Legal and Regulatory Archives - Ethisphere Magazine

Parsing the differences between the requirements of the U.S. FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act, and the E.U.’s patchwork of laws can give even the most diligent compliance professional a headache. Ethisphere’s experts are here to help, laying out what the shifting regulatory landscape means in practice for you and your company.

Q&A with Silvio Cavallo on Partnership and Progress at Pillarstone
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Q&A with Silvio Cavallo on Partnership and Progress at Pillarstone
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Q&A with Silvio Cavallo on Partnership and Progress at Pillarstone

By Bill Coffin|2022-03-08T15:10:07+00:00March 8th, 2022|Legal and Regulatory|

Pillarstone is a KKR portfolio company that helps banks across Europe manage their exposure to non-core and underperforming assets on their balance sheets. Ethisphere’s Craig Moss sat down with Pillarstone General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer Silvio Cavallo—recently named to Legal Community magazine’s list of top Italian general counsels under the age of 40—to discuss ...

Biden-Harris Administration Releases U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption
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Biden-Harris Administration Releases U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption
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Biden-Harris Administration Releases U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption

By Bill Coffin|2022-01-28T10:47:53+00:00January 27th, 2022|***Ethisphere Magazine, Legal and Regulatory|

This week, the Biden-Harris Administration released the United States Strategy on Countering Corruption. President Biden made the link between fighting corruption and national security earlier this year in the National Security Study Memorandum, and since that time, Federal departments and agencies have conducted an interagency review and gap analysis of existing U.S. efforts to fight ...

Implications of the EU Whistleblower Directive: Broad Language Requires Broad Shifts
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Implications of the EU Whistleblower Directive: Broad Language Requires Broad Shifts
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Implications of the EU Whistleblower Directive: Broad Language Requires Broad Shifts

By Tyler Lawrence|2021-08-27T00:04:57+00:00August 26th, 2021|Compliance and Ethics, Legal and Regulatory|

Much has been written already about the EU Whistleblower Directive, which was passed in December 2019 and requires EU countries to adopt its basic structures into national law by the end of 2021. Although many countries appear likely to miss this deadline, implementation is still approaching and it is worth revisiting a few salient ways ...

Reflecting on Year 2 of the BELA APAC Chapter: Growth, Engagement, and Transformation
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Reflecting on Year 2 of the BELA APAC Chapter: Growth, Engagement, and Transformation
Asia-Pacific, Compliance and Ethics, Legal and Regulatory

Reflecting on Year 2 of the BELA APAC Chapter: Growth, Engagement, and Transformation

By Tyler Lawrence|2021-07-18T23:45:01+00:00July 18th, 2021|Asia-Pacific, Compliance and Ethics, Legal and Regulatory|

The past year was a challenge globally, and yet we experienced the global ethics and compliance community come together to ensure continuity in their work. We saw a unique level of commitment from our Asia Pacific leaders who were tasked with re-imagining their ethics and integrity programs. While we weren’t able to get together ...

Coalition for Integrity: Recommendations for the New Administration
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Coalition for Integrity: Recommendations for the New Administration
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Coalition for Integrity: Recommendations for the New Administration

By Tyler Lawrence|2021-04-30T19:09:03+00:00April 30th, 2021|Legal and Regulatory, Value Chain and Third Party|

Corruption has a habit of spreading to all facets of society. Whether it begins in government, business, financial markets, or civil society, if left unchecked it soon permeates them all. It entrenches those at the top of the income brackets, stifling competition and dooming the millions at the bottom to lifetimes of poverty. While ...

Preparing for New EU Human Rights Rules
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Preparing for New EU Human Rights Rules
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Preparing for New EU Human Rights Rules

By Tyler Lawrence|2021-03-26T19:02:06+00:00March 26th, 2021|Legal and Regulatory, Value Chain and Third Party|

Following last month’s vote by the EU’s Legal Affairs Committee to approve a draft law to require companies to conduct environmental and human rights due diligence in their supply chains, the EU parliament adopted the legislative report. Leslie Benton, Vice President, Ethisphere Why the New Requirements? Among the goals of the legislative ...

[LISTEN] Morrison & Foerster Partners Predict Enforcement Trends in Asia
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[LISTEN] Morrison & Foerster Partners Predict Enforcement Trends in Asia
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[LISTEN] Morrison & Foerster Partners Predict Enforcement Trends in Asia

By Tyler Lawrence|2021-03-12T21:39:53+00:00February 18th, 2021|Legal and Regulatory, Podcasts|

MoForecast: Predictions on U.S. Enforcement Trends in Asia Ethisphere is proud to bring you this podcast from our friends at Morrison & Foerster. In this episode of MoForecast, Morrison & Foerster partner James Koukios speaks with fellow partners Tim Blakeley, Dan Levison, and Chen Zhu about what to expect from U.S. enforcement in Asia ...

FCPA Enforcement in 2020: A Year in Review
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FCPA Enforcement in 2020: A Year in Review
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FCPA Enforcement in 2020: A Year in Review

By Tyler Lawrence|2021-02-04T23:45:43+00:00February 4th, 2021|Legal and Regulatory, Value Chain and Third Party|

Leslie Benton, Vice President, Ethisphere For the last few years, January has been a notable month for FCPA enforcement, and this year appears to be no different. Last week, the DOJ and the SEC announced that Deutsche Bank will pay $130 million to resolve bribery charges related to its attempts to win business in ...

COVID-19 Brings Increased Scrutiny from Development Banks
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COVID-19 Brings Increased Scrutiny from Development Banks
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COVID-19 Brings Increased Scrutiny from Development Banks

By Tyler Lawrence|2020-12-09T23:24:27+00:00December 9th, 2020|Legal and Regulatory, Value Chain and Third Party|

Brian Whisler, Partner, Baker McKenzie The Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and other international financing institutions (IFIs) are preparing for the increased risk of fraud and corruption that will follow the release of significant emergency funds to combat the COVID-19 global pandemic and its effects. Companies operating in low- and middle-income countries should ...