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…
As compliance professionals, our roles evolve constantly, shaped by new technologies and emerging risks. One of the most significant developments in recent years has been the rapid growth of artificial…
Compliance professionals stand at the intersection of opportunity and challenge in an era of rapidly evolving artificial intelligence (AI) and unprecedented access to expertise. As we noted in yesterday’s blog…
Compliance is early in the AI era, and the technology is quickly evolving. Many service providers are introducing AI “copilots,” “bots,” and “assistants” into applications to augment compliance workflows. These…
The world of compliance took a surprising turn this February with the Executive Order issued by the President suspending FCPA investigation and enforcement. This was followed in short order by…
Gerry Zack recently attended the OECD 2025 Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum Conference in Paris. I was able to catch up with Gerry about his reflections on the conference. The…
California’s privacy agency, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CCPA), targeted design features and contracting policies used by many companies in its inaugural enforcement strike under the state’s data privacy law….
When the scandal broke around Wells Fargo’s sales incentive manipulation, it became clear that incentive structures weren’t just about motivating employees but also fertile ground for ethical missteps and compliance…
The sum is greater than the whole of its parts.-Aristotle We conclude our exploration of leadership in the corporate compliance function by exploring how to build teams that are “greater…
We continue looking at leadership in the compliance function based on a series of recent articles by McKinsey on personal and team leadership. Today, we migrate from individual leadership lessons…
In the compliance profession, we are well-versed in managing intricate policies, navigating regulatory expectations, and ensuring that our organizations achieve the highest standards of corporate integrity. However, I have observed…
