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…
In compliance, risk management is more than a checklist. It is the ongoing discipline of identifying threats, assessing their potential impact, and implementing measures to mitigate or neutralize them before…
In compliance, training, and communications are not simply program components; they are the lifeblood of an effective ethics and compliance (E&C) function. They inform, reinforce, and ultimately drive the behaviors…
In the modern compliance landscape, third-party due diligence is not optional but essential. Regulators from the DOJ to the SFO have made it clear: if your business partner is involved…
In the realm of corporate compliance, institutional justice and fairness are not mere aspirational slogans; they are operational imperatives. These principles govern how decisions are made, how investigations are conducted,…
Today, let’s take a journey to one of Star Trek: The Original Series’ most intense psychological dramas: “Whom Gods Destroy.” On its surface, this episode is a tale of madness, manipulation,…
Here’s a detailed, insightful article in the style of Tom Fox for a corporate compliance audience, highlighting investigative lessons from the Sherlock Holmes novel, “The Valley of Fear.” For compliance professionals,…
Today, let’s set our phasers to “analyze” and travel back to one of Star Trek: The Original Series’ most underrated diplomatic dramas: “Elaan of Troyius.” This episode is not just a…
In today’s dynamic compliance landscape, navigating the complexities of international corporate wrongdoing requires vigilance, foresight, and strategic action, as highlighted in A recent article entitled “Cross-Atlantic Impact: DOJ and SFO…
Today, we set a course for one of Star Trek: The Original Series’ most underrated yet profound episodes: “The Empath.” As compliance professionals, we know that the heart of any…
Earlier this week, I posted a podcast with Steve Vincze regarding his thoughts about responding to a corporate crisis similar to the recent one seen at a Coldplay concert, where…
