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- RiskWatch: Understanding the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act 19-minute listen Daniel Wendt, a member at Miller & Chevalier, came on RiskWatch to discuss the new Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA), which President Biden signed into law in December 2023. FEPA was designed to prevent extortion by foreign officials and criminalizes the act of foreign officials demanding bribes, addressing a potential gap in the […]
- RiskWatch: FinCEN’s Proposed Rule Targeting Digital Asset Mixers 21-minute listen Evan Abrams is an Associate at Steptoe & Johnson and advises clients on issues related to anti-money laundering and anti-corruption, among others. He came on the show to discuss FinCEN’s recent proposed rule targeting digital asset mixers. The proposed rule is part of an effort by the Department of Treasury to crackdown on […]
- RiskWatch: The New Safe Harbor Law for M&A 20-minute listen David Rybicki and Neil Smith of the law firm K&L Gates came on the Vcheck podcast to discuss the new Department of Justice Safe Harbor Policy for voluntary self-disclosure made in connection with M&A that Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced on October 4, 2023. The latest M&A Safe Harbor Policy encourages companies […]
- RiskWatch: FCPA Enforcement Trends & Developments 17-minute listen Ann Sultan and Alexandra Beaulieu of the law firm Miller & Chevalier came on the show to discuss recent enforcement developments and trends concerning the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. In our discussion, we cover a number of important issues such as why the extractives sector continues to pose challenges for FCPA compliance, what red flags to […]
- RiskWatch: IPO Due Diligence and State of the Market 9-minute listen In this episode of the podcast, Mike Blankenship came back on the show to discuss the IPO underwriting process, the role of due diligence and the state of the IPO market. Mike is a Managing Partner at the Houston office of Winston & Strawn and focuses his practice on corporate finance and securities law, […]
- RiskWatch: Technology Acquisitions & Diligence Concerns 18-minute listen In this episode of the podcast, Vcheck Global spoke with Carrie LeRoy and Charles Walker who are partners at the law firm Gibson Dunn. We spoke about the pitfalls that exist for technology acquisitions and how these can be mitigated through holistic due diligence. We covered a number of areas that encompass the due […]