Compliance into the Weeds-Episode 33, Enhancing Culture
Whether you run a nonprofit or serve on the Board, you have a responsibility to make sure the organization is in compliance. There never seems to be enough time to step back, take stock, and launch that preventative...more
Like our law firm clients, Team LISI is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (D.E.I.) practices. Diversity includes individuals of different ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages,...more
Businesses and their legal counsel are being stress-tested by unprecedented developments largely out of their control: the 2020-21 COVID-19 pandemic and growing social unrest arising from racial justice issues in the United...more
Whether hurricanes, pandemics, wildfires, or other catastrophes like unanticipated shutdown orders, most companies are not immune to unplanned business interruptions. And while there are many legal, regulatory, and...more
When a foundation is initially created, its governing documents are a creature of circumstance—usually, there is some tax or charitable impulse that is driving the creation of the foundation. The attorney or accountant...more
The directors of a nonprofit organization play a key role in the oversight of the organization and in the fulfillment of its mission. Directors are particularly critical in times of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Below...more
In this inaugural episode, Craig Budner interviews Lynn Moore, Jr. President and CEO of Tyler Technologies and former lawyer at Hughes & Luce, the predecessor firm for the K&L Gates Texas offices....more
On February 22, 2018, L. Francis Cissna, the Director of U.S. Citizenship Services (USCIS) announced a significant change to the agency's mission statement that aligns with the Trump Administration's "Buy American, Hire...more
Speculation about the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been ever-present since Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 Presidential election was first announced. Originally published in Delaware...more
The new USCIS mission statement, issued on February 22, 2018, by Director L. Francis Cissna, no longer emphasizes customer satisfaction, i.e., the satisfaction of petitioners and beneficiaries. Instead, it focuses on serving...more
Recently, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) changed the language in the agency’s Mission Statement. Previous language recognized that the United States is a “nation of immigrants”. USCIS Director...more
On January 23, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) Acting Director, Mick Mulvaney, issued a mission statement to the CFPB redirecting the agency’s mission and focus. Mulvaney emphasized that the law...more
In this episode, we take a look at a recent speech given by NY Fed Chairman William Dudley in London where he addressed improving corporate culture. Dudley provided three recommended steps. First, a bank must decide on its...more
On 26 October 2016, the FCA published a Mission Statement titled “Our Future Mission”. The aim of the publication is to “establish a set of guiding principles” that explain how the FCA pursues its strategic and operational...more