Nov 3, 2026 · 9 min · 7 segments
In this episode of the FCPA and Global Anti-Corruption Conference 2026 Speaker Preview Podcast series, Anik Shah discusses his panel, “*Keeping Compliance Relevant When Enforcement Feels Uncertain…
Are we still relevant? How do we stay relevant? Can we continue to not simply have relevance but bring real business value in an era where the Department of Justice has refocused their efforts in other areas, or perhaps those other areas encompass what we're doing now.
I think the biggest message is that compliance is still relevant, and it serves a few different functions.
And I think a lot of us on the compliance in-house side have kind of, with experience the last couple of years, have kind of learned you know, how to carve out a very clear role in a business justification.
And that includes in particular, one is, you know, the statute of limitations on corruption related violations can be up to 10 years.
Um, so I think companies are starting to better understand that as a conduct that is taking place now could be looked back several years down the road.
So even if this administration is not necessarily focused on bribery and corruption the way others have, there's still future administrations that could take action.
I think the second important point that companies are realizing is that robust compliance and in particular, an anti-corruption compliance program can have the indirect or tangential benefit of helping identify, for example, waste and fraud within the company.
For example, a robust due diligence program can help identify, for example, misuse of company funds, lead and expenses or third party giving.
So, you know, there are two main pillars under which compliance continues to be relevant, which is the legal side, which is statute of limitations.
And then from a more business perspective is helping, you know, the company remain, um, um, as good stewards of investor resources.
I'm so glad you used the word waste because I, and I think many other, I used to, and I think many other compliance professionals hear fraud, waste, and abuse as one word, but it's not, it's three words.
which is using resources in a way that's inefficient and actually costs the company money.
Are we still relevant? How do we stay relevant? Can we continue to not simply have relevance but bring real business value in an era where the Department of Justice has refocused their efforts in other areas, or perhaps those other areas encompass what we're doing now.
I think the biggest message is that compliance is still relevant, and it serves a few different functions.
And I think a lot of us on the compliance in-house side have kind of, with experience the last couple of years, have kind of learned you know, how to carve out a very clear role in a business justification.
And that includes in particular, one is, you know, the statute of limitations on corruption related violations can be up to 10 years.
Um, so I think companies are starting to better understand that as a conduct that is taking place now could be looked back several years down the road.
So even if this administration is not necessarily focused on bribery and corruption the way others have, there's still future administrations that could take action.
I think the second important point that companies are realizing is that robust compliance and in particular, an anti-corruption compliance program can have the indirect or tangential benefit of helping identify, for example, waste and fraud within the company.
For example, a robust due diligence program can help identify, for example, misuse of company funds, lead and expenses or third party giving.
So, you know, there are two main pillars under which compliance continues to be relevant, which is the legal side, which is statute of limitations.
And then from a more business perspective is helping, you know, the company remain, um, um, as good stewards of investor resources.
I'm so glad you used the word waste because I, and I think many other, I used to, and I think many other compliance professionals hear fraud, waste, and abuse as one word, but it's not, it's three words.
which is using resources in a way that's inefficient and actually costs the company money.
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