eDiscovery has emerged as one of the fastest growing markets in the US economy. With that attention has finally come a wave of corporations who are much more active in calling the shots…
Top Five Compliance Risks Regarding eDiscovery
May 20, 2013
No attorney enters into an engagement with the expectation of being sanctioned. However, the number of judicial sanctions for eDiscovery related infractions has increased disproportionately to both case volume and overall data volume growth rates.
Top Compliance Risks Facing Health Care Professionals
May 17, 2013
Recent legislation and increased government enforcement actions are shining a bright light on some of the top compliance risks facing today’s health care professionals…
Marketing the FCPA and the FCPA Risks Of, Well, Just About Everything
May 17, 2013
Marketing of the FCPA is indeed a topic worthy of exploration and this post profiles recent FCPA marketing activity…
Companies Should Not Delay Compliance With Conflict Minerals Reporting Requirements
May 16, 2013 with David J. Townsend
Failing to take steps now to assess your company’s use and sourcing of conflict minerals may create legal or commercial risks down the road…
Ethics in the Workplace: If You See Something, Say Something — Or Not?
May 15, 2013
As we’ve seen in the news these past few weeks, our obligation to observe our surroundings, evaluate situations, and take action could be the difference between life and death.
Preaching to the Choir, and the Sinners: FCPA compliance training in Latin America
May 15, 2013
While some values-based approaches promote attitudes like “our company does things honestly” and “if you bribe, you harm markets and democracies and you aid criminals,” an emotional approach takes values a step further.
Making the Bottom Line Case for Compliance: The ROI of a Robust Compliance Department
May 14, 2013 with Ron Schwartz
A question that may be increasingly asked of compliance officers is how they are defining and measuring value. In short: what is the return on investment (ROI) of their departments?
In FCPA Enforcement Sometimes Truth is Stranger than Fiction – The Cilnis Complaint
May 14, 2013
I often marvel at some of the stories which come up in the context of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations and enforcement. If you made up some of the things which are reported, I fear that people might find you simply crazy.
Potential Landmines in Pending Comp Time Legislation
May 13, 2013
Employers are likely to find that administering comp time policies under H.R. 1406 is no simple proposition as the bill contains a number of unclear and complicating provisions.
