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…
John Gruden resigned as the coach of the Las Vegas Raiders Monday night. He did so after some of the most racist, homophobic and misogynist emails he had sent surfaced…
Ed. Note-I was recently interviewed by Pat McParland for the MetricsStream blog. The interview is presented by the permission of MetricsStream. I recently had the privilege to sit down with…
How should you assess your internal controls regime for international operations? It is incumbent that you need to review as much information as you can to understand the financial and…
Today, I want to consider some of the issues around internal controls outside the U.S. and why your company’s internal controls might require changes for different countries across the globe. However,…
There are four significant controls that I would suggest the compliance practitioner implement initially. They are: 1) DOA; 2) maintenance of the vendor master file; 3) contracts with third parties;…
New York Times columnist David Brooks’ thoughts on building and maintaining order inform the discussion on rigor in your internal controls. In internal controls, I believe it is incumbent to consider…
What specifically are internal controls in a compliance program? Internal controls are not only the foundation of a company but are also the foundation of any effective anti-corruption compliance program….
How should you assess your internal controls regime for international operations? It is incumbent that you need to review as much information as you can to understand the financial and…
This week we have been exploring the recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Cease and Desist Order (Order) entered into last week with WPP plc, the world’s largest advertising group,…
This week we are exploring the recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Cease and Desist Order (Order) entered into last week with WPP plc, the world’s largest advertising group, for…
