Testing Your Compliance Program
Regulatory vs. Business Compliance
Grupo Empresarial y Control … ¿a qué te cojo ratón?
Episode 344 -- SEC Settles FCPA Case with Moog for $1.7 Million
Episode 342 -- How to Conduct an Internal Compliance Site Visit and Review
Enhancing Compliance: The Power of Independent Monitorships in Consumer Protection — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Episode 331- NAVEX State of Risk and Compliance Programs
What the Board Should Be Asking About the Compliance Program
Common Scenarios Triggering False Claims Act Violations, Part 3: Claims and Investigations
Compliance into the Weeds: Of Fat Fingers, Internal Controls and Compliance
Vicky Hanks of Blake Morgan on Building an Effective Employee Brand - Passle's CMO Series Podcast
Better Investigative Interviewing
Hot Topics in International Trade
Episode 301 -- Steve Naughton on Compliance and Complaince Education at Loyola Law School Program
Episode 298 -- Electronics Communications Risks and Ephemeral Messaging
Episode 297 -- Susan Divers on LRN's 2023 Program Effectiveness Report
The Justice Insiders Podcast: SEC Plays Chicken with Jarkesy
JONES DAY TALKS®: The Evolution of Corporate Compliance Programs: Key Issues for Multinational Companies
Compliance & Disaster Preparedness
Compliance Series Part 3: Ensuring Compliance Programs are Effective
In honor of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we’re sharing six essential tips for complying with defective pricing rules. Defective pricing, governed by the Truthful Cost or...more
On October 22, 2024, the SEC charged two current reporting companies, Unisys Corp. and Check Point Software Technologies, and two former public companies, Mimecast Limited and Avaya Holdings Corp., with making materially...more
On July 18, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed most of the claims brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) against SolarWinds Corp. and its Chief...more
On July 18, 2024, U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a comprehensive 107-page opinion that may have significant implications for the Securities and...more
On July 18, 2024, a New York federal judge dismissed most of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s ("SEC") claims against SolarWinds Corp. ("SolarWinds" or the "Company") and its Chief Information Security Officer...more
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on July 18, 2024, dismissed most of the SEC's landmark cyber enforcement litigation against SolarWinds Corp. (SolarWinds or the Company) and the Company's Chief...more
In a significant expansion of internal controls enforcement, the SEC announced a $2.1 million settlement with R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. (“RRD”) for its handling of a 2021 ransomware attack and resulting disclosure failures. ...more
The SEC continues to expand its cybersecurity enforcement authority to include allegations that a company's failure to monitor its managed security service providers (MSSP) amounts to violations of federal securities laws....more
The updates include a report from the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on review of issuers’ annual reports, a summary of private reprimands, and disciplinary actions....more
On October 30, 2023, the SEC filed charges against SolarWinds Corp. and its chief information security officer (CISO), alleging: ..Failures to disclose known cybersecurity vulnerabilities affecting the company’s “crown...more
What happened? In a recent settlement order, the SEC charged Activision Blizzard with failing to maintain adequate disclosure controls and procedures. Notably, the SEC did not claim that the company’s SEC filings were...more
When it comes to making sure financial data is safe and meets compliance regulations, understanding the different regulatory bodies and how they affect your organization is a vital first step. Two of the most common...more
Chair Gensler’s enforcement agenda begins to take shape as SEC brings sprawling enforcement action against wide range of SPAC participants. Consistent with prior SEC warnings regarding incentives for Special Purpose...more
SEC Rule 10b5-1 plans have long provided an effective means for corporate insiders to buy and sell their own company’s securities without fear of civil or criminal insider trading liability, but these plans have come under...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a stunning salvo across the bows of public companies with its announcement of civil monetary penalties and a cease-and-desist order against First American...more
As cyberattacks continue to attract greater attention, the SEC has taken an additional step in its efforts to bring enforcement actions related to cyber disclosures. On June 14, the SEC announced settled charges against a...more
On June 15, 2021, the SEC announced that it had settled charges against First American Financial Corporation for failures in First American’s disclosure controls and procedures. Rule 13a-15(a) under the Exchange Act requires...more
Since announcing the creation of its Climate and ESG Task Force on March 4, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission has continued to emphasize that environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues will take center stage...more
On February 16, 2021, the SEC filed a litigated civil complaint in the Southern District of New York against Morningstar Credit Ratings LLC, a former Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”) alleging...more
Despite COVID-19 and concurrent situations, recent releases from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) demonstrate their keen focus on financial reporting,...more
The following update highlights recent corporate governance hot topics and trends for directors of public companies. Board Oversight of Mission-Critical Risks - In June 2019, the Delaware Supreme Court allowed a Caremark...more
We are pleased to present our annual mid-year update on financial reporting and issuer disclosure enforcement activity for 2019. This White Paper primarily focuses on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement...more
Heaping further empirical evidence on the postulate that self-indulgence trumps common sense, Elon Musk is at it again, now charged by the SEC with violating his earlier settlement agreement, which required that he pre-clear...more
Disclosure alone is not sufficient; material weaknesses need to be actively remediated. While the SEC's Financial Reporting and Audit Group has been relatively quiet, it started 2019 with a bang, bringing four coordinated...more
In 2018, the SEC continued to pursue many of the same initiatives and objectives it articulated in 2017, including emphasizing retail investor protections and keeping pace with technological change. While stand-alone...more