This short vignette focuses on a hypothetical situation that could occur in any office. Use it as a training tool in your compliance program education efforts. (Licensed for use in classroom settings only and not for distribution in any form.)
This check card is a printable resource with practical advice for the dos and don'ts of creating a compliance and ethics program.
This check card is a printable resource with practical advice for the dos and don'ts of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Across the globe, governments are becoming more skilled and aggressive with enforcement of their anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws. A multinational corporation in today’s world can no longer ignore their exposure to applicable anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws. Now
is the time to conduct a thorough and effective risk assessment of your company. This article discusses the importance of a risk assessment and offers tips to consider when conducting one.
Why do we have compliance programs and what does it take to make them Effective with a capital “E?” Why do we care? What is the role of in-house counsel in making sure that effectiveness is achieved and delivered? Effective ethics and compliance programs are important both preventatively – to make sure that bad conduct does not occur – and after the fact – to make sure that bad conduct gets addressed so it doesn’t continue and won’t happen again. Moreover, not having an effective program can have disastrous consequences. Come learn how to develop it into much more than a code of conduct gathering dust on the shelf.
Internal investigations may present the most “entity threatening” risk to the company and potential liability and pitfalls for in-house lawyers. Lawyers are not trained investigators and yet are often charged with difficult and sensitive investigations. This program will examine the potentially unmanageable and explosive aspect of the investigation: getting information from employees, what tactics do you use, and how do you deal with an employee who turns hostile.
This article discusses the use of analytical tools in ethics and compliance governance. In the most sophisticated programs, compliance professionals may be presented with copious detail regarding corporate performance. Learn how to make the most of these well-intentioned systems.
This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted onthe Compliance and Ethics and Small Law Departments eGroups, addresses issues involving agreements and requests to adhere to contracting parties' codes of conduct. The issues discussed include third-party adherence to your code of conduct, conflicting codes of conduct, and code of ethics v. supplier code of ethics.
This QuickCounsel provides a brief overview of the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission's Resource Guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Includes tips on the dangers of FCPA liability, the importance corruption due diligence, and various trends at the DOJ and SEC.
This guide is the 2013 edition from Austria-based law firm Wolf Theiss. This guide is meant as a practical guide to renewable energy legislation throughout Europe.