Episode 381 -- NAVEX's 2025 Annual Hotline Report
AI and the False Claims Act
Disparate Impact & Enforcement Rollbacks: What’s the Tea in L&E?
What’s in Your Operating Agreement? Legal Tips for Healthcare Providers
A New Brand of Uncertainty? — PE Pathways Podcast
The Rise of OTAs in Defense Contracting: Opportunities, Risks, and What Contractors Need to Know
Breaking the Cycle: Flooding, Infrastructure, and Climate Law in Practice
No Password Required: Former Lead Attorney at U.S. Cyber Command, Cyber Law Strategist, and Appreciator of ‘Mad Men’ Hats
Understanding BBB Ratings: Building Trust and Mitigating Risks — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Beyond the Bylaws: The Medical Staff Show - Need to Know: How to Manage Medical Staff Confidentiality and Privilege Protections
False Claims Act Insights - The Mathematics of Nuclear FCA Verdicts
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Cost, Care and Captives: A Mid-Size Employer’s Guide to Benefit Trends
Compliance Tip of the Day: Citibank and Continuous Monitoring
Lawyers Beware: There Could Be Serious Ethics Issues With The New AI Browsers
Compliance and AI: Navigating Risk Management in the AI Era with Gaurav Kapoor
Data Driven Compliance: Understanding the UK’s New Failure to Prevent Fraud Offense with Sam Tate
Avoiding a Bored Board
Compliance Tip of the Day: Crowd Sourcing Risk Intelligence
We get Privacy for work – Episode 6: The Potential Privacy Risks Inherent to Mergers and Acquisitions
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OSFI, the Canadian Federal Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, on August 13, 2021, issued new guidance on Technology and Cyber Security Incident Reporting, replacing prior guidance of March 2019....more