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 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…
Ed. Note: This week, we present a week-long series on the use of GenAI in a best practices compliance program. Additionally, for each blog post, I have created a one-page…
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…
“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 continue our series on the top 10 prompts for compliance professionals to use to improve their compliance program. Today, we focus on the Top 10 Prompts for Compliance…
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…
Yesterday, we began a look at The DCRO Institute’s Guiding Principles for Reputation Risk Governance (Guiding Principles). These Guiding Principles reframe reputation as a governance imperative, one that demands board-level oversight,…
In the corporate compliance world, an internal investigation is often the moment of truth. Whether triggered by a whistleblower complaint, a regulatory inquiry, or a suspicious transaction, the investigation’s quality…
