Compliance into the Weeds-Episode 27
In this episode, Matt and I take a look at the sorry story of Chris Correa, the St. Louis Cardinal executive convicted of hacking into the Houston Astros computer system, which expanded last month whe...
9 Feb 201718min
Day 6 of One Month to a Better Compliance Program
Where does “Tone at the Top” start. With any public and most private US companies, it is at the Board of Directors. But what is the role of a company’s Board in FCPA compliance? We start with several ...
8 Feb 201713min
Day 5 of One Month to a Better Board
The Office of Inspector General (OIG), Department of Health and Human Resources, issued a paper entitled “Practical Guidance for Health Care Governing Boards on Compliance Oversight” (the OIG Guidance...
7 Feb 201713min
Day 4 of One Month to a Better Board
Every Board of Directors need a true compliance expert sitting on their Board. Almost every Board has a former Chief Financial Officer (CFO), former head of Internal Audit or persons with a similar ba...
6 Feb 201713min
Day 3 of One Month to a Better Board
Under the US Sentencing Guidelines, the Board must exercise reasonable oversight on the effectiveness of a company’s compliance program. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Prosecution Standards posed ...
3 Feb 201713min
Everything Compliance-Episode 6
Show Notes for Episode 6, the Rolls-Royce Global Corruption Enforcement Action This episode is dedicated exclusively to the Rolls-Royce global corruption enforcement action. Jonathan Armstrong lea...
2 Feb 20171h 2min
Day 2 of 30 Days to a Better Board
What are the obligations of a Board member regarding the FCPA? Are the obligations of the Compliance Committee under the FCPA at odds with a director’s “prudent discharge of duties to shareholders”? D...
2 Feb 201713min
Day 1 of One Month to a Better Board
Case Law As to the specific role of ‘Best Practices’ in the area of general compliance and ethics, one can look to Delaware corporate law for guidance. The case of In Re Caremark International Inc. ...
1 Feb 201713min
