FCPA Compliance Report - James Koukios on the Monaco Speech
Guidepost in Motion - Evolution of the Monitor’s Role in Identifying Problems + Implementing Change
Compliance Perspectives: Volkswagen's Transformation
FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 511 – Jay Rosen on the Lack of Monitorship
Compliance Perspectives: Monitorships During the Pandemic
Compliance Perspectives: Delaware Supreme Court’s Marchand v. Barnhill Decision
Compliance Perspectives: Auditing and Monitoring Third Parties
Episode 119 -- The Ericsson FCPA Settlement
Compliance Perspectives: Current Trends in Third Party Risk Management
Independent Monitoring and Proactive Assessments for Defense Attorneys-Part 1, Introduction
Working with Monitors-Episode V: Lawyers Using Monitors
Working with Monitors-Episode III: How Do Monitors Work
Working with Monitors-Episode II: Impacts of Monitors
Day 18 of One Month to More Effective Continuous Improvement-Email Sweeps for Continuous Improvement
Day 16 of One Month to More Effective Continuous Improvement-Voluntary Monitoring
With any new administration, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) often shifts focus from one set of enforcement priorities to another. However, one area has remained a focus from administration to administration: guidance...more
Compliance and risk management are crucial aspects of any organization, and the third sector is no exception. In this week’s episode of Great Women in Compliance, hosted by Hemma Lomax, she visited with Sabrina Segal on the...more
Traditionally deployed to protect a corporation from its board’s imprudent investment or financial decision-making, in recent years shareholders have taken to bringing derivative actions on a corporation’s behalf for its...more
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Just last year, in assessing the extent to which a director has a duty to oversee a corporation’s business affairs, the Business Court noted the “limited guidance” afforded by state statutes and case law. In Lee v. McDowell,...more
This briefing is the third in our series of briefings on corporate governance and is designed to provide a synopsis of topical corporate governance matters impacting companies in the United Kingdom. This briefing tracks the...more
Halloween is almost upon us and we celebrate the greatest Halloween cartoon in the history of the world, ever, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”, which premiered in 1966. As usual, the story revolves around the Peanuts...more
In 2020, the Justice Department did not insist on the appointment of any independent compliance monitors. The year before, in 2019, DOJ insisted on the appointment of three independent corporate monitors – MTS...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted businesses and their known risk profiles. As part of an organization’s third line of defense (after the business’s operational management and its risk management and compliance...more
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Ed. Note-We welcome back Troy McAlister with another guest post. Troy brings 20 years of experience at both public and private companies, in public accounting and in a variety of industries. Troy has experience in...more
It’s a business maxim: Where business goes, risks follow. And in recent years, business has found itself in places that might not have been part of the original plan: Digital processes, global business, outsourcing to third...more
Late Monday, the Department of Justice (DOJ), without fanfare, released an update to its 2019 Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, the 2019 Guidance. For simplicity this new document will be called the 2020 Update. ...more
Relativity’s David Horrigan, Discovery Counsel & Legal Education Director, and Jordan Domash, General Manager of Relativity Trace, will gather for a fireside chat-style webinar about proactive communication surveillance and...more
A lot has changed with he COVID-19 pandemic, but what if your organization is under a monitorship? Have the rules changed there, too? According to John Hanson, President of the International Association of Corporate Monitors...more
Boards of directors have a duty to exercise oversight and to monitor the company’s operational viability, legal compliance and financial performance during this COVID-19 pandemic. In Marchand v. Barnhill, the Delaware Supreme...more
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Our Basic Academies are ideal for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience who are ready to support, enhance and manage a comprehensive compliance program. They are taught by compliance professionals,...more
I recently had the chance to sit down with Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Global Affairs at Affiliated Monitors, Inc. (AMI), for a five-part sponsored podcast series. One of the topics we considered is the...more
I recently had the chance to sit down with Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Global Affairs at Affiliated Monitors, Inc. (AMI), for a five-part sponsored podcast series. One of the key themes was how Gordon’s...more
I recently had the chance to sit down with Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Global Affairs at Affiliated Monitors, Inc. (AMI), for a five-part sponsored podcast series. One of the key themes was why independence in...more
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