International compliance officer Timur Khasanov-Batirov joins Tom Fox to explain the inspiration behind his illustrated series, “Compliance Man,” which is designed to help communicate potentially complex compliance topics in a simple manner.
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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Top Minds in Compliance podcast: Kristy Grant-Hart
Compliance practitioner and author Kristy Grant-Hart chats with Tom Fox about her three books and offers her advice to women of all ages in the compliance field.
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Former CCO Dan Chapman chats with Tom Fox about how to approach an FCPA investigation and come out stronger after remediation.
Top Minds in Compliance podcast: Louis Sapirman
In our inaugural episode, former CCO Louis Sapirman chats with Tom Fox about his 360-Degrees of Compliance Communication model, which takes an all-encompassing approach to compliance messaging.
Three steps for managing the FCPA risk of distributor compensation
With the Microsoft FCPA investigation as context, there are three things your company can do to manage the risks associated with third-party distributors.
A free press and the fight against bribery and corruption
One the day newspapers across the country are fighting back against President Trump’s insistence that the media is an “enemy,” we point out one of the many compliance-related benefits of a free press.
When culture literally is life or death
The recent death of University of Maryland athlete Jordan McNair highlights why tone and culture should be top of mind in any organization.
Untargeted sanctions and compliance
The Trump Administration is following a pattern of trade sanctions that appear to have no targeted purpose, save that of sowing chaos.
Tweets and the SEC
A tweet last week by Tesla founder Elon Musk that he was considering taking the company private at $420 per share raises an abundance of questions for the SEC. How will the agency respond?
Joint venture risks under the FCPA
Joint ventures present a unique set of FCPA risks for the compliance practitioner, which is why companies need to incorporate risk management techniques in all phases of JV relations, pre-formation, the JV agreement, and in operations after the JV has begun operation.


