In August of 2023, US President Joe Biden signed an executive order (EO) establishing new outbound investment regulations targeting Chinese development of certain technologies deemed to be risks to US national security. The order gives the Department of the Treasury oversight into US investors seeking to fund Chinese firms involved in developing sensitive technologies, including […]
A number of interesting C Suite “characters” have been in the spotlight in recent years in the area of business corruption, fraud, and other acts of misconduct. These “bad actors” engaged in a multitude of bad actions and questionable behaviors, sometimes criminal activities, ranging from fraud, embezzlement, bribery, and money laundering, leading to serious reputation […]
The board of directors play a critical role in a company. They represent the company and have a fiduciary duty to its shareholders and assets. While they do not participate in the day-to-day activities and decisions of a business, they do oversee strategic planning and company operations, set overall policy, exercise an oversight role, and […]
We have considered aspects of international due diligence investigations. In many ways this can be viewed as finding a needle in the corporate haystack of information and data. Candice Tal helps us through the maelstrom to find useful and actionable information for your compliance program. In this concluding Part V, we consider how the changing […]
I recently had the honor of speaking about various aspects of due diligence investigations with Tom Fox, The Compliance Evangelist. We explore issues ranging from deal volatility, succession liability and reputational damage in M&A transactions, to due diligence nightmares and how to prevent them. Unlocking hidden and undisclosed information that may sink the deal, cause […]
In this 5 part series, I am visiting with Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist. We consider various aspects of international due diligence investigations. In many ways this can be viewed as finding a needle in the corporate haystack of information and data. We discussed ways through the maelstrom to find useful and actionable information for your […]
I recently spoke with Tom Fox, The Compliance Evangelist on The Compliance Podcast Network regarding insights from recent enforcement actions, where we considered various aspects of international due diligence investigations. In many ways this can be viewed as finding a needle in the corporate haystack of information and data. We looked at actions that help us […]
