Corporate Compliance Answer Book

by Myers, Christopher A.; Williford, Kwamina Thomas

• ISBN13: 9781402426582
• ISBN10: 1402426585
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-01-03
• Publisher: Practising Law Institute

Summary

Representing the combined work of more than forty leading compliance attorneys, Corporate Compliance Answer Book 2017 helps you develop, implement, and enforce compliance programs that detect and prevent wrongdoing. You’ll learn how to:

• Use risk assessment to pinpoint and reduce your company’s areas of legal exposure
• Apply gap analysis to detect and eliminate flaws in your compliance program
• Conduct internal investigations that prevent legal problems from becoming major crises
• Develop records management programs that prepare you for the e-discovery involved in investigations and litigation
• Satisfy labor and employment mandates, environmental rules, lobbying and campaign finance laws, export control regulations, and FCPA anti-bribery standards
• Make voluntary disclosures and cooperate with government agencies in ways that mitigate the legal, financial and reputational damages caused by violations

Featuring dozens of real-world case studies, charts, tables, compliance checklists, and best practice tips, Corporate Compliance Answer Book 2017 pays for itself over and over again by helping you avoid major legal and financial burdens.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Business Case for Compliance Programs
Chapter 2: Implementation of Effective Compliance and Ethics Programs and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Chapter 3: Assessing and Managing an Ethical Culture
Chapter 4: Risk Assessments and Gap Analysis
Chapter 5: Records Management
Chapter 6: Internal Investigations
Chapter 7: Electronic Discovery
Chapter 8: Voluntary Disclosure of Wrongdoing
Chapter 9: Witness Preparation
Chapter 10: Settling with the Government
Chapter 11: The False Claims Act
Chapter 12: Privacy and Security of Personal Information
Chapter 13: Procuring Computing Resources: IP Licensing, Outsourcing, and Cloud Computing
Chapter 14: Government Contractors
Chapter 15: International Investigations
Chapter 16: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Chapter 17: Export Controls
Chapter 18: Corporate Political Activity
Chapter 19: Environmental Law
Chapter 20: Consumer Product Safety Act
Chapter 21: [Reserved]
Chapter 22: Healthcare Organizations and Providers
Chapter 23: Medicare Part D
Chapter 24: Managed Care Organizations
Chapter 25: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturers
Chapter 26: HIPAA Security and Privacy
Chapter 27: The Affordable Care Act: Compliance and Enforcement
Chapter 28: The Affordable Care Act: Employer Obligations
Chapter 29: Anti-Money Laundering
Chapter 30: Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Chapter 31: The Law and Accounting: The Convergence of Sarbanes-Oxley, COSO, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, and Caremark Duties
Chapter 32: SEC Investigations of Public Companies
Chapter 33: Directors and Officers Liability Insurance
Appendix 33A: Glossary of Common D&O Insurance Terms
Chapter 34: Cyber Liability Insurance
Appendix 34A: Glossary of Common Cyber Liability Insurance Terms
Chapter 35: Executive Compensation
Chapter 36: Institutions of Higher Education
Chapter 37: Labor and Employment Law
Chapter 38: Anti-Human Trafficking and Forced Labor