Is it true a rose by any other name is a rose? Does a codename n for a software program or indeed corporate project identify nefarious or even criminal intent? These questions and perhaps some others came to the fore of The Man From FCPA when reading reports that federal authorities in New York are now investigating to see if Uber’s internal company program named “Hell” was illegal. The software program “used software technology to interfere illegally with a competitor” Lyft.

Thomas Fox has practiced law for over 40 years. Tom writes the daily award-winning blog, the FCPA Compliance and Ethics blog and founded the Compliance Podcast Network. Tom leads the discussion on AI in...