05/05/2016
Defend against the threat of corrupt nepotism hiring with strong HR practices
It’s not a direct bribe, but nepotism hiring is nonetheless another way of circumventing compliance regulations to accomplish the same objective.
Thomas Fox
Thomas Fox has practiced law in Houston for 30 years. He is now an Independent Consultant, assisting companies with anti-corruption and anti-bribery compliance and international transaction issues. He was most recently the General Counsel at Drilling Controls, Inc., and previously he served as division counsel with Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Thomas is the author of the award winning and syndicated FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog and the international best-selling book “Lessons Learned on Compliance and Ethics”.
24/09/2015
Lessons for compliance practitioners in the tech sector – Garcia FCPA enforcement action
Last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jointly announced an enforcement action for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) against a former executive of the SAP International Inc. for bribery and corruption to procure government contracts in Panama. Even at this point, with no DOJ or SEC action against SAP, there are several lessons for compliance practitioners.