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Department of Justice (DOJ)
IT Considerations In Responding To Governmental Inquiries
Editor: Please tell us about your background. Keegan: It’s a bit of the road less traveled. I graduated from Rutgers Law School and decided at that time that I didn’t really want to practice law. I spent a few years installing elevators and then decided that I wanted to find a more...
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The State Of The FCPA Thus Far In 2014
Editor: Since the November 2012 Guidance on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) was issued by the Department of Justice, has the compliance attitude on the part of businesses changed? deGrasse: For experienced FCPA compliance and legal practitioners, the guidance set forth governmental...
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Fraud Risk Management: Best Practices For Building An Integrated Strategy
Editor: You mention in your white paper that there appears to be a convergence of regulations across international jurisdictions. Would you elaborate on this? How might this context ultimately help boards and senior management move beyond check-the-box compliance? Girgenti: In an effort to...
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Cyber Attacks Know No Barriers
Editor: What does the current cyber threat landscape appear to be? Plesco: There has been a significant increase in cyber attacks due to the development of new technologies and the utilization of those technologies by way of mobile devices, social media, cloud computing and other new media. The...
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Forensic Experts Discuss Key FCPA Issues And Compliance Strategies For The Real World
Editor: How are companies responding to increased global regulatory coordination and sophistication with regard to anti-bribery and corruption (“ABC”) enforcement efforts? deGrasse: The government’s enforcement efforts certainly have become more sophisticated. The DoJ and SEC...
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Crisis Management And Disaster Recovery: A Matter For Experienced Forensic Advisors
Editor: Please give us an overview of disaster situations that you have helped clients manage. Dahlberg: We have assisted clients affected by the 9/11 terrorist attack, Oklahoma bombing, Japanese earthquake, Hurricane Irene and more recently Superstorm Sandy. Our work primarily involves...
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Regulatory Risks Growing Faster Than The Ability To Deal With Them: Results From A Global Risk Survey
Editor: What were the main findings of KPMG’s survey on risk management, and how big a survey was it? Girgenti: We asked nearly 1,100 C-level executives around the world what issue posed the greatest threat to their industry, and in almost every sector they said the top threat was...
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