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The Compliance Gift Guide: Navigating Festive Risks in Retail & Fashion
22 December 2025
As the festive lights go up, so do compliance risks: the festive season is one of the busiest times of year for the retail and fashion industry and often overlaps with critical business milestones—year-end contract renewals, supplier negotiations, and performance reviews. In this context, even well-intentioned gifts can be misinterpreted as attempts to influence business decisions, increasing bribery, corruption, and reputational risks.
Stephanie Yonekura (Global Head, Investigations, White-Collar and Fraud Practice and Partner, Los Angeles), Liam Naidoo (Partner, London), Khushaal Ved (Partner, Singapore) and Catrin Norton (Associate, London) share their insights on key points to consider when navigating these compliance risks.
Please click through to view the full article in our 2025 Annual Retail and Fashion Holiday Guide:
The Compliance Gift Guide: Navigating Festive Risks in Retail & Fashion
Authored by Stephanie Yonekura, Liam Naidoo, Khushaal Ved, and Catrin Norton.
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