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The First US Law School Course on Compliance: Its Origins and Evolution

This essay traces the origin and development of the first dedicated law school course on corporate compliance and ethics programs in the United States. Responding to legal and practice developments over the last two decades,...more

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Compliance Understanding of Business Processes

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Compliance understanding of business processes is a critical part of understanding internal controls and a company’s risk profile.  Compliance officers are adept in identifying and assessing risks.  In doing so, a compliance...more

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Companies and Change: A CCO Challenge

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Corporations are slow to change. Unless forced by government prosecutors or regulators, companies inherently resist change, even when such changes can make a business more profitable. ...more

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Reduced Cost and Enhanced Impact: Embedding Compliance in BAU

Compliance management has moved from being a nice to have, to an absolute need to have. For many organizations, it is part of business-as-usual (BAU). The scale and scope of compliance frameworks across the world have grown,...more

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What Happens When a CFO Fails to Listen to the CCO?

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Chief financial officers are powerful players in the corporate governance landscape. CFOs play a critical role in the management and oversight of the company’s internal accounting controls. Sarbanes-Oxley lifted the...more

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CCOs and Resources: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is!

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The compliance profession is enjoying its moment of triumph. Chief compliance officers are earning substantial salaries and rewarded with high-level positions in the C-Suite and significant influence. CCOs are the hot...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Houston Professional Football Stays the Same; Compliance Evolves

The history of professional football in Houston is certainly star-crossed. After winning the first two American Football League (AFL) championships in 1960 and 1961, the Oilers never made it back to the big game. After the...more

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Compliance at the Tipping Point, Part V – Protection Afforded From a Compliance Program

Today, I wrap up my series on why I think compliance is at the Tipping Point. However as it is a Friday in October, I continue my tribute to the Man in the Shadows, producer Val Lewton, whose films for RKO had some of the...more

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The BHP Case and Enforcement of The FCPA’s Internal Controls Provision

Ed. Note-today we have a guest post from Jean-Michel Ferat ,CPA, CFF is a Managing Director in the Washington D.C office of the Claro Group around his views on the BHP Billiton enforcement action. Much has been made in...more

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How to Conduct Internal Investigations Outside the United States

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Think of a U.S.-headquartered multinational when it receives an allegation of serious misconduct at one of its overseas operations. Maybe the company whistleblower hotline just got a tip that a secretary in the Buenos Aires...more

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