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When Overseas Junkets Involve the FCPA As you meander down the length of a beach in these waning summer days, don’t daydream yourself into foreign market sales without suntan lotion and a copy of the Foreign...

How many of you are dutifully trying to get your children to finally connect with their summer homework or perhaps write a college admissions essay?  Let’s borrow from a technique called “parallel play”...

From massive Industry Trade Shows to your local fairground Gun & Knife Show, people love to walk the aisles of a Gun Show.  Amidst all of the products, both the latest models and the oldest...

What’s in a $10 Million Compliance Mandate? When the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Political Military Affairs asks whether you agree to the terms of the proposed “Consent Agreement,” including that 50%...

It’s a subject affecting many manufacturers and importers:  how do you apply for a marking variance?  In a world of sub-contracted vendors and out-sourced machinists, many firearms these days...

Register for the August 27, 2014 Anti-Corruption / Anti-Bribery Webinar Hosted by Orchid AdvisorsSpeakers: Jon Rydberg, Tom Fox and Jeff GrodyWebinar ID: 134-096-8111pm EST Join our webinar and get answers to...

  The Avoidance of Business Disputes Rests on a Foundation of Ethical Conduct By: Jeff Grody Prior to joining Orchid Advisors last month, I enjoyed the great privilege of serving as Chief Legal Officer...

How to Prepare for and Pass an FFL ATF Inspection (Updated December 2017) Imagine the debate we’re going to spark if we say that imitating biathletes is the way to achieve a gold star culture of compliance. ...

(Download the full Advisory) Who is the ATF and How Do I Contact Them? It is not uncommon to view a visit from any regulatory agency with a bit of anxiety. But, we still have an obligation to comply and it is...