Pro-business and criminal defense advocacy groups are accusing the Department of Justice of overreaching its subpoena power by using an aggressive new tactic to retrieve foreign documents for use in criminal antitrust proceedings. Historically, foreign documents fall outside the scope of grand jury subpoenas, but the Justice Department is arguing that those documents are fair […]
Jaclyn Jaeger
Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal, enforcement, technology, and more. Prior to joining CW, she spent four years as a legal reporter for Lawyer’s Weekly. Jaclyn attended undergraduate school at St. Joseph’s College of Maine and graduate school at Emerson College, earning degrees in journalism.
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Shop Talk: Hallmarks of an Effective Compliance Program
Yes, yes—corporations everywhere know that demonstrating an effective compliance program is more important today than ever before. Regulators, boards, shareholders, and other groups all are clamoring for proof that your efforts to achieve good conduct are successful. THE PANELISTS The following executives participated in the April 26 roundtable on measuring and demonstrating the effectiveness of […]
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Innospec Names External Compliance Monitor
Innospec, an international specialty chemicals company, has appointed Kevin Abikoff, chair of the anti-corruption and internal investigations practice group at law firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed, as its external compliance monitor. As part of Innospec’s resolution with the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.K. Serious Fraud Office, Innospec committed to […]
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Deloitte Expands Its Chief Restructuring Team
Deloitte is expanding its chief restructuring officer services team with two new appointments to its Reorganization Services Group. Louis Robichaux brings 20 years of industry and professional services experience in corporate recovery, restructuring, crisis management, financial advisory and expert witness services to parties in distressed corporate settings, particularly in the healthcare industry. Previously, Robichaux was […]
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Veteran FCPA Attorney Joins TRACE International
TRACE International, a non-profit membership association that provides practical and cost-effective anti-bribery compliance solutions for multinational companies, announced that Matthew Selandera, a veteran attorney in the Foreign Corruption Practices Act area, has joined its team. Selander is a member of the Washington, D.C. and Maryland Bar Associations. Prior to joining TRACE, he handled FCPA matters […]
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AICPA Names General Counsel, Secretary
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has named Michael Buddendeck as the next general counsel and secretary. Buddendeck will succeed Richard Miller, who previously announced his retirement effective July 31. In this position Buddendeck will be responsible for providing legal counsel on all AICPA-related professional and corporate issues. Buddendeck currently serves as assistant general […]
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SkyWest Makes Management Changes
SkyWest has promoted Eric Woodward, formerly vice president and controller, to chief accounting officer. He will be responsible for the accounting, reporting, SEC compliance, financial analysis, corporate taxation and internal controls of the company. Woodward will report to Bradford Rich, who has been promoted to president after serving as chief financial officer of SkyWest since […]
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EADS North America Appoints Corporate Secretary
EADS North America, a service provider of the aerospace and defense industries, has appointed Paul Pastorek as chief counsel and corporate secretary. In his new position, Pastorek will direct the company’s legal activities, including the contracts, export control and compliance functions, and serve as secretary to the company’s board of directors. Prior to joining EADS […]
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FDIC Announces Chairman’s Offical Departure Date
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced that Chairman Sheila Bair’s official departure will be effective July 8. Consistent with previous public statements, Bair has announced her intention to depart the agency following the expiration of her term as chairman. The FDIC will hold a board meeting during the first week of July. This will be […]
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SEC Names New Deputy Chief of Staff
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on May 4 that James Burns will become the agency’s Deputy Chief of Staff. He replaces Kayla Gillan, who left the agency at the end of April. Burns has been a member of Chairman Schapiro’s staff since March 2010, working chiefly on issues involving the Division of Trading and […]
