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The Ethics Experts

Episode 039–Hal Garyn


On this episode of The Ethics Experts, Hal Garyn joins Nick to discuss risk in Internal Audit, building compliance relationships, and the perception of compliance as a cost center.

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FCPA Compliance Report

Mike Lindsey on Legal Issues Related to Cyber, E-Commerce and Internal Communications


In this episode, I am joined by Mike Lindsey, a partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Steinbrecher and Span. Lindsay specializes in cyber risk issues. He joins me to discuss those legal issues around cyber security, e-commerce, internal communications and ephemeral messaging.
Some of the highlights include:

  • The nature of Lindsey’s practice.
  • Description of legal work on in the areas of (a) e-commerce structuring, (b)new media development and (c) co-branding, alliance and other marketing arrangements.
  • How should a company put out e-learning information on near misses or actual ethical/policy/Code of Conduct violations and protections do they need to consider for the employee(s) involved?
  • What are the key issues when responding to a data breach?
  • What is data mapping and why should a company do so on a proactive basis?
  • Recently the DOJ announced that Chief Compliance Officers should have access to all corp data? Does this raise in data privacy/data protection risks?
  • How should a company try and capture ephemeral messaging?

Resources
LinkedIn page for Mike Lindsey
Steinbrecher and Span page for Mike Lindsey
Steinbrecher and Span homepage

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Daily Compliance News

November 23, 2020-Not in Kansas Anymore edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • BoJo reaches Brexit endgame. (FT)
  • New marketing for a brave new world? (WSJ)
  • Did AI help solve a jewel heist? (TimesofIsrael)
  • Movie releases not in Kansas anymore. (NYT)
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FCPA Compliance Report

How the Venetian Gondolier Informs Your Compliance Program


If there is one thing that is ubiquitous throughout this city it is the Gondolier, the Venetian Gondola boatman. You are never far from hearing their cry of “Gondola, Gondola” to attract tourists for a fabled and romantic gondola ride. One thing I notice about the Gondolier that in addition to having a stout pairs of lungs, they are almost all in very good physical condition. They have to be piloting this very old craft by hand in and around the crowded waters of Venice.
I thought about this as a metaphor for improving your compliance program. As a CCO or compliance practitioner, the more you can get out of the office, into the field and meet the troops the more fit your compliance program will be. Any best practices compliance program should have input from the geographies, cultures, business units and corporate functions within the company. It is well understood that a compliance procedure that works well in the US may not work in Indonesia.