The Justice Insiders Podcast - The Ever-Expanding Net: Corporate Compliance in an Era of Increasing Trade Sanctions and Restrictions
What the Board Should Be Asking About the Compliance Program
Information Security and ISO 27001
Climate Risk, the emerging risk
Compliance, Project Management, and Process Improvement
Leaning in on AI in Compliance Programs
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Gavels & Gowns - Title IX Regulations - Changes on the Horizon
The Coming Perfect Storm
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 30 - Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of a White Collar Criminal – A Discussion With Author Eugene Soltes
Episode 310 == Christian Focacci, Founder and CEO, Threat.Digital, on AI and Compliance
Hot Topics in International Trade
Overcoming Internal Barriers to Compliance Success
Episode 301 -- Steve Naughton on Compliance and Complaince Education at Loyola Law School Program
Episode 299 -- Bobby Butler on the Compliance Profession and the Future of Compliance
Compliance Auditing & Monitoring
Taking a Behavioral Approach to Compliance
JONES DAY TALKS®: The Evolution of Corporate Compliance Programs: Key Issues for Multinational Companies
Global or Local: The Constant Dilemma in Compliance
Compliance Series Part 3: Ensuring Compliance Programs are Effective
A recent issue of SCCE’s Corporate Compliance Weekly News contained a link to a startling report I was not previously familiar with. An investigation by the U.S. Coast Guard found numerous instances of sexual assault spanning...more
Compliance professionals can face a lot of resistance in the course of their work: leaders who don’t have the time, budget limits, managerial indifference, and even outright hostility. But, sometimes the impediments are...more
Get ready for inspiration, innovation, and new ideas! Join us in Amsterdam for the 12th annual European Compliance and Ethics Institute, 18–20 March 2024. We look forward to gathering in-person once again to share insights...more
In part 1 of the compliance programs video series, attorneys Erica Barnes and Charles Fleischmann discuss what a compliance program is and why it is a necessary component of a successful business....more
Corporate compliance officers have long been anxious about the prospect of personal legal liability for a failure in the compliance programs they manage. Now the Delaware Chancery Court has made that question even more murky,...more
As 2022 comes to a close, now is an ideal time to reflect on the developments and challenges this year held for the risk and compliance profession – and there was no shortage of either. The complexity of maintaining...more
In-person is back! Join us in Amsterdam for the 2023 European Compliance & Ethics Institute! Strengthen your compliance and ethics program by attending our 11th annual European Compliance and Ethics Institute, 20-22 March...more
This is a topic that every compliance professional has to address in one form or another. Chief compliance officers are so busy that they often cannot even take the time to tackle this difficult issue. This is a real...more
For some reason, many companies do not include Ethics in the title of the CCO but expect the CCO to assume responsibility for a company’s ethical culture. Well, it is high time for companies to confirm this important...more
Continuous improvement of a compliance program requires robust auditing and testing. The Justice Department and regulatory agencies have articulated a number of key issues and principles to assist CCOs and Internal Auditors...more
As we enjoy the remainder of the summer and get ready to launch into a new fall season (no, not football) but a time for renewal and recommitment, this may be a good opportunity to examine and analyze your own compliance...more
There are lots of sources for compliance guidance — prosecutors, regulators, compliance organizations, and many others have set forth important and valuable guidance for the design and implementation of an effective ethics...more
We often discuss the importance of a “Speak Up” culture. We encourage employees to report their concerns, we emphasize the important of such reporting to the life of an organization....more
Chief compliance officers (CCOs) are talented professionals. As Donna Boehme always emphasizes, CCOs are subject matter experts (SMEs) in compliance risks, controls and mitigation. CCOs focus on legal and compliance risks...more
What is the greatest network TV Christmas special? It’s not even close – A Charlie Brown Christmas. Whether you go in for the story, the religious references, its commentary on the commercialization of Christmas, the...more
What is ethical leadership? Do you base it on something as simple and straight-forward as Don’t Do Evil or is it grounded in one of the more well-known philosophers, such as Jeremy Bentham and utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill...more
Chief compliance officers are heroes. They labor every day to advance a company’s ethics and compliance program without much recognition, with few resources, and with well-known gaps in their programs....more
I have been thinking quite a bit about the future of the corporate compliance function. Our profession seems to be an inflection point, moving away from the lawyer-driven written policies and procedures to a more...more
The Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal is only going to get worse and worse. In addition to the report by Wall Street Journal (WSJ) of the “Dark Arts” program by the Astros front office to steal signs in a program called...more
Today, I conclude the topic of judgment for compliance professionals. I recently read a Harvard Business Review (HBR) article on the topic by Sir Andrew Likierman, entitled “The Elements of Good Judgment: How to Improve Your...more
Now that the sugar and the frivolity of the holiday season have worn off, let’s talk more about the different types of compliance management activities that will ensure your obligations are met, and some of the specific needs...more
The path of the compliance profession has been remarkable. Recently, I have seen a number of tweets and postings from compliance thought leaders touting the accomplishments of compliance and the transformation of the...more
As everyone knows, I am an eternal optimist. Being a cynic always leads to negative energy and results. As a former federal prosecutor, I am deeply committed to the idea of doing the right thing....more
Delegation is always a key technique in improving productivity. However, you should not simply “shove things off your plate” but use the opportunity to give specific and new challenges to employees to help in their own career...more
From the HR and compliance perspective, there are four steps to undertaking a gap analysis: 1) understanding the compliance and HR environment in your organization; 2) taking a holistic approach to understanding the...more