Like all good things, the single punishment tool of corporate fines can, if used in excess, produce negative consequencesâ€â€in this case a potentially damaging effect on companies operating in a flagging European economy. Mark Powell & Grant McKelvey (White & Case)

No programâ€â€in antitrust or any other areaâ€â€will succeed if it is not supported by the culture of the corporation. Theodore L. Banks (Schoeman Updike Kaufman & Scharf)

The assertion by authorities that such a restrictive approach to compliance will be deterrence-enhancing is flawed in a number of respects. Andreas Stephan (Univ. of East Anglia)

Ultimately the most effective, efficient, and sustainable form of compliance is compliance that is normatively motivated. Caron Beaton-Wells (Univ. of Melbourne)

The battle against cartel conduct is too important to tolerate dysfunctional policies. Joe Murphy (Society of Corporate Ethics and Compliance)

Companies must take into account the risk that self-reporting an antitrust violation may spawn an FCPA investigation. Stephen L. Braga, Christopher P. Conniff, & Mark S. Popofsky (Ropes and Gray)

The documents do show that competition authorities will now at least recognize compliance programs in Europe. However...Nathalie Jalabert-Doury & Gillian Sproul (Mayer Brown)

The EU’s forthcoming direct accession to the ECHR gives the ECtHR and the EU courts the perfect opportunity to find that competition law proceedings must fully respect the fair trial rights and presumption of innocence. Kristina Nordlander & Patrick Harrison (Sidley Austin)

While it is clear that companies are under an obligation to comply with the rules, they are largely free to decide how to go about their compliance efforts. Ingrid Breit, Jeroen Capiau, Andrew Essilfie (DG Comp)

Pleading compliance programs as a mitigating factor in an enforcement action is not clear cut in Australia. Bill Dee (Compliance and Complaints Advisory Service)