Sentencing Guidelines

When Compliance and Legal Functions Collide

Matt Kelly July 25, 2010

Compliance Week took to the road again last week, this time hosting an editorial roundtable in Chicago with Thomson Reuters to talk about the overlap of corporate legal and compliance functions. Apparently we hit upon a popular subject; normally our roundtables attract about 12 to 14 compliance executives, but this...

Sentencing Commission Approves Changes to Chapter 8

Melissa Aguilar April 13, 2010

Memo to corporate compliance executives and board members: Prepare to recheck your compliance program in light of changes to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines expected to take effect later this year.The U.S. Sentencing Commission voted to adopt changes to the guidelines that apply for the sentencing of organizations contained in Chapter 8 of the...

Power Grab

Matt Kelly February 08, 2010

Chief compliance officers may want to re-read that old copy of The Prince and go for the office power grab in 2010. Apparently all the cool kids in corporate governance support you already.Within the last several months, we’ve seen numerous signs—regulatory settlements, best practices guides, proposed revisions to the U.S....

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