Mekong Club CEO Matt Friedman Matt Friedman is one of the world’s foremost experts on modern slavery, and what can be done to stop it. As the founder and CEO of The Mekong Club, a non-profit dedicated to advancing sustainable solutions to eliminate modern slavery in the private sector, Matt has spent the ...
Yesterday, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A Polite, Jr. laid out the details of revisions to the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) that provide “specific, additional incentives to companies for voluntary self-disclosures, as well as for cooperation and remediation.” In short, expanding the parameters by which companies that have broken the law may still earn lighter ...
What will the disputes landscape look like in the year ahead? Uncover the outlook in our sixth annual report, The Year Ahead: Global Disputes Forecast 2023. Featuring results from a survey of 600 senior lawyers at large companies around the world, our extensive global network unpacks survey findings and reviews the top disputes risks across ...
The Supreme Court reaffirms specific intent mens rea requirement for certain health care cases The presence of a “guilty mind”, commonly known as mens rea, is a significant consideration in criminal law. A recent Supreme Court decision on the mens rea requirements for a particular heath care offense may have long-ranging impacts for those in ...
Financial achievement has long stood at the heart of corporate success. The last decade or so, however, have seen a gradual shift in priorities and drastically changing public perceptions, with people on the street becoming increasingly knowledgeable about the social and environmental impacts of industry. Businesses today are facing the heat that comes from being ...
In 2020, leading Saudi company stc, a Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based provider of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and digital services, embarked on a journey to elevate its culture of integrity with the launch of its new ethics and compliance program. In this three-part series, we look back over the last two years to take stock ...
To do business today, companies rely on far-flung, interconnected networks of third-parties. Local partners offer market knowledge and in some cases, these partnerships are legally required. But ensuring anti-corruption compliance by third parties over whom a company may have little control can be a complex task. In emerging markets, ...
Editor's note: This post originally appeared on Protiviti.com Internal auditors often talk about the “tone at the top” — the idea that corporate culture begins with the example set by senior management. But while conduct at the top is where it all starts, it does not end there. An increasing number of companies are beginning ...
What might corporate executives and seminary students have in common? Bear with me for a moment. In 1973, two social psychologists, John Darley and Daniel Batson, decided to conduct an experiment at Princeton Theological Seminary. They wanted to see how the seminary students, who were studying to prepare for service in Christian ministry, would ...
Editor's note: This post originally appeared on Protiviti.com On November 14, 2012, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Division published A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the FCPA Resource Guide or the Guide) to “provide helpful information [about FCPA compliance] to enterprises of all ...
