The ABA Compliance Officer's Deskbook

The ABA Compliance Officer's Desk Book authored by compliance experts from Perkins Coie LLP and Seyfarth Shaw LLP and a professor from the University of Cincinnati Law School, is a user-friendly, practical, and real-world focused desk book written for today’s compliance professional. Whether working in a big or small, private or public, established or rapidly growing organization, the Book’s aim is to empower compliance professionals to better understand the regulatory and enforcement landscapes in which they operate. The Book issue spots compliance pitfalls and challenges across industries, subject matters, and corporate infrastructures and recommends practical solutions for today’s most high-profile, hot-button compliance topics.

The ABA Compliance Officer Desk Book is a user-friendly, practical, and real-world focused desk book written for today’s compliance professional. Whether working in a big or small, private or public, established or rapidly growing organization, the Book’s aim is to empower compliance professionals to better understand the regulatory and enforcement landscapes in which they operate. The Book issue spots compliance pitfalls and challenges across industries, subject matters, and corporate infrastructures and recommends practical solutions today’s most high-profile, hot-button compliance topics. In doing so, the Book covers the waterfront of topics such as:

• The Role of the Compliance Professional in today’s Organization;
• Labor Exploitation and CSR;
• The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and U.S. Travel Act;
• Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley Financial Regulation;
• Health Care;
• Pharmaceutical, Medical, and Food Products;
• Product Safety;
• Environmental Regulation;
• Government Contracts;
• Nonprofit Entities; and
• Privacy and Data Security;
• Preserving Legal Privilege;
• Addressing Law Enforcement Activities;
• Immunity Issues in Corporate Compliance;
• Crimes of False Certification;
• International Transactions Compliance: OFAC Sanctions;
• The Corporate Whistleblower;
• Corporate Voluntary Disclosures;
• Department of Justice Pilot Program for Cooperation;
• Deferred Prosecution Agreements, Non-Prosecution Agreements, and Corporate Integrity Agreements; and
• Structuring Compliance Programs to Meet and Exceed Statutory Obligations. .

Whether a new or seasoned compliance professional, in-house lawyer, outside counsel, regulator, or member of management, The ABA Compliance Officer Desk Book covers key compliance concepts in a manner that is both thorough and easily-digestible.