During his keynote Q&A at Compliance Week 2019, Preet Bharara spoke with wit and wisdom about his time with the Department of Justice and what principles he learned along the way that all general counsel and chief compliance officers can apply in their own day-to-day jobs.

Bharara served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2009-2017, when he was fired by President Donald Trump. Now a law professor, published author, and host of the popular podcast, “Stay Tuned with Preet,” Bharara quipped, “I don’t have to wear a tie quite so often.”

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...