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In the late 1950s Eugene Burdick and William Lederer penned a novel titled the Ugly American. The book became an instant best seller and a half decade later was...Read more

In modern corporate times, due diligence investigations into third parties cannot be left solely to the initiative of the virtuous employee or to the goodwill of the competent manager. They...Read more

I have many years working within the field of Engineering within the Ministry of Defence, Automotive, Petrochemical and recently, (for the last 10 years) NHS (“National Health Service”) Estates management,...Read more

The first part of this article is coming together as I sit on an 11 hour flight to Buenos Aires, the first stop on my way to Antarctica to run...Read more

Counsel involved in developing regulatory compliance programs know that merely looking at the statute and regulations is not enough. They need to look to multiple sources of information to determine...Read more

In preparation for this article, I tried to think about how I could explain compliance and clever risk taking. To succeed as a commercial enterprise, we work hard to reach...Read more

Having a compliance program deemed “effective” has many potential benefits for a multinational company. Under some country laws, such a designation stands as an affirmative defense in an enforcement action....Read more

What has dental care to do with risk management? Everybody knows that preventive measures like brushing your teeth twice a day, using dental floss daily and going to a dentist...Read more

Growth of “Mandatory” Compliance Requirements Since the publication of the US Federal Sentencing Guidelines in 1991, there has been a growing belief that compliance programs for public companies are “mandatory.” ...Read more

The regulatory environment has changed substantially over the past sixty years. More countries are adopting what at times are conflicting regulatory programs. In addition, communication among regulators has increased. Companies...Read more