Whistleblower Protection and Compliance: A Comparative Study of the United States and Japan

Whistleblowing plays a crucial role in uncovering corporate misconduct, fraud, and violations of law and regulations. As organizations become increasingly complex and global, the importance of robust whistleblower protection and compliance frameworks has grown significantly, but different countries approach encouraging and protecting whistleblowers in different ways. In a guest article, Lowenstein Sandler partner Robert Johnston and associate Kei Komuro compare the whistleblower protection and compliance landscapes in the United States and Japan, two of the world’s largest economies, with distinct legal and cultural contexts, revealing both similarities and significant differences. See “Japanese Companies Face Growing Anti-Corruption Enforcement Risk” (Jan. 27, 2016).

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