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…
My winner for the worst of Star Trek: The Original Series is the episode “And the Children Shall Lead.” Yet there are clear ethical lessons, as the episode itself stands out…
An effective compliance program is not a collection of disconnected policies, training modules, hotline reports, and investigation files. It is an operating system. Culture determines whether employees will use it….
Few Star Trek episodes put Captain Kirk in as vulnerable or as revealing a position as “The Paradise Syndrome.” What begins as a routine mission to deflect an asteroid from…
An effective compliance program is not a collection of disconnected policies, training modules, hotline reports, and investigation files. It is an operating system. Culture determines whether employees will use it….
In The Enterprise Incident, Captain Kirk appears to suffer a breakdown. He orders the USS Enterprise across the Neutral Zone and into Romulan territory, where three Romulan vessels immediately surround the…
An effective compliance program is not a collection of disconnected policies, training modules, hotline reports, and investigation files. It is an operating system. Culture determines whether employees will use it….
Few episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series are as infamous or as misunderstood as “Spock’s Brain.” Dismissed by many as campy science fiction, the episode nevertheless offers a wealth…
If there is one constant in the universe, it is that business, regulations, and politics never stand still. Each new venture, partnership, or acquisition brings a fresh set of risks,…
If there is one area in business where risk, opportunity, and culture collide, it is in mergers and acquisitions. The promise of new markets, talent, and technology is always balanced…
We conclude our review of the Scoular Company FCPA enforcement action with a full lessons-learned blog post. We are still awaiting the DPA and Criminal Information, so the details of…
