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…
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…
One thing I have learned from the digital age is that to stay ahead, we must stay informed and proactive about how new technologies impact corporate governance, ethics, and operational…
If you have spent any time in the world of corporate compliance, you know risk assessment is not just a box-ticking exercise. It is the navigational star by which a…
There comes a time in every compliance professional’s journey when the rules and the regulations alone cannot answer the central ethical question at hand. In the fast-moving, high-stakes world of…
In the realm of corporate compliance, integrity is a foundational principle. It underscores the effectiveness of every compliance program, defines the culture of an organization, and acts as a safeguard…
Probing the Unknown: Investigative Lessons from Star Trek’s “The Immunity Syndrome” There is a moment in every compliance professional’s career when you must venture into the unknown: a new country,…
As compliance professionals, we stand at the forefront of integrity, transparency, and accountability within our organizations. Recently, an important document has emerged from the Antitrust Division of the United States…
Any compliance professional who has ever led a team into a new country, or even a new region, knows that the journey is never as simple as applying the same…
For compliance professionals, building a culture where employees feel empowered to speak up, whether as victims or as bystanders, is both an ethical imperative and a business necessity. Yet, fostering…
If you have spent any time around corporate compliance in the past several months, you have undoubtedly heard a great deal about artificial intelligence (AI). It is promised as a…
