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…
A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I went to Houston to see the Savanah Bananas. Last week, I wrote a blog post about a night of BananaBall and…
In the not-so-distant past, corporate compliance programs relied on checklists, policies, and manual monitoring. The work was often reactive, responding to investigations, answering hotline calls, or conducting after-the-fact audits. But…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has long recognized that trying Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases before juries can be a challenging endeavor. Unlike fraud schemes that hit close…
The New York Times (NYT) recently published an interview with Brené Brown, best known for her TEDx Talk on “The Power of Vulnerability.” Her TEDx Talk focused on individuals. Brown…
As many of my readers know, I am a huge fan of the Classic Universal Picture Movie Monsters, which spanned from 1931 to the mid-1950s. In October, I traditionally use…
Tariffs rarely capture the same headlines as sanctions or anti-bribery enforcement, but they present an equally dynamic and increasingly risky compliance landscape. In a recent episode of All Things Investigation, I…
This past weekend, Houston did not simply host a baseball game; instead, it welcomed one of the most unique cavalcades, a circus of sport, comedy, and community rolled into nine…
In today’s business landscape, boards of directors are navigating a storm of risks that would test even the most resilient organizations. This topic was explored in a recent article titled…
One of the most common points of confusion I see in the compliance space is the conflation of a compliance risk assessment and a fraud risk assessment. At first glance,…
Cybersecurity risk is no longer a back-office IT issue. It is a board-level governance priority, a regulatory compliance challenge, and a reputational minefield. From ransomware attacks to regulatory enforcement actions,…
