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Born in the USA? The FTC Wants Your Substantiation File
The FTC is cracking down on “Made in USA” claims, but risk is not equal across all claims and all products. A series of July letters may reveal a hidden triage framework for who gets a warning and who gets a penalty, write Reed Smith attorneys John Feldman and Julia Solomon Ensor, the former leader...
Q&A: SEC’s Proposed Quarterly Reporting Rule — Compliance Costs vs. Investor Protection
What do capital markets and SEC reporting experts believe a potential reporting cadence change will catalyze, and will it “Make IPOs great again?”
Safe Harbor Compliance Means More Than Fair Pricing in Healthcare
Getting fair-market value isn’t enough to stop the feds from pursuing an anti-kickback statute violation
Managing Tariff Risk Through the Rest of 2026
The environment is likely to change even more with exclusions, negotiations, enforcement guidance, litigation and country-specific actions
What Companies Need to Know About the Evolving Youth Privacy Landscape
With numerous state youth data laws passed and more in the works, count on a patchwork adding to compliance requirements
Telling Moments Compliance Leaders May Overlook in Investigations
Understanding how people recount details in an interview is just as important as the words they say
Audit‑Dominated Risk Oversight Leaves Boards Blind to Modern Risks
The solution won’t be found in incremental tweaks to existing compliance templates but in a spirit to change how the board is built
Cyber Leaders Wary of Giving Agentic AI Too Much Authority
Plus: Most finance leaders need to see AI ROI; large majority of companies see rising supply chain risk
Put the General Counsel in Charge of AI Strategy
The conventional play for enterprise AI strategies is IT leads, committees advise, everyone weighs in. That produces strategies that live in slide decks and die in execution, writes Eric Dodson Greenberg, Cox Media Group’s chief legal officer. An integrated legal and IT model isn’t an intuitive answer, but it may be the right one for...
The Line Between Offloading Work to AI & Surrendering Your Thinking
A practical framework for responsible use of generative AI lays the foundation for managing hallucinations and overreliance
What the Workday Case Reveals About AI Hiring Records
A May discovery order can provide guidance for compliance professionals when it comes to retention of evidence with AI hiring tools
The Finance Team of 2030 Won’t Be Shaped Like Today’s
Forget the pyramid structure of your finance function; tomorrow’s is a diamond
Who Is Authorized to Shut Off the Bank’s AI?
A kill switch is only as good as the planning surrounding it
In Healthcare, an AI Mistake Can Cost a License or a Life
AI scales safety risks in healthcare to unprecedented levels
Activist Investors Significantly Increase M&A Sale Pushes
Massive data security confidence comes with high data security concerns.
Once You’ve Decided to Self-Disclose, Here’s How to Do It Right
Deciding to self-disclose is one thing; doing it well is another, and the difference often shapes whether a company earns credit or invites a harder look. Sean M. Farrell and Thomas F. Rybarczyk of Kelley Drye, both former federal prosecutors, walk through what an effective disclosure would look like under the DOJ's corporate enforcement policy.
What a D-Day Weather Forecast Teaches About Decision-Making Under Pressure
Two forecasters, two methods and a go or no-go call with thousands of lives at stake, the D-Day story holds up a mirror to how leaders make tough calls
Culture Is Not a Workstream
The useful question isn't whether a culture is good or bad but whether the business recognizes it and builds it into strategy
The FCC’s Watchdog Is Mining Data Across Programs. Funding Recipients Should Take Note.
New analytics let the OIG scale audits across larger populations and match risk indicators across programs, raising the exposure for recipients in multiple FCC funding streams
When AI Writes the Number, Who Has a Reasonable Basis to Certify It?
Treating AI governance as an IT deliverable leaves an officer standing at the end of a chain that doesn't reach anyone who can account for the number
As Costs Rise & ROI Remains Elusive, Majority of Execs Say AI Agents Are Worth the Risks
30% of UK managers get specially trained on sexual harassment; Gartner IDs 5 big changes for legal functions
Yes, You Are Allowed to Take Your Vacation
Why does our culture make a long break feel like an ethical dilemma?
A Field Guide to Privacy Law for Companies Entering the US Market
Businesses wanting to operate in the US have a variety of laws and regulations to consider
When Misconduct Reaches the C-Suite, Who Investigates?
From selecting outside counsel to safeguarding privilege, the decisions in-house counsel makes early determine an independent investigation’s credibility
Does Your Organization Have a Compliant Gift Policy Under Federal, State & Local Law?
Meals, travel, charitable donations made on an official’s behalf are among categories many gift policies overlook
Making It Easier to Go Public Isn’t the Same as Making It Easier to Be Public
Investors won’t ignore a company’s lack of quarterly reporting and the controls that come along with it
New CIPA Claims Expand Privacy Litigation Risk Over Website Consent Banners
A lawsuit against Ace Hardware demonstrates the claims that can be brought against organizations under new California laws
What Antitrust’s Indirect-Purchaser Doctrine Can Teach Tariff Refund Litigants
Establishing Article III standing and showing the cost of the damages may prove tough for consumers
43% of GRC Professionals Say AI Makes Their Jobs Harder
Plus: AI’s place in signing M&A deals; leaders use shadow AI more than employees
When Oversight Findings Lead to More Oversight: An OIG Report on China Exports
Six steps exporters should take to ready their due diligence, documentation and escalation for closer scrutiny



























