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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. In this episode Matt indulges me as we take a deep dive into 2020 Edelman...By: Thomas Fox

In today’s edition of the Daily Compliance News: 1. Airbus to settle corruption allegations for nearly $4bn? (Bloomberg) 2. Chair of Chemistry at Harvard arrested for working with Chinese. (Washington Post) 3. Britain chooses Huawei over Trump....By: Thomas Fox

Your company has just made its largest acquisition ever and your CEO says they want you to have a compliance post-acquisition integration plan on their desk in one week. Where do you begin? A good place to start would be the 2012 FCPA...By: Thomas Fox

A company that does not perform adequate due diligence prior to a merger or acquisition may face both legal and business risks. Perhaps most commonly, inadequate due diligence can allow a course of bribery to continue - with all the attendant harms...By: Thomas Fox

In today’s edition of Sunday Book Review: 1. Mengele by David Marwell 2. The Enlightenment That Failed by David Israel 3. Machiavelli By Patrick Boucheron 4. The Impossible First by Colin O’Brady...By: Thomas Fox

One of the areas articulated in the 2019 Guidance was around payments and payroll. For both the compliance professional and the corporate payroll function, there is a significant role to play in the operationalization of a corporate compliance...By: Thomas Fox

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 function, 2012 FCPA Guidance, under Hallmark Three of the Ten...By: Thomas Fox

This Hallmark was significantly expanded in both the 2019 Guidance and the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy. And in so doing, the DOJ has increased the prestige, authority and role of both the CCO and corporate compliance function. The 2019 Guidance...By: Thomas Fox

One of the critical elements found in the 2019 Guidance is the need to use the information you obtain, whether through risk assessment, root cause analysis, investigation, hotline report or any other manner to remediate the situation which allowed it...By: Thomas Fox

Control Testing – Has the company reviewed and audited its compliance program in the area relating to the misconduct? More generally, what testing of controls, collection and analysis of compliance data, and interviews of employees and third-parties...By: Thomas Fox