Managing Whistlelbowers
Culture Crafters: Building a Culture of Accountability in the Face of Disasters
FCPA Compliance Report: Accountability in Times of Crisis: A Conversation with Tom Fox and Sam Silverstein
Adventure in Compliance: The Novels - The Valley of Fear, Whistleblowers and Corporate Compliance
What to Do When Leadership Doesn’t Take Compliance Seriously
Great Women in Compliance: The Mind at Work with Lynette Buebird
Innovation in Compliance - Constructive Conversations: Insights with Nina Sunday
Sunday Book Review: August 10, 2025, The More Books from The Ethicsverse Library Edition
Creativity and Compliance: Reinventing Compliance with Creativity: The Acteon I-Care Code
Moving Beyond the Usual Helpline Data
Great Women in Compliance: LATAM Compliance Update with Alejandra Montenegro Almonte
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels - The Valley of Fear, Introduction and Compliance Lessons Learned
FCPA Compliance Report: Navigating Corporate Scandals: Insights on Governance, Compliance, and Recovery with Steve Vincze
12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership: Building Trust and Relationships: The Power of Compliance and Ethics with Jacqui Pruet
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 56 – The Grasshopper Edition
Daily Compliance News: July 31, 2025. The Forgotten Generation Edition
Daily Compliance News: July 30, 2025, The Corruption Kill Business Edition
Great Woman in Compliance: The Power of Vulnerability with Cricket Snyder
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels – The Hound of the Baskervilles: Uncovering M&A Compliance Lessons
Compliance Tip of the Day: Strategies for Embedding Compliance into your Organization
Public company boards are facing an unprecedented convergence of destabilizing forces, including geopolitical shocks, inflation, supply-chain disruptions, social unrest, and rapid technological change. At the same time,...more
On 15 November 2024, the FCA released Primary Market Bulletin 52, offering guidance on compliance with MAR and DTR requirements, particularly in identifying and disclosing inside information, managing shareholder...more
I recently wrote a series of blog posts and articles on why the Department of Justice (DOJ) should think big and go big with a completely new approach to the monitorship for Boeing under its agreement to take a guilty plea....more
The dynamic world of compliance is continually evolving. New regulations, emerging technologies, and changing market conditions demand that organizations remain vigilant and proactive in their compliance efforts. One crucial...more
MoFo continued its celebration of Black History Month by hosting a fireside chat with Washington, D.C. partner Val Dahiya and guest speaker Anita Hill. A Brandeis University Professor of Law, Social Policy & Women’s and...more
Traditionally deployed to protect a corporation from its board’s imprudent investment or financial decision-making, in recent years shareholders have taken to bringing derivative actions on a corporation’s behalf for its...more
Last month, Federal District Court Judge Stanley A. Bastian dismissed at oral argument a shareholder suit challenging the Starbucks DEI initiatives. The Court has now issued a brief, yet informative written decision that in...more
The iconic management theorist Peter Drucker made famous the notion that “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” In other words, the culture of your company is correlated more closely to your company’s ultimate value and...more
Workplace sexual harassment and related misconduct—a toxic boys’-club atmosphere—led to three recent cases against McDonald’s, its management and board. And studies have shown that workplace sexual harassment can have...more
In the United States, corporate directors owe, as a subset of their duty of loyalty, a duty to monitor and oversee the operations of the company, referred to as the "duty of oversight" in this blog. This duty is known as the...more
The US decision reminds UK companies and their officers to identify and report red flags about misconduct in the workplace. Certain shareholders of McDonald’s Corporation (the Company) sued David Fairhurst, the Company’s...more
In the current environment, tax-free spinoffs may be the best option for companies focusing their business lines, we explain in this issue of The Informed Board. Spin-offs do not depend on third parties, and they preserve...more
The final case on the Board’s expanding obligations regarding compliance oversight is Boeing, which was decided earlier this year. This action is yet more from the continuing fallout of the Boeing MAX 737 disaster. As Mike...more
Many boards have devoted additional time to human resources in recent years as investors and other stakeholders have demanded greater board involvement with “human capital management” (“HCM”). HCM is a broad concept that...more
Frankly, I have to admit my reaction to the recent Business Roundtable’s issuance of a new Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation, which was signed by 181 CEOs who committed to lead their companies for the benefit of all...more
In light of the increased spotlight on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) disclosures, White & Case’s Public Company Advisory Group conducted a survey of environmental and social (“E&S”) disclosures in the...more
The corporate world may be anticipating its biggest change since the SEC Act of 1934. As enormous companies stretch across nations, they are expected to become progressive citizens of the world, not simply money generating...more
Every company wants to create a culture of ethics. If the senior leadership ignores or downplays a culture of ethics, they have narrowed business opportunities for the company, its shareholders, and other stakeholders. A...more
In a recent speech at the Stanford Directors’ College, SEC Chair Mary Jo White discussed several “things that directors should know about the SEC.” Her speech focused on directors as gatekeepers, self-reporting of wrongdoing,...more