Innovation in Compliance - Improving Third - Party Risk Management with Paul Valente
The “Catch-22” of Preference Law
Gerry Blass on Healthcare Vendor Risk Management
Cyberside Chats: Would you bury your driver's license? (with Whitney McCollum)
Matt Silverman on Export Compliance
Thobekile Cynthia Khumalo on Third Party Due Diligence
Sitting with the C-Suite: Blending eDiscovery Vendors and Law Firms
Ledgers and Law: Real-World Planning for Cyber Attacks
Education Data Privacy and Security Laws: Best Practices for School Districts
In House Counsel: How To Measure the Effectiveness of Your Staffing Strategy
Sitting with the C-Suite: Identifying Opportunities to Leverage Human Capital
Lessons for Health, Beauty & Wellness Companies [Part 2]: What Options Exist for a Vendor During Bankruptcy
Lessons for Health, Beauty & Wellness Companies: What to do When Your Buyer is in Financial Distress
Sitting with the C-Suite: How Should In-House Counsel Evaluate eDiscovery Service?
Strategies for Restaurant Owners to Survive in the New Normal
Compliance Perspectives: Supply Chain Compliance Challenges
The CCPA for the Land Title Industry: Service Providers and Sale of Data Under the CCPA
Compliance Perspectives: Supply Chains, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
Episode 120: Interview of NAVEX Global Third-Party Risk Officials: Chris Bailey and Stephen Gooding
PODCAST: Williams Mullen GovCon Perspectives - Recent Updates to the SWaM Certification Process in Virginia
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