You can put away your all white linen suits and your seersucker suits as well. With that hint of fall in the air, we are upon the (unofficial) end of summer with the Labor Day Weekend, Tom and Jay are back with a look at some of the week’s top compliance and ethics stories.
1. Second Circuit affirms most of Hoskins dismissal. Lawyers from Debevoise & Plimpton weigh in.
2. With a nod to Dwight Eisenhower, Hui Chen says compliance is about process not outcomes.
3. The See more +
You can put away your all white linen suits and your seersucker suits as well. With that hint of fall in the air, we are upon the (unofficial) end of summer with the Labor Day Weekend, Tom and Jay are back with a look at some of the week’s top compliance and ethics stories.
1. Second Circuit affirms most of Hoskins dismissal. Lawyers from Debevoise & Plimpton weigh in.
2. With a nod to Dwight Eisenhower, Hui Chen says compliance is about process not outcomes.
3. The 1MDB scandal only gets weirder. First, Malaysian spies are linked to the scandal. Next, it turns out Chris Christie is representing Jho Low on a forfeiture case. Bradley Hope, Tom Wright and Rebecca Davis O’Brien report.
4. Legg Mason bookends its NPA with a settlement with the SEC on its FCPA violations in Libya. Jack Hagel reports. Tom reports in a tribute to Ed King.
5. Jaclyn Jaeger details some of the lessons learned from the Wynn scandal.
6. Why is it important for integrity to a part of your brand? Nelson Pratt explains. Tom tackles integrity in a tribute to John McCain.
7. Does power corrupt or simply change you? Caterina Bullgarella explains why you must pay attention.
8. Is Microsoft in trouble for its distributor network? Tom details how to manage the distributor risk.
9. Now former Cleveland Browns linebacker Mychal Kendricks is indicted for insider trading. Once again demonstrating why they are the worst run organization in all of pro football, Browns only find out about the facts after the indictment and then cut him.
10. On this week’s featured podcast series, Tom explored the intersection of King Arthur and compliance. In Part 1 it was Arthuian leadership. In Part 2 it was the Pentecostal Oath and a Code of Conduct. In Part 3 it was the Round Table and whistleblowing. In Part 4 it was the Green Knight and whistleblower protection. In Part 5 it was the quest for the Holy Grail and a compliance defense for the FCPA.
11. As the playoff race begins to take shape, Astros lead the West by 2.5 games after taking 2 of 3 from the A’s in Houston. After being swept by the Rays, the Sox take it out on the Marlins and their lead is back to 7.5 games over the Yankees.
12. The Compliance Master Class is coming to Boston on September 25 & 26. Learn how to create, design and implement a best practice compliance program from Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist. For information, click here. For registration click here.
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