FCPA or Anti-Bribery & Corruption Risk Assessments
This article originally appeared in the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog By: Tom Fox @tfoxlaw One cannot really say enough
Investigations, Cooperation, the Board & Audit Committee
Investigations should always being with the end in mind. During an investigation, the board’s and audit committee’s goal should
A ticking time bomb? Whistleblowing In Organizations Today
By Robert Tie, CFE Fraud Magazine recently spoke with veteran CFEs Ján Lalka in the Czech Republic, Jonathan T. Marks
SEC Publishes New Requirements for Cybersecurity Disclosures
There is no doubt that cybersecurity risks pose in some cases grave threats to companies and their stakeholders. According
Supreme Court: The Interpretation of the Whistleblower Protections within the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Seem to Have Been Too Broad
Background Digital Realty Trust, Inc., a San Francisco, California-based REIT, terminated Paul Somers, Vice President Portfolio Management Asia-Pacific & Europe,
Why GDPR Matters
Reposted from CFO.com The GDPR could affect almost every U.S. consumer goods and services company, and plenty of other organizations,
Culture and Troubling Friends, Family, & Relationships…
Troubling Friends, Family, & Relationships With the recent frauds and bad acts in the news I can’t help wondering
Audit Committee Primer on 3rd Party Risk Management
Every U.S. company conducting or seeking business abroad is subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and it’s no
Surviving a Restatement: Ten Pitfalls
The audit committee plays an important role in navigating a restatement…
Root Cause and Critical Thinking…
“If you don’t ask the right questions, you don’t get the right answers. A question asked in the right way
Chief Compliance Officer v. General Counsel – Should They Be Separate?
Copyright 2018 – Jonathan T. Marks Lack of separation of the CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER (CCO) and the GENERAL COUNSEL (GC)
Audit Committees, Internal Audit, and Fraud Risk
Audit committees (AC) are charged with overseeing financial reporting and audit processes in U.S. public companies. Scandals in the pre-Sarbanes-Oxley
Eagles’ Super Bowl and Business
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DOJ Limits Use of Guidance Documents in Affirmative Civil Enforcement Actions
On January 25, 2018, the Associate Attorney General directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) not to rely on agency guidance
U.S. Looks Toward Gatekeeper’s Role on Whistleblower Claims
Source: WSJ The Justice Department urged its lawyers to weed out merit less cases from the hundreds of suits brought