial Post)
  • McKinsey is under criminal investigation for opioid work. (NYT)
  • South Africa puts pressure on the UAE to extradite Gupta.  (Bloomberg)

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: April 22, 2024 – The Bad SW Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All from the Compliance Podcast Network.

Each day, we consider four stories from the business world: compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: July 17, 2023 – The Spamming Your Friends Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

  • Head of CFTC whistleblower office to step down. (WSJ)
  • Can your boss force you to spam your friends? (NYT)
  • Trade sanctions as protectionism. (FT)
  • Altice founder arrested in Portugal for corruption. (Reuters)
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Compliance Week Conference Podcast

Matt Silverman on Considerations When Operating in an Evolving Geopolitical Environment

In this episode of the Compliance Week 2023 Speaker Preview Podcasts series, Matt Silverman discusses some of his panel at Compliance Week 2023, “Considerations When Operating in an Evolving Geopolitical Environment.”

Some of the issues he will discuss in his presentation are:

  • How cross-functional professionals are structuring their risk assessment programs, benchmark best practices, and walk away with ideas to enhance their program;
  • Cohesive approaches to concurrent risk assessments; and
  • A discussion on the insourcing vs. outsourcing external assessments and weighing the pros and cons of each.

I hope you can join me at Compliance Week 2023. This year’s event will be May 15-17 at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC. The line-up of this year’s event is simply first-rate, with some of the top ethics and compliance practitioners around.

Gain insights and make connections at the industry’s premier cross-industry national compliance event offering knowledge-packed, accredited sessions and take-home advice from the most influential leaders in the compliance community. Back for its 18th year, compliance, ethics, legal, and audit professionals will gather safely face-to-face to benchmark best practices and gain the latest tactics and strategies to enhance their compliance programs. And many others to:

  • Network with your peers, including C-suite executives, legal professionals, HR leaders, and ethics and compliance visionaries.
  • Hear from 75+ respected cross-industry practitioners who are CEOs, CCOs, regulators, federal officials, and practitioners to help inform and shape the strategic direction of your enterprise risk management program.
  • Hear directly from the two SEC Commissioners, gain insights into the agency’s enforcement areas, and walk away with guidance on remaining compliant within emerging areas such as ESG disclosure, third-party risk management, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and more.
  • Bring actionable takeaways from your program from various session types, including ESG, Human Trafficking, Board obligations, and many others, for you to listen, learn and share.
  • Compliance Week aims to arm you with information, strategy, and tactics to transform your organization and career by connecting ethics to business performance through process augmentation and data visualization.

I hope you can join me at the event. For information on the event, click here. Listeners of this podcast will receive a discount of $200 by using code TF200 on the link here.

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Compliance Kitchen

The Compliance Kitchen Returns for 2023

The Compliance Kitchen is for those who want to “see what’s cooking” in the never-boring worlds of corporate compliance, white-collar crime, and global trade. We hope you will feel comfortable in the Kitchen and listen in and find it enjoyable.

OFAC issues preliminary guidance on upcoming price caps covering Russian-origin petroleum products to tag along with the existing guidance and price cap on Russian crude oil. UK’s Export Control Joint Unit publishes a compliance code of practice for export licensing to help exporters with their obligations.

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Corruption, Crime and Compliance

Update on Export Controls and Sanctions: Interview with Alex Cotoia

In early October, the BIS announced two rules imposing significant export controls on semiconductor chips transactions for supercomputer end uses. This week’s show discusses recent developments in the sphere of export controls and sanctions. Alexander Cotoia, Regulatory Compliance Manager at the Volkov Law Group, joins Michael Volkov to explore the BIS’ ramping up of export control enforcement, including the new restrictions on China and Russia.

Some ideas you’ll hear them explore are:

  • The SQE route for experienced legal professionals aims to democratize the legal profession to include underrepresented minorities and other people who might not have access to the typical training contract required for being a solicitor. 
  • In early October, the BIS announced two rules imposing significant export controls on semiconductor chips transactions for supercomputer end uses. Their aim is to obstruct China’s ability to use these supercomputers to upgrade their military capabilities and the propagation of WMDs. Within these new rules, controls on the export of semiconductor manufacturing technology in certain transactions for integrated circuitry were also imposed.
  • Much of the dissent from professionals over these new restrictions stems from a fundamental disagreement in terms of policy rather than implementation, Alexander shares. Many professionals have become accustomed to the free-trade arrangement with China to export sophisticated technologies for integration end uses, and fear that the more stringent controls will compromise that arrangement.
  • The aftermath of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine saw coordinated efforts at the highest levels of US government designed to prevent Russia from acquiring assets and commodities that could be used for military purposes.
  • Alexander believes Matt Axelrod’s guidance about changing the way some administrative violations of EAR99 will be viewed was very instructive. One of the premises underlying that change was using non-monetary resolutions for less serious violations, but also imposing more stringent financial penalties on those who engage in culpable acts.
  • If you have government contracts, or are in the telecommunications industry, you’re not allowed to have Huawei products on your premises.

 

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