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…
If there is one area in business where risk, opportunity, and culture collide, it is in mergers and acquisitions. The promise of new markets, talent, and technology is always balanced…
We conclude our review of the Scoular Company FCPA enforcement action with a full lessons-learned blog post. We are still awaiting the DPA and Criminal Information, so the details of…
We continue our exploration of the Scoular FCPA enforcement action. We are still awaiting the DPA and Criminal Information, so the details of the case are based on the Department…
One of Star Trek’s enduring gifts to corporate compliance professionals is its willingness to ask, “What happens when innovation runs ahead of governance?” Nowhere is this question more provocatively posed…
WhatsApp was not a footnote in The Scoular Company FCPA resolution. It was part of the operating system of the alleged bribery scheme. According to the Department of Justice Press…
As compliance professionals, we often talk about global organizations “boldly going” where few have gone before, into new markets, unfamiliar territories, and diverse cultures. But what happens when the culture…
If you have been around the compliance world long enough, you have heard the refrain, “It all comes down to communication.” Whether you are launching a new code of conduct, rolling…
“Nothing crosses into or out of Mexico without the approval and payment to Mexican drug cartels. American businesses that engage in any cross-border trade bear a significant amount of responsibility…
A $2,000 payment can look insignificant inside a global supply chain. Repeated train by train, approved by employees, routed through customs brokers, disguised on invoices, and paid for six years,…
One of the defining strengths of Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) is its willingness to confront the thorniest questions of morality, leadership, and power. Few episodes tackle these issues…
