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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Adventure in Compliance: The Novels - The Valley of Fear, Whistleblowers and Corporate Compliance

In this new season of Adventures in Compliance, host Tom Fox takes a deep dive into the Sherlock Holmes novels. Over this season I will take a deep dive into each novel over a four part series. The four novels we will...more

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EU Whistleblower Protection Directive: September Round Up & FAQs

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By 17 December 2021, EU Member States were required to transpose the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive into their national law. The Directive’s purpose is to provide more robust protection across all EU countries for...more

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Doing Business in the European Union | EU Directive, Following Up With The Whistleblower

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In this video recap, Adria Perez and Julia Arbery discuss ways to follow-up with whistleblowers while validating the reporting process. --- On March 3, 2021, Kilpatrick Townsend partnered with the Association of Corporate...more

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A Comprehensive Whistleblower Protection for the EU

On April 23, Kramer Levin reported on the European Parliament’s approved proposal for the adoption of a whistleblower protection directive. On Oct. 7, the Directive on protection of persons reporting breaches of Union law...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Advantages of a Whistleblower Reporting System

I recently interviewed Dr. Kyle Welch, Assistant Professor at George Washington University (GWU), on his recently released paper, co-authored with Stephen Stubben, Associate Professor from The University of Utah, entitled...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Investigation Challenges

Today I conclude my three-part series on internal investigations with Jonathan Marks, a partner at Marcum LLP and a well-known internal investigation expert, by considering some of the challenges you may well face during an...more

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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Adopts Broad View of Whistleblower Protection Under Dodd Frank

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On March 8, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the Dodd Frank anti-retaliation provisions protect individuals who complain internally and are not strictly limited to those individuals who...more

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Modern Whistleblower Retaliation Risk Require a Modern Framework

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If compliance officers ever needed one more sign about the importance of anti-retaliation programs, it arrived on September 29, 2016. On that day, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC ) fined a company that makes...more

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The Difference Between Being Right and Doing Right

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Not long ago I wrote about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent enforcement actions against companies that include pretaliation clauses in their employment contracts. I posted the article online, and one compliance...more

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5 Trends in Whistleblower Hotlines and Protections to Be Aware of in 2017

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Every year it’s safe to assume that our list of Top 10 trends will include the latest developments pertaining to helplines, whistleblower reporting and retaliation, and this year is no exception. We begin by examining some...more

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