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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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FCPA, CEOs and risk assessments
Ian Narev, chief executive officer of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, may soon join the ranks of those CEOs who depart once a corruption scandal goes public.
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OFAC red cards Mexican footballer Marquez
A prominent Mexican football star finds himself on OFAC’s black list for allegedly fronting for a known drug kingpin. Just when you thought soccer couldn’t get any more dramatic.
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Looking to buy? Be sure and complete your due diligence
Tom Fox explores a recent report on wealthy American businessmen attempting to purchase London soccer clubs for a weekend outing and their due diligence duties.
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Halliburton, the FCPA, and effectiveness
Having a great compliance program means nothing if it exists only on paper. If you want to keep the DoJ and SEC happy, that program must also be demonstrably effective.
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Compliance includes anti-trust compliance
While the United States banks on anti-trust training, in other parts of the world—such as Germany—there is not such a strong prohibition against competitors’ collaboration. Reports, however, indicate that may be changing.
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Solitude as a leadership skill
A new book by Raymond Kethledge and Michael Erwin encourages leaders to take back a sense of control over their operations. While it is not always possible to unplug in today’s connected world, writes the Man From FCPA, taking some time to unwind and simply think can be a valuable part of any leader’s toolkit.
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VW enters a new penalty phase
A significant source of funding or loan guarantees for VW may have become impaired, making the emissions-testing scandal and the attendant penalty phase potentially even more damaging for the automaker.
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How Hui Chen prompted an evolution in compliance at the DoJ
Hui Chen’s time as compliance counsel at the DoJ’s Fraud Section was short and eventful and did a lot to move the needle on how the DoJ views corporate compliance programs.
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Compliance, risk, and the opioid scandal
The pharmaceutical industry may be the next victim of the opioid epidemic, as the government turns its focus on the pharmaceutical manufacturers themselves, not the addict or drug abuser.
