Opinion

Two employment lawyers drafted this thank you note for a fictitious company — but the scenario it describes is all too common. One of the authors, Anita Mazumdar Chambers, recently won a $2.4 million jury verdict in a retaliation case against a company...

Aspiring Twitter owner and current Tesla CEO Elon Musk has indicated that if he succeeds in buying the social media platform, its content moderation policies will reflect the bounds of the law. Human Risk Limited founder Christian Hunt writes that...

Twitter’s new boss is waging war on bots. How he gets it done may offer lessons for GRC professionals. The Twitterverse was recently abuzz with commentary about #KYH. The hashtag began trending following a cryptic tweet by Elon Musk stating...

One person’s harmless inducement is another’s criminal bribe. With customs, mores and laws that vary by culture, what constitutes bribery in each business context is not always clear. Help your employees and protect your company by providing clear context and...

Proposed rules relating to incident reporting aim to improve cybersecurity in public companies, but FTI Consulting’s Jordan Rae Kelly suggests the SEC's well-intentioned requirements could have unintended consequences. The SEC recently voted in favor of a proposal that would require...

What does a congregation in Charleston, South Carolina, have to do with a Hollywood superstar? In the aftermath of the Academy Awards spectacle, according to ethics and compliance consultant Lisa Schor Babin, they have at least one thing in common....

Boards of directors and company leadership tend to go about acquisitions in one of two ways. Some are presented with opportunities and react accordingly. Others determine what they want and go out and get it. The former strategy, argue the...

Forward-looking companies aren't waiting for taxes and regulations to balance the greenhouse gas emissions of their supply chains. They're taking advantage of decarbonization incentives. These carrots can lessen the balance sheet impact involved with making operations more efficient and less...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine may be largely motivated by the drive to expand corrupt practices, writes Columbia University adjunct professor Matthew Murray. To understand the situation, we need to look back to Ukraine's 2013-14 Euromaidan movement. The demonstrations saw Ukrainians...

A focus on ESG can seem tempting and, increasingly, mandatory for boards of directors. Those companies that make statements and commitments, however, should be prepared to carry through or face steep consequences. Scrutiny from regulators and stakeholders will continue to...

While global events and domestic regulation shifts continue to cause legal disruptions, UK GCs are also being asked to do more with less. Transactions are expected to move faster than ever, and C-suites increasingly require legal departments to demonstrate a...

Around the world – and especially in APAC – robust correlations have emerged between business performance and board gender diversity. A new initiative is taking steps to increase gender inclusivity in Sri Lanka, a country where board diversity has been...