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On the Road to Recovery: Victims of the Madoff Fraud
In 2008, triggered by the financial crisis, two financial companies fell from power and grace, and were placed in liquidation under the Securities Investor Protection Act (“SIPA”). The failure of...Read more
Josephine Wang
General Counsel, Securities Investor Protection Corp., USA
First the Bribery Act, now the Banking Reform Act reverses the burden of proof. What can companies do to ensure robust compliance, pre-empt liability, and gain a distinct competitive advantage?
Rob Mason, Becky Stones, Derek Patterson and Toby Duthie at Forensic Risk Alliance in London examine ‘reasonable steps’ companies can take to affirmatively evidence compliance as they face a broadening...Read more
Toby Duthie
Partner, Forensic Risk Alliance, UK
Rob Mason
Partner, Forensic Risk Alliance, UK
Becky Stones
Partner, Forensic Risk Alliance, UK
Derek Patterson
Principal, Forensic Risk Alliance, UK
The In-House Counsel as Legal Risk Manager and Business Partner: Are These Roles Compatible?
With a view to reducing the gap between the perception of the legal office (both internally and externally) and its actual role (communicated and implemented) and mental attitude, I wrote...Read more
Massimiliano Carpino
Global General Counsel, Gucci, Switzerland
Smart Risk Assessment for Compliance Risk
Successful management of compliance risk lies at the heart of the compliance mission statement. Practical efforts to develop and expand upon existing methodologies are ongoing, with the goal of identifying...Read more
Maik Ebersoll
Head of Legal Operations, Linde AG, Germany
Florian Stork
Associate Senior Counsel – Compliance EMEA, The Linde Group, Germany
Enterprise Risk Management and the Role (and Life) of the In-House Counsel
Over the past decade, the financial services industry has adopted the language of enterprise risk management, e.g., ERM. Although it can seem otherwise, the mass production of checklists, heatmaps, and...Read more
Pete Maloney
Legal and Compliance Executive, Formerly QBE, USA
Enterprise Risk Management: (A Risk Assessment and Management Control Cycle-Determining if your company's risk appetite is too big, too small, or just right!)
After the collapse of major financial power houses, the push for corporate-wide risk assessment and management increased. At a national and state level, regulators and rating agencies are incorporating enterprise...Read more
Catherine Walberg
Senior Vice President/General Counsel, Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company, USA
'the Buncefield Aftermath' - Restoring Stability after a Crisis
Shortly after 6.00am on Sunday 11th December 2005, a series of massive explosions occurred at the Buncefield Oil Depot, near Hemel Hempstead in the UK. The resulting fire was...Read more
Jeremy Evans
Director, JECCS Commercial Consultancy Services Limited, UK
Legal Risk Management: How can it be Turned into a Competitive Advantage?
Legal Risk Management "LRM" is not a product that was contrived to create a need that doesn't exist. LRM consists of a combination of strategy, management and law. If a...Read more
Valérie Laurent
Head of Legal Knowledge Management, Total SA, France
Mitigating Risk in Co-Location Engagements
Given the state of the economy, businesses seeking to reduce IT costs have shown increasing interest in co-location and hosting arrangements. Many of these engagements, however, have gone horribly wrong...Read more
Yusuf Cassim
Vice President, Intellectual Property, Licensing and Contracts, The Charles Schwab Corporation, USA
Legal Risk Management - Anticipating and Pre-Empting Legal Problems
Legal service provided by in-house lawyers evolved over the last period from pure advisory and consultancy type of business into legal risk management. Business is considering in-house lawyer as their...Read more
Aurelia Dragomirescu
Director, Legal, Vodafone, Romania