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In the recent Teva Pharmaceuticals FCPA enforcement action, the SEC Complaint laid out one of the best descriptions of a paper compliance program I have recently seen. To set the stage, the company had been made aware of illegal payments in its Mexico subsidiary, investigated the allegations and then fired several employees involved. The next […]

The Goldman Sachs Group has appointed Ellen Kullman, the former chief executive officer of DuPont, as an independent member of its board of directors, effective as of Dec. 21, the company announced in a Form 8-K filing.

The Odebrecht and Braskem global corruption settlements portend a new level of international cooperation in both investigation and enforcement.

In response to investor criticism that it did not respond fast enough to an E. coli outbreak last year, fast-food chain Chipotle has named four new members to its board of directors, giving its largest investor a seat on the board; In other news, Comprehensive Health has named a new chief compliance officer; and Rockwell Automation has a new general counsel. Check out the CW Grapevine for the latest personnel moves.

Manulife, an international financial services company, has appointed James Gallagher as general counsel, effective immediately. Gallagher has been serving as interim general counsel since Oct. 20.

Rockwell Automation has named Rebecca House senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, effective Jan. 3, 2017. She will report to Blake Moret, president and chief executive officer.

Those who furnish information to consumer reporting agencies need to make big changes to their methods; here are six key steps they can take, according to Amy Gennarini, Stephanie White Booker, Lakshman Kannan, and Marc Gagnon of EY.

Comprehensive Health Services, a medical services provider, has appointed Patrick Hogenbirk as senior vice president and chief compliance officer.

Tom Fox explores a new book entitled “Why They Do It” from Eugene Soltes, the Jakurski Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, which shows a certain “mundaneness” to white-collar crime.

Kennametal, a supplier of tooling and industrial materials, has appointed Michelle Keating as secretary, and general counsel. In this role, she will be responsible for global legal operations, and ethics and compliance.