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What Troubled Company Fiduciaries Need to Know About the Corporate Transparency Act – Sooner Rather Than Later

January 1, 2024, was a milestone for small businesses and their owners, as well as bankruptcy trustees, receivers, and chief restructuring officers (“CRO” and collectively, “Troubled Company Fiduciaries”) of small businesses...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Event] 2024 Annual Corporate Counsel Summit - January 25th, Columbus, OH

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Mark your calendar for Bricker Graydon’s annual leadership summit, hosted by the firm’s Walker Link Leadership Group specifically for in-house counsel. The Corporate Counsel Summit brings together attorneys and leaders...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Event] 2024 Annual Corporate Counsel Summit - January 25th, Cincinnati, OH

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Mark your calendar for Bricker Graydon’s annual leadership summit, hosted by the firm’s Walker Link Leadership Group specifically for in-house counsel. The Corporate Counsel Summit brings together attorneys and leaders...more

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Navigating CCO liability risks: Tips for staying out of the SEC's crosshairs

The issue of chief compliance officer (CCO) liability has long been debated; it has become a grave concern for CCOs, CEOs, and other C-suite executives who put on “too many hats” within an organization and take on the firm’s...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Delaware Court of Chancery Expressly Holds that Corporate Officers Owe a Duty of Oversight

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In a recent opinion, the Delaware Court of Chancery for the first time expressly held that corporate officers, like corporate directors, owe a duty of oversight. In defining the scope of the oversight duty at the officer...more

Fisher Phillips

Red Flags Mean Danger! 6 Key Steps for Businesses as Delaware Expands Fiduciary Liability for Corporate Officers

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Human Resources Executives and Chief Compliance Officers now face the potential for increased personal liability following a first-of-its-kind decision from a Delaware court, which established the fiduciary duty of oversight...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Compliance into the Weeds - McDonald’s and Duty of Corporate Officer Oversight

The award-winning Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a compliance-related topic, literally going into the weeds to explore a subject more fully. In this episode, Matt and I dive...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The Chief Compliance Officer Who Wasn’t Framed: Applying the NSCP’s Firm and CCO Liability Framework to an SEC CCO Enforcement...

On June 30, 2022 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought a settled enforcement case against a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) and a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA). At first glance, the case appears...more

Venable LLP

New Certification Requirements on the Horizon for CCOs: Certifying the Efficacy of Compliance Programs at the Conclusion of...

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On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite of the Department of Justice (DOJ) told an audience of compliance professionals that DOJ will direct prosecutors to "consider requiring" chief compliance...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Top Things for a Business Owner to do at the Beginning of the Year

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A new year brings a lot of great possibilities for businesses. Take the opportunity now to start your year off the right way by organizing your important business documents and addressing licensing requirements....more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

Compliance Perspectives: Compliance Challenges in India

It’s a very busy time for compliance professionals overseeing businesses operating in India, reports Arpinder Singh, India & Emerging Markets Leader at EY Forensic & Integrity Services. There are a dizzying number of new...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Event] Virtual 2020 San Francisco Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - May 15th, San Francisco, CA

Our Virtual Regional Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask questions from...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Virtual 2020 New York Regional Conference - May 8th, New York, NY

Regional Virtual Healthcare Compliance Conference Overview - Our one-day Regional Compliance Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] 2020 Virtual Columbus Regional Conference - May 1st, Columbus, OH

Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Event] Regional Virtual Compliance & Ethics Conference Overview - April 3rd, Boston, MA

Our Virtual Regional Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask questions from...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Corporate Law & Governance Update - March 2020

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BLACK SWANS AND WHITE ELEPHANTS - A recent essay from the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) provides useful guidance on how boards may prepare themselves for risks associated with external volatility. ...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - March 6th, Minneapolis, MN

Our one-day Regional Compliance and Ethics Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

Jones Day

What Is a Director to Do About "Culture"?

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The Situation: Directors and executives are largely responsible for the culture of companies, and regulators are seeking to hold them accountable for misconduct that can be traced to poor culture. The Key Message: Culture...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - February 13, Dubai, UAE

Our one-day Regional Compliance and Ethics Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - November 15th, Seattle, WA

Our one-day Regional Compliance and Ethics Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

Ruder Ware

The Essence of Compliance - Compliance Officer Authority and Resource Allocation

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How Are Compliance Budgeting and Compliance Officer Autonomy Tied Together When Assessing Compliance Effectiveness? The Department of Justice (“DOJ”)’s compliance program evaluation identifies the need to allocate...more

Perkins Coie

OFAC Issues Sanctions Compliance Program Guidance

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The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), an agency of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, administers and enforces U.S. economic sanctions programs against targeted foreign governments, individuals, groups and entities...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Department of Justice Issues New Guidance on How It Evaluates Compliance Programs

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Last week, the DOJ Criminal Division published a guidance document entitled "Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs" (ECCP). This document is meant to assist prosecutors in determining what credit should be given to a...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ’s New Corporate Compliance Guidance: Implementation, Operationalization and Effectiveness (Part IV of V)

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While I hate to start out a posting with such “mumbo jumbo” terms, I had to come up with short hand descriptions of some otherwise fairly complex and robust topics under the new DOJ Guidance....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

DOJ Criminal Division Releases Updated Guidance for Prosecutors Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs

On April 30, 2019, Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski announced the release of an updated version of the Criminal Division's "The Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs" during a keynote address at the...more

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