Welcome to The Woody Report, where Washington & Lee School of Law Associate Professor Karen Woody and host Tom Fox discuss issues on white collar crime, compliance issues, international corruption, securities and accounting fraud, and internal corporate…
Season 4 of Ted Lasso is out. Matt Kelly reposted a blog he wrote during the original run of the series and he and I did a deeper dive into…
One of the Department of Justice’s most consistent themes in its 2024 Update to the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) is the need for companies to conduct effective root cause…
Season 4 of Ted Lasso is out. Matt Kelly reposted a blog he wrote during the original run of the series, and he and I did a deeper dive into…
When you think of Star Trek: The Original Series, certain episodes stand out for their moral clarity, exploration of ethics, and leadership lessons. Others, like All Our Yesterdays, are more subtle but…
Season 4 of Ted Lasso has begun dropping (a new episode releases each Wednesday). Matt Kelly reposted a blog he wrote during the original run of the series, and he…
“Risk is our business.” That famous Star Trek line could have been the mission statement for the crew of the USS Enterprise, but in The Savage Curtain, the stakes go beyond…
Institutional justice and institutional fairness are not abstract ideals; they are operational requirements in a corporate compliance program. They define how policies are enforced, how decisions are made, and how employees perceive…
In compliance, leadership is not just about setting the tone at the top. It is about guiding an organization through competing values, disruptive influences, and well-intentioned but potentially dangerous shortcuts….
Today we conclude our 5-part deep dive into the Asante Berko trial and guilty verdict, using the trial not simply as a case study but as a mechanism to pressure-test…
In corporate life, ethical decision-making is not only a question of right and wrong. It is also a test of leadership, trust, and long-term vision. Missteps in ethics erode corporate…
