Innovation in Compliance: Gaurav Kapoor on Risk Management and the Role of AI in GRC
FCPA Compliance Report: Accountability in Times of Crisis: A Conversation with Tom Fox and Sam Silverstein
Sunday Book Review: August 17, 2025, The More Books from the Ethicsverse Library Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: How a CFO Views Compliance and Risk
Data Driven Compliance – James Tillen on the Importance of Cross-Functional Collaboration in Complying with the FTPF Offense
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 57 — The Tom on His Highhorse Edition
AI Today in 5: August 15, 2025, The AI as Boss Episode
What to Do When Leadership Doesn’t Take Compliance Seriously
Daily Compliance News: August 14, 2025 The End of Dial Up Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: Finance Models for Compliance
Compliance Tip of the Day - Extending Compliance Value Across Your Organization
Daily Compliance News: August 11, 2025, The Boss Doesn’t Work Edition
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels - The Valley of Fear, Sherlock Holmes’ Investigative Techniques for Today’s Challenges
FCPA Compliance Report - Episode 770 - Integrating ESG in Global Outsourcing: Insights from Inge Zwick
Sunday Book Review: August 10, 2025, The More Books from The Ethicsverse Library Edition
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending August 9, 2025
AI Today in 5: August 8, 2025, The Don’t Wait Episode
Data Driven Compliance: Understanding the ECCTA and Its Impact with Jonathan Armstrong
Innovation in Compliance: Operationalizing Trust at Scale: A Conversation with Amanda Carty on Compliance and AI
Hill Country Authors – Exploring the Challenges of a Green Transition with Tom Ortiz
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles, Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, are joined by Megan Reitz, founder of Reitz Consulting and an Associate...more
On 11 March 2025, the UK’s financial regulators confirmed they have decided not to move forward with proposed diversity and inclusion (D&I) rules for financial firms. This decision in a letter by the Financial Conduct...more
On this episode of Women @ RopesTalk hosted by health care and data partner Christine Moundas, IP transactions and licensing partner Megan Baca is joined by Katy Motiey, the chief legal, administrative and sustainability...more
Firm culture remains a key topic on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) radar this year. In a previous alert, we discussed the FCA’s proposals for all FCA-authorised firms to better integrate non-financial misconduct...more
On June 29, 2024, one year passed since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), which overturned fifty years of legal precedent in striking down the race-conscious admissions programs at...more
In this episode of OPEN Talks, our diversity, equity and inclusion podcast series, Louise Fernandes-Owen, Global PSL for the Employment & Benefits Group, meets Sarah Griffin, Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the...more
This is the last post in our series on the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) proposals to introduce a new regulatory framework on diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the financial...more
The UK financial services’ regulators have introduced new proposals on setting diversity and inclusion (D&I) targets by firms. These proposals aim to address underrepresentation of particular demographics within firms and the...more
Early in my career, when I was a public defender in Atlanta, I recall a client of mine – a young African-American man – who was wrongly accused of shoplifting at a relatively well-known retailer. One could argue it was a case...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
One of the more well-attended sessions at the SCCE 22nd Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute, promises to be “ESG and DEI: How to Position for Stakeholder Success”. The session will be lead by Adrian Taylor, Director of...more
In the coming months there are a handful of important holidays to consider celebrating in the workplace as part of a comprehensive diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategy. The significance of celebrating more diverse...more
In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Kim Scott, author of Just Work and Radical Candor, to talk about helping organizations move from a culture of command and control to one of collaboration and...more
Recent evidence suggests that progress towards gender parity has slowed and that the gender gap has in fact widened since the pandemic. This article highlights some key legal developments in the UK and Europe that are...more
I have been Smith Anderson’s Chief Diversity Officer for over a year now. In this new role for our firm, I have contributed to the impactful Diversity and Inclusion (“D&I”) efforts of our firm’s longstanding D&I Committee and...more
As part of our Black History Month activities, the Venable Success Network (VSN) hosted a panel discussion on Black resistance in America, which is the theme of this year’s celebration. Moderated by William Lawrence, an...more
Bilzin Sumberg recently purchased a piece of art—a paint-by-numbers design that represents how the contributions of different people from different backgrounds can come together to create something new and amazing. ...more
We are experiencing a period of financial turmoil not seen for decades. At the risk of stating the obvious, the intense damage inflicted on government coffers by responding to a pandemic, coupled with the fallout from the...more
This annual publication outlines some of the primary focus areas in 2023 for UK-regulated financial services firms. The topics covered in this year’s publication reflect how the fundamental consideration of the direction...more
In a recent paper, four authors attempt to assess board cultural diversity and firm performance under competitive pressures. The authors conclude that "culturally diverse boards are associated with superior performance for...more
June commemorates diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) with the celebration of Pride Month and Juneteenth. In keeping with this month's emphasis on DEI, this installment of the Client Care Corner focuses on DEI's growing...more
Our Virtual Regional Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirements, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask questions from...more
On July 30, 2021, L Brands, the parent company behind Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works, settled a rash of derivatives actions which had alleged “toxic” workplace conditions and “a culture of misogyny” at the company. ...more
There has been a fresh call by consumers demanding that retailers embrace their diversity, inclusion, and equality practices. This retail uprising has encouraged various industries to reinvent their ad-campaigning strategies,...more