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 earlier analysis of The Scoular Company FCPA enforcement action necessarily relied on the Department of Justice Press Release. That release described the government’s allegations. The formal Deferred Prosecution Agreement…
The worlds of science fiction and compliance may seem galaxies apart, but seasoned compliance professionals know that some of our most profound lessons come from the most unexpected places. Nowhere…
In the dynamic and continually evolving landscape of corporate compliance, one recurring theme is the necessity of cross-cultural understanding and collaboration. Modern compliance officers grapple with complexities arising from international…
One of the most fascinating aspects of compliance investigations is navigating the unknown—those ambiguous, often illogical circumstances where instinct and method must work together. Few television episodes dramatize this challenge…
We conclude our series on various components of connected compliance by pulling them all together in an integrated whole. An effective compliance program is often described through its components: policies,…
Corporate compliance is not just about rules, regulations, and policy manuals. At its core, compliance is about people—their perceptions, blind spots, willingness to communicate, and, above all, their ability to…
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….
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…
