Every year, multi-national companies spend great sums on anti-corruption compliance.  By building robust compliance programs, companies seek to decrease corruption and also to limit company liability if bribery occurs.  However, many companies struggle with not only creating and maintaining an effective compliance program, but also communicating that program to the government if there is a problem.  At a recent conference hosted by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Loretta Lynch, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, shared a prosecutor’s perspective on corporate compliance programs.  Lynch also provided insight into the government’s position on employee discipline, training, self-reporting and corporate monitorship, along with specific discussions of the Ralph Lauren and Morgan Stanley cases.  See also “Davis Polk Lawyers and Morgan Stanley Compliance Director Discuss DOJ’s Decision Not to Prosecute Morgan Stanley for FCPA Violations” (Oct. 17, 2012); “SEC’s NPA with Ralph Lauren, the Agency’s First Ever, Modifies the M&A Due Diligence Requirements Traditionally Included in DOJ DPAs, and Outlines Specific Actions That Constitute Effective Self-Reporting” (May 1, 2013).