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…
The case of Boeing and its contentious negotiations with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over compliance, monitorship, and accountability offers a gripping narrative of corporate responsibility, regulatory oversight, and…
In his recent article, Who Owns Transaction and Controls Monitoring? published in Fraud Magazine, author Vince Walden explored the challenges of assigning responsibility for transaction and control monitoring within organizations. He…
Regarding compliance, the tone from the top is crucial—but culture eats tone for breakfast. Compliance professionals know that a robust compliance program is only as effective as the culture supporting…
For decades, Delaware courts famously described Caremark claims alleging breaches of the duty of oversight as “possibly the most difficult theory in corporation law upon which a plaintiff might hope…
In the modern corporate landscape, traditional key performance indicators (KPIs) are struggling to meet the demands of dynamic compliance environments. These legacy metrics often fail to align operations, prioritize resources,…
When discussing leadership transitions at troubled organizations, one recurring theme is often overlooked: character’s pivotal role in shaping culture and outcomes. In an MIT Sloan Management Review article entitled “Make…
Corporate governance often shines brightest in times of crisis, and few organizational crises have unfolded as publicly or contentiously as the litigation involving the National Rifle Association (NRA). In a…
When done well, mentoring is a proven tool for engagement and retention, yet it’s often underutilized, overlooked, or poorly communicated. In our compliance profession, many folks hold themselves out as…
Last week, McKinsey & Company resolved civil and criminal matters with the Department of Justice (DOJ). This settlement represents a seismic shift in corporate accountability. For the first time, a…
In Part 5, we conclude our five-part series on using AI in a compliance program. In today’s concluding blog post, we look at using AI for continuous monitoring. Traditional monitoring…
