By focusing on the business process nature of compliance, you can create a more effective compliance regime.
Tom Fox
Thomas Fox has practiced law for over 40 years. Tom writes the daily award-winning blog, the FCPA Compliance and Ethics blog and founded the Compliance Podcast Network. Tom leads the discussion on AI in compliance through his best-selling book Upping Your Game. He has 38 other books on the use of AI in compliance and business ethics, leadership including the seminal work, The Compliance Handbook, with its 7th edition coming out in 2025. He is the founder of the award-winning Compliance Podcast Network.
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Autonomy verdict and FCPA defenses
A recent case involving Autonomy and Hewlett-Packard shows that it is not the bribe receiverโs conduct but the bribe payorโs conduct that matters.
The โ20 percentโ lesson learned from Panasonic Avionics
Compliance practitioners take note:ย Cooperating with FCPA investigators was literally worth millions to Panasonic Aviation.
How regional committees can strengthen compliance culture
Implementing a regional model can more effectively ensure employee and third-party compliance with your code of conduct by integrating compliance into every aspect of a companyโs functions and generating the necessary information to continuously improve your program.
Sometimes, a fine isnโt enough
U.S. regulators want companies to take firm disciplinary action against employees who are involved directlyโor even indirectlyโin the conduct at the heart of violations.
Moving from operationalized compliance to connected compliance
The Man From FCPA explores how and why companies should move to a system of โconnected compliance,โ allowing them to take on more risks and more efficiently run the business.
The fight against worldwide corruption
When banks and regulators work together to halt the transfer, hiding, and parking of corrupt funds, the war on corruption takes one more giant step forward.
Implementing and maintaining a successful compliance program
There are three key areas that can help boards of directors to establish and maintain an effective compliance programโstructure, culture, and risk management.
It never pays to lie … just ask ZTE
The Man From FCPA is continually reminded that much of the basis of compliance is grounded in wisdom imparted by our parents. Today, we are reminded of one of the most basic ones: Do not lie.ย That lesson apparently did not reach Chinese state-owned telecom company ZTE.
The cost of doing business with PDVSA
With the tightening of sanctions by the United Statesย around Venezuela and PDVSA, there will only be more scrutiny going forward for those that do business with the state-owned oil company.


