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In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I visit Michael DeBernardis, Counsel at Hughes Hubbard. We discuss the Trump Administration’s China Initiative and how it may impact FCPA enforcement efforts and spark a potential backlash against US...By: Thomas Fox

In celebration of the 100th episode of Corruption Crime and Compliance, Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist and Leader, is our guest. Tom and Mike discuss Tom Fox's current Compliance Podcast Network, his entertaining Star Trek summer compliance...By: Michael Volkov

In today’s edition Sunday Book Review edition of Daily Compliance News we honor the author Andrea Camilleri and his creation Inspector Montalbano by reviewing my four favorite Montalbano novels: • The Shape of Water • Terra-Cotta Dog • The Snack...By: Thomas Fox

New law passed on the adaptation of German data protection law to the GDPR - Following the amendment of the Federal Data Protection Act ("BDSG") in 2017, on 27 June 2019 the German Bundestag passed a second act to adapt the highly fragmented German...By: White & Case LLP

In the retirement plan industry, we have rules and we have guidelines on what to follow. However, there is one gray area that the Department of Labor (DOL) has absolutely no guidance: uncashed checks....By: Ary Rosenbaum

What constitutes sexual harassment? Portuguese law foresees two types of harassment: 1. Sexual harassment which is a set of unwanted behaviors perceived as abusive of a physical nature, verbal or non-verbal, with the purpose or effect of gaining...By: International Lawyers Network

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: 1. Roger Ng in negotiations with DOJ for guilty plea.(Bloomberg) 2. Feds charge CCO with conspiracy to distribute opioids. (WSJ) 3. Trump to try and block Amazon contract with Pentagon. (Washington Post)...By: Thomas Fox

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode Patterns of Force which aired on February 16, 1968, Star Date 2534.0. Compliance Takeaways: 1. What happens when good men go bad? 2. Your own sales force can be the best...By: Thomas Fox

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: specialty finance/marketplace lending — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019. CURRENT MARKET - Upward, marginal. WE ARE SEEING: - Market consolidation across product lines - Foreign inbound M&A (particularly...By: White & Case LLP

Adding to an already busy summer of New York state employment law developments, employers and human resources professionals should take note of an amendment to the state’s Human Rights Law that adds protections for employees based on certain...By: Harris Beach PLLC