Topics

Compliance Readiness
CHW: Software Offers Cost, Consistency And Compliance Help For Major Hospital System
The Editor interviews Ian Boase, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Catholic Healthcare West.
December 2009 [P. 38]
Investment Management Compliance Update: Placement Agents Under Fire
R. Scott Beach, James E. Bowers and Shawn T. Wooden
Day Pitney LLP

October 2009 [P. 09]
Getting Buy-in For Effective Export Controls Compliance Programs In A Tough Economy
Darryl W. Jackson
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

October 2009 [P. 24]
Expertise In Investigatory And Advisory Services That Every Company Needs
The Editor interviews Carmina Hughes , Executive Director, Daylight Forensic & Advisory.
October 2009 [P. 25]
Keeping Up With The FCPA In Challenging Times
Paul Sachs and Pamela Verick
Protiviti Inc.

August 2009 [P. 36]
How Lessons Learned Provide Future Guidance On FCPA Compliance
The Editor interviews Alfredo Avila , Assistant General Counsel, Monsanto Company.

August 2009 [P. 37]
Looking Beyond Controls: Leveling The Playing Field To Address Compliance Risk
Jack Holleran, Larry Iwanski and Michael Ricks
Ernst & Young LLP

June 2009 [P. 05]
Meaner Than Junkyard Dogs - What Will Obama Do With His Inspectors General?
John F. Sopko
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

June 2009 [P. 07]
Compliance Best Practices Improve The Bottom Line
The Editor interviews Jack Holleran , Principal, Ernst & Young.
May 2009 [P. 08]
Developing Effective Regional Compliance Programs At Multinational Organizations
James Ewing and Felecia Ware-Alexander
Duff & Phelps, LLC

May 2009 [P. 13]
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2.0 - Its Role In The 2009 Global Economy
The Editor interviews Michael Himmel , Partner and Chair of the Litigation Department and White Collar Defense Practice Group, Lowenstein Sandler PC.
May 2009 [P. 15]
The New Standard Of Fraud And The Importance Of Trademark Audits
Jeffrey C. Katz
Davis & Gilbert LLP

February 2009 [P. 22]
Survey Results Point To Importance Of Compliance Programs
The Editor interviews Tim Hedley , a KPMG Partner who leads the firm's National Forensic Services and serves as the Global leader for Fraud Risk Management Services.
February 2009 [P. 33]
How To Avoid Over-Regulation: Two Suggestions
Al Driver, Editor
October 2008 [P. 12]
Tyco: Open Lines Of Communication Foster A Culture Of Compliance
The following remarks by Matthew O. Tanzer were taken from a panel entitled "Corporate Compliance and Ethics Institute 2008: When Something (Allegedly) Goes Wrong - From Receipt of a Concern Through Investigation," which was held as part of PLI's Corporate Counsel Institute in June 2008.
October 2008 [P. 41]
Records And Information Management: Essential To Organizational Compliance And Litigation Risks
The Editor interviews Maura Dunn, Terry Coan and Gordon Workman , Directors in the Legal Management Consulting Practice of Duff & Phelps, LLC.
October 2008 [P. 48]
Governance, Risk And Compliance - GRC - An Evolving Imperative In A Global Economy
The Editor interviews Robert N. Kirtley , Managing Director, and Tim Strong , Director, Legal Management Consulting practice, Duff & Phelps.
September 2008 [P. 20]
"An Ongoing Compliance Function Is Part Of The Corporate Culture Of Any Successful Enterprise"
The Editor interviews Ronald A. Joma , Senior Manager, Amper, Politziner & Mattia, LLP.
September 2008 [P. 34]
High Performance With High Integrity - Only The CEO Can Make It Happen
The Editor Interviews Ben W. Heineman, Jr. , former Senior Vice President and General Counsel, GE; Distinguished Senior Fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government; Senior Counsel at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr; and author of High Performance with High Integrity , a publication of Harvard Business Press.
July 2008 [P. 01]
GE's General Counsel: A Class Act With "A Players"
The Editor interviews Brackett B. Denniston, III , Senior Vice President and General Counsel, GE.
July 2008 [P. 17]
Ben's Book - Your Key To Getting The Support You Need
By Al Driver, Editor
July 2008 [P. 18]
A Book* Every GC - And CEO - Should Read Cover To Cover
The Editor interviews Ira M. Millstein , Senior Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
July 2008 [P. 20]
Compliance Programs' New Mantra: Value Preservation And Value Creation
Editor's Note: Richard H. Girgenti is the National Practice Leader of KPMG LLP's U.S. Forensic Practice, the Partner in Charge of the Forensic Practice for the Americas region, and a member of the Board of Directors of KPMG LLP. During his tenure on the Board, he has chaired the firm's Governance Task Force, Ethics and Compliance, and Nominations Committees. Prior to joining KPMG, Mr. Girgenti was the top criminal justice officer for the State of New York, serving as the state's Director of Criminal Justice and Commissioner of the Division of Criminal Justice Services. He is a veteran prosecutor who handled investigations, trials, and appeals in state and federal courts.
June 2008 [P. 01]
The High Price Of Non-Compliance
The Editor interviews Adam Warren and Jim Ewing , Managing Directors of Duff & Phelps in the firm's Chicago office.
June 2008 [P. 18]
"The Year Of The Recall": CPSC Lessons To Learn
Christie L. Grymes
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

June 2008 [P. 54]
Investigators: Compliance, M&A, JV, Due Diligence And More
The Editor interviews Scott Shaffer , Vice President of Sales, Kreller Group.
May 2008 [P. 38]
Advising Clients On Greenhouse Gas Emissions' Reporting
The Editor Interviews David P. Flynn , Partner, Phillips Lytle LLP, whose practice is in the areas of environmental law, energy and nanotechnology, and is practice team leader for the Firm's Energy and Nanotechnology practice teams.
April 2008 [P. 25]
Recent Developments In Corporate Disclosure Of Climate Change Risk - Part I
David R. Berz and Matthew Morton
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP

April 2008 [P. 27]
Developing An Interstate Land Sales Compliance Strategy: A State Land Sales Law Perspective - Part I
M. Maxine Hicks and Linda E. Ragan Warnke
Epstein Becker & Green P.C.

April 2008 [P. 38]
Society Of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals - Filling Essential Needs
The Editor interviews David W. Smith , President, Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals.
April 2008 [P. 47]
The Role Of The Corporate Secretary In The New Post-Sarbanes/Oxley Arena
The Editor interviews Warren J. Casey and Michael T. Rave , Partners, Day Pitney LLP.
April 2008 [P. 49]
Managing Your Unclaimed Property Risk
The Editor interviews Andrew Panaccione , Vice President, Corporation Service Company ("CSC"), to discuss why more companies should be concerned about unclaimed property compliance.
April 2008 [P. 50]
Transforming A Legal Icon To Meet Tomorrow’s Needs
The Editor interviews Ralph Calistri , Senior Vice President and General Manager of Global Client Development, CEO of Martindale-Hubbell.
April 2008 [P. 52]
The Current State Of Corporate Fraud Risk Management (FRM)
Ken Yormark and Pam Verick Stone
Protiviti

March 2008 [P. 28]
Today's Successful General Counsel: Always Looking Around The Corner
These remarks were taken from a panel entitled "The Growing Role of Corporate Counsel," which was held as part of PLI's Corporate Counsel Institute in September 2007. The participants were Louise Parent, General Counsel of American Express Co. and Esta Eiger Stecher, General Counsel of Goldman Sachs. The panel was moderated by Richard Ziegler, formerly General Counsel of 3M Corp and currently a partner at Jenner & Block, who led the discussion through several phases of a hypothetical.
March 2008 [P. 33]
Making Sense Of The Subprime Debacle
The Editor interviews Rich Girgenti, National Practice Leader for Forensic Services at KPMG LLP.
February 2008 [P. 46]
A Telescopic World-View Of Compliance
The Editor interviews Martin J. Weinstein , Partner in Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's Litigation Group and leader of the firm's Compliance & Enforcement Practice Group.
February 2008 [P. 47]
So, You Want To Help? Compliance Considerations For Corporate Political Fundraising
David E. Frulla and Robert R. Cohen
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

February 2008 [P. 48]
Compliance Readiness Essentials - Program, Investigation And Defense
Jack Holleran, Ernst & Young; Steven Kaufhold and Stephen A. Mansfield, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
January 2008 [P. 13]
Managing e-Discovery And Avoiding Sanctions Under The FRCP Amendments
The Editor interviews Brad Harris , Director, Discovery Center of Excellence, Fios, Inc.
January 2008 [P. 15]
Directors & Officers Liability Insurance: How Well Are You Protected?
The Editor interviews Carl E. Metzger , Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP.
January 2008 [P. 16]
Institutional Fact-Finding? Getting Started - Where To Go?
William K. Slate II
American Arbitration Association

January 2008 [P. 18]
AAA, Independent Fact-Finding And The Subprime Crisis
The Editor interviews R. William "Bill" Ide , Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP. Mr. Ide is Chair of the Panel, Independent Fact-Finding Services (IFFS), American Arbitration Association (AAA); a former President of the ABA and the former Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of the Monsanto Company.
January 2008 [P. 19]
What The "Subprime Crisis" Really Means For Your Business
Philip R. White and James M. Hirschhorn
Sills Cummis & Gross, P.C.

January 2008 [P. 20]
Corporate Compliance: A Convergence With Electronic Discovery
The Editor interviews Robert Ballou , Chief Executive Officer, ONSITE 3 .
January 2008 [P. 21]
An Accounting And Auditing Expert Shares Her Views
The Editor interviews Christal McElroy, Partner, Eisner LLP.
January 2008 [P. 23]
Accounting Standard 5: A Kinder, Gentler Compliance Standard
The Editor interviews Dan Schroeder , Officer, Business & Risk Advisory Services, Amper, Politziner & Mattia, P.C.
January 2008 [P. 25]
The Non-Profit Organization Arena: The Name Of The Game Is Accountability
The Editor interviews Mark E. Chopko , Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP.
January 2008 [P. 39]
Antitrust Trends In The UK And EU
The Editor interviews Douglas Nave , partner, and Juliette Enser , associate in the London Office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
January 2008 [P. 42]
International Bribery Risks: FCPA And OECD Do Bite - Have Teeth!
The Editor interviews Robert Goldspink, Managing Partner, London office, and Emma O'Kane, Senior Associate, London office, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
January 2008 [P. 44]
SOX 404 Attestation Reports For Foreign Subsidiaries Effect Of The Principles-Based Approach Of AS5
The Editor interviews David Robbins , Head of Risk and Corporate Governance Services, Baker Tilly.
January 2008 [P. 47]
Privacy And Data Security: Significant Compliance Issues
The Editor interviews Tanya L. Forsheit , Partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department of Proskauer Rose LLP's Los Angeles office.
January 2008 [P. 52]
Qualcomm, The Subprime & E-Discovery Trends For 2008
The Editor interviews Mary Mack, Technology Counsel, Fios, Inc., who has been regularly blogging on e-discovery issues and the Qualcomm v. Broadcom case in her blog, SoundEvidence, on DiscoveryResources.org.
December 2007 [P. 18]
Getting ESI Evidence Admitted: Lorraine v. Markel American Insurance Co.
Jeffrey L. Nagel
Gibbons P.C.

December 2007 [P. 20]
The Welch Case: Focusing On "Protected Activity" Under Sarbanes-Oxley
The Editor interviews Barbara E. Hoey , Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.
November 2007 [P. 29]
Global Convergence Makes Sense: Find A Law Firm To Do It All
The Editor interviews David Gray , Chief Executive, Eversheds LLP.
September 2007 [P. 01]
Roundtable: Is Your Global Compliance What It Should Be?
Participating in this roundtable are: Jeffrey Carr, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, FMC Technologies Inc.; Scott Gilbert , Chief Compliance Officer, Marsh & McLennan Companies; Thomas Kim , Senior Vice President, Global Head of Compliance Assurance and Principal Legal Counsel, Reuters; Richard A. Sibery , Partner, Fraud Investigation and Dispute Services, Ernst & Young LLP; Linda Winter , Director of Compliance, Armstrong World Industries. The facilitator is Leigh Dance, President of ELD International and one of the conference organizers.
September 2007 [P. 24]
New CFIUS Reform Act Presents Challenges To Foreign Investment In The United States
Edward L. Rubinoff and Henry A. Terhune
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

September 2007 [P. 29]
AS5 Aims To Boost The Efficiency Of The Internal Control Assessment Process
Laurie Scofield
RSM McGladrey, Inc.

September 2007 [P. 35]
Why Smaller Companies Benefit From Accounting Standard 5
The Editor interviews Lee Smith, Director, Amper, Politziner & Mattia.
September 2007 [P. 37]
Yes, You Do Need To Respond To Civil Investigative Demands
The Editor interviews Peter A. Nolan , Shareholder, Winstead PC.
September 2007 [P. 72]
Proactive Solutions For FCPA Investigations And Compliance
The Editor interviews Jeffrey Harfenist , Managing Director and national practice leader for Fraud and Forensics, Joseph Jaffe , Managing Director, Special Counsel and national practice leader for Global Business Intelligence and Investigations, and Frank Rudewicz , Managing Director, Special Counsel and national practice leader for Crisis and Risk Management, UHY Advisors FLVS, Inc., a forensic, litigation support and valuation services firm.
August 2007 [P. 19]
Courts Link Good Faith Oversight Of Risks With Directors' Personal Liability
Darren J. Donovan and Marikay A. Corcoran
KPMG LLP

August 2007 [P. 23]
Tone At The Top - Part I
Justin P. Klein and John C. Grugan
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

June 2007 [P. 05]
The Use Of A Project Management Approach In Compliance Programs
Diana Newcombe
Eversheds LLP

June 2007 [P. 06]
The Key Message: Do It Right!
The Editor interviews former Senator Mike DeWine , Of Counsel, and James E. Burke , Partner, Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL. Messrs. DeWine and Burke co-chair the firm's Corporate Investigations Group.
June 2007 [P. 07]
The Long Arm Of Sarbanes-Oxley: Extending To Private And Non-Profit Organizations
The Editor interviews John Pennett, CPA , Amper, Politziner & Mattia, P.C.
June 2007 [P. 08]
Bloomberg Real-Time Message Monitoring
Brendan Goldstein and Amy Wilson
Bloomberg

June 2007 [P. 10]
Sarbanes-Oxley Reform
Neil Goldenberg
Eisner LLP

June 2007 [P. 19]
The New Order Of SOX Compliance
Eric S. Martinez
RSM McGladrey, Inc.

June 2007 [P. 20]
Developing And Implementing An Internal Compliance Program To Address Economic Sanctions Concerns - Part II
Edward L. Rubinoff and Tamer A. Soliman
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

May 2007 [P. 10]
Trends In FCPA Enforcement
Elliott Leary , Joseph P. Dooley and Nicole Stryker
KPMG LLP

May 2007 [P. 18]
Taking A Comprehensive Approach To Fraud Prevention
Laurie Scofield
RSM McGladrey, Inc.

May 2007 [P. 22]
Risk Management Requires Legal And Compliance Officers To Focus On Corporate Social Responsibility
The Editor interviews Michael R. Levin , Esq., Director, Corporate Integrity Strategy, Integrity Interactive.
May 2007 [P. 24]
"The Key To Any Securities Investigation Is Materiality"
The Editor interviews Jonathan E. Rich , Senior Counsel, Proskauer Rose LLP, Los Angeles.
May 2007 [P. 27]
Top Ten Crisis Risk Management Maxims
Julia R. Dillon
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

May 2007 [P. 59]
MCC Interactive - Digging Deeper With Westlaw
Craig Miller ,
Thomson West

April 2007 [P. 04]
SEC Enforcement Action Shines Light On Environmental Disclosures
Lewis B. Jones and John C. Bottini
King & Spalding LLP

April 2007 [P. 05]
Anticipating A Greenhouse Gas Compliance Strategy
Roger D. Stark and John F. Spinello, Jr.
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

April 2007 [P. 06]
The Conduct Of Independent Investigations - And The General Counsel's Role
The Editor interviews Mary O'Connor , Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
April 2007 [P. 21]
FCPA Compliance: How Accounting Professionals Can Help
The Editor interviews Richard A. Sibery , Ernst & Young LLP, Partner, Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services.
April 2007 [P. 22]
Developing And Implementing An Internal Compliance Program To Address Economic Sanctions Concerns - Part I
Edward L. Rubinoff, P.C. and Tamer A. Soliman
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

April 2007 [P. 23]
Why Compliance Doesn't Work - Part II
Andrew C. Hruska and Ansley Tillman
King & Spalding LLP

April 2007 [P. 24]
Significant Risks For Companies Without Comprehensive Compliance And Ethics Programs
James H. Rodio and Christopher A. Myers
Holland & Knight LLP

April 2007 [P. 25]
What To Do Before The Government Knocks
The Editor interviews Deborah T. Poritz , Of Counsel, and Barry Gross , Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
April 2007 [P. 26]
Independent Examiners And Monitors: An Evolving Approach To Addressing Corporate Misconduct
Timothy E. Hoeffner and Cathleen M. Devlin
Saul Ewing LLP

April 2007 [P. 28]
Effective Fraud Risk Management: The Last Word
The Editor interviews Timothy P. Hedley , Forensic Partner, KPMG, New York.
April 2007 [P. 29]
Three Techniques To Improve The Effectiveness Of Global Compliance Program
James Ewing and Gerald Kral
Duff & Phelps, LLC

April 2007 [P. 31]
Backdated Stock Option Issues Continue To Make Headlines
Robert J. Friedman and Scott D. Segal
Holland & Knight LLP

April 2007 [P. 32]
Chaos At The Intersection Of Marketing And Compliance - Part II
The Editor interviews Dave Curran, CEO, Data Communiqué, Inc.
April 2007 [P. 33]
New Compliance Tools For The Corporate Secretary
The Editor interviews Thomas Charno , Product Manager, Corporate Compliance & Governance; and Christopher Quimby , Senior Product Manager, Corporation Service Company (CSC).
April 2007 [P. 35]
AdvantageSM By Lawyer Links: Offering In-House Counsel A User-Friendly System For Researching Corporate Compliance Requirements
The Editor interviews Neil McCarthy , Editor in Chief, and Mike Heal , Vice President - Sales & Marketing, Lawyer Links, LLC.
April 2007 [P. 38]
Compliance Readiness And Beyond - A Message From The Editor
Al Driver, Editor
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

April 2007 [P. 42]
Assessing Risk - What A Prospective Director Needs To Know
The Editor interviews J. Kenneth Menges, Jr. , head of the firmwide corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
March 2007 [P. 01]
Criminal Law - An Ongoing Concern: Avoiding Corporate Death Sentences
The Editor interviews Michele A. Roberts , Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
March 2007 [P. 23]
The Maxim Integrated Products Case -- What Message Is The Delaware Chancery Court Trying To Send?
The Editor interviews Robert A. Profusek , Jones Day.
March 2007 [P. 26]
Sentencing A Corporation To Death - A Death Sentence For Self-Regulation?
The Editor interviews R. William "Bill" Ide , Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP. Mr. Ide is Chair, ABA Task Force on Attorney-Client Privilege (ABA Task Force), a former President of the ABA and the former Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of the Monsanto Company.
March 2007 [P. 29]
When Congress Comes Knocking . . .
The Editor interviews Nicholas W. Allard , Co-Chair, Public Policy Department, Patton Boggs LLP. Mr. Allard's remarks are adapted from presentations that he is making to corporate counsel around the U.S. with the Patton Boggs Public Investigations team, which includes Senator John Breaux, Jonathan Yarowsky and litigation partners Ron Liebman and Robert Luskin.
March 2007 [P. 33]
Why Compliance Doesn't Work - Part I
Andrew C. Hruska and Ansley Tillman
King & Spalding LLP

March 2007 [P. 34]
A Brief Q&A On Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
The Editor interviews Laurie Scofield , Managing Director in RSM McGladrey's Risk Management Consulting Practice in New York City.
March 2007 [P. 38]
Current Sarbanes-Oxley's Section 404 - A Hardship For Small Companies
John Pennett, CPA
Amper, Politziner & Mattia

March 2007 [P. 39]
When And Why: Choosing Self-Disclosure
Stacey Fahrner
Wolters Kluwer (CCH)

March 2007 [P. 42]
Compliance: Ensuring It Is In Place And Remains In Place
The Editor interviews William W. Robertson , Robertson, Freilich, Bruno & Cohen, LLC.
February 2007 [P. 36]
Sarbanes-Oxley Rule Revisions Announced
Stephen V. Falanga and John P. Lacey
Connell Foley LLP

February 2007 [P. 37]
DOJ's Past Policies Undermined Corporate Compliance Efforts; The McNulty Memo Is Not The Solution
The Editor interviews Michael S. Greco , Partner in the Boston office of K&L Gates.
January 2007 [P. 06]
The Developing Concept Of "National E-Discovery Counsel"
Steven C. Bennett
Jones Day

January 2007 [P. 18]
How The Pharmaceutical Industry Is Coming Under Attack - Part II
Christopher P. DePhillips and Brian P. Sharkey
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C.

January 2007 [P. 19]
The False Claims Act And Its Newfound Fame
Glenn V. Whitaker and Victor A. Walton
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

January 2007 [P. 20]
Preparing For Life Under The New FRCP: The Corporate Counsel Checklist
Matthew Blake
OnSite E-Discovery

December 2006 [P. 24]
New Developments In Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance For Non-Accelerated Filers
The Editor interviews Laurie Scofield , Managing Director, Risk Management Practice, New York Office, RSM McGladrey, Inc. For information about fraud webinar, go to www.rsm-mcgladrey.com.
December 2006 [P. 28]
State Bar Compliance: In-House Counsel Beware
John E. Iole
Jones Day

December 2006 [P. 29]
A Trial Lawyer's Perspective On Compliance And Risk Assessment
The Editor interviews James F. Jorden , Managing Partner of Jorden Burt LLP, who is a nationally recognized expert in insurance and securities industry litigation.
December 2006 [P. 31]
How SOx 404 Will Become Easier for Smaller Companies
Neil Goldenberg
Eisner LLP

December 2006 [P. 32]
Compliance Program Best Practices
Compiled by Jocelyn Plan, Duff & Phelps, LLC ('Duff & Phelps')

December 2006 [P. 33]
U.S. Department Of Commerce Poised To Impose New Restrictions On Exports To China
Jonathan M. Epstein
Holland & Knight LLP

December 2006 [P. 64]
The Criminal Implications Of Backdating Stock Options
Martha Boersch and Renee Beltranena Bea
Jones Day

November 2006 [P. 08]
Global Immigration Law: An Update On Compliance For Employment Counsel
In light of developing global compliance issues affecting the employment of professional talent, the editor caught up with a few of the partners of one of the world's leading immigration law firms, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP. Austin T. Fragomen , Jr. is a partner with the Firm's New York, NY office; Gwendolyn M. Robosson , is the Managing Partner of the Firm's Iselin, NJ office; Lance Kaplan is the Managing Director of Fragomen Global Immigration Services, LLC, and Jonathan C. Adams also is a Partner with the Firm.
November 2006 [P. 21]
Executives In The Political Arena: Perils And Tribulations
Thomas W. Dymek
Stradley Ronon Stevens &Young, LLP

October 2006 [P. 14A]
A General Counsel Speaks Out On Compliance Readiness
Anastasia ("Stasia") D. Kelly
MCI

October 2006 [P. 31]
A Roundtable Discussion On Compliance Policy Development, Education And Communication
In our editorial in the September 2006 issue of MCC, we noted that compliance professionals crave detailed insight into the management practices of their peers to get the most out of their programs. The afternoon of the "Compliance Readiness" seminar on October 26, 2006 will be spent sharing best practices between the attendees and a number of General Counsels and Chief Compliance Officers on a wide range of topics, including those discussed below. We are pleased that Sue Bettman , Senior Vice President and General Counsel, RR Donnelly, and Martin Grant , Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, are willing to share some of their thoughts prior to the event with the help of our moderators, James Ewing and Jerry Kral , Directors, Legal Management and Compliance Consulting, Duff & Phelps, LLC. To hear more detailed insights on these and other topics, please plan to attend the October 26th conference. Thanks again to James Ewing and Jerry Kral for moderating this roundtable.
October 2006 [P. 33]
Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Planning & Compliance
Edited by Diane E. Ambler , Lorraine Massaro and Kristen L. Stewart , Partners, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP
Reviewed by Al Driver, Editor The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

October 2006 [P. 34]
Gaps In Your Compliance Posture? Consider A Legal Compliance Risk Assessment
The Editor interviews Alex Brigham , President and Chief Executive Officer, Corpedia Corporation d/b/a Corpedia.
October 2006 [P. 35]
What's Next In SOX 404 For Smaller Public Companies?
The Editor interviews Neil Goldenberg , Chief Executive Director of Corporate Governance & Risk Management Services, Eisner LLP.
October 2006 [P. 36]
Stock Option Timing: The Scrutiny Intensifies
Lyle G. Ganske and Meredith L. Deutsch
Jones Day

October 2006 [P. 37]
Thompson Memo Setbacks Don't Diminish Need For Strong Compliance Program
Gary G. Grindler and Russell G. Ryan
King & Spalding LLP

October 2006 [P. 40]
A General Counsel And His Experts Tackle Risk Assessments
John M. Spinnato , Debra Sabatini Hennelly and Steven A. Lauer
Integrity Interactive Corporation 

October 2006 [P. 50]
Chaos At The Intersection Of Marketing And Compliance - Part I
Dave Curran
Data Communique International, Inc.

October 2006 [P. 53]
Compliance Issues Affecting Mutual Funds And Indexed Annuities
The Editor interviews Richard T. Choi , Partner, Jorden Burt LLP.
October 2006 [P. 54]
Compliance Readiness - General Counsel's Expanded Role
The Editor interviews Dick Thornburgh , Of Counsel, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP ("K&LNG").
September 2006 [P. 01]
Investigation - An Essential Step In Responding To Threats Of Criminal Prosecution
The Editor interviews John J. Farmer , Partner, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP ("K&LNG").
September 2006 [P. 25]
The Evolving World Of The Corporate Compliance Officer
Jane L. Wexton
Akerman Senterfitt LLP

September 2006 [P. 26]
Compliance Functions - Leadership, People, Process & Technology
James Ewing and Gerald Kral
Duff & Phelps, LLC

September 2006 [P. 27]
Corporate Compliance: Casting A Wide Net
The Editor interviews Thomas Wardell , Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP.
September 2006 [P. 36]
Former Regulators Discuss Backdating Stock Options
The Editor interviews Thomas L. Taylor III and Michael J. Stewart , Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.
September 2006 [P. 37]
Insurance Will Protect Companies, Officers And Directors From Options Backdating Claims
John Edward Failla and David M. Halbreich
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

September 2006 [P. 38]
The Timing Of Stock Options Issue: A Legal Challenge For Companies And Much More
The Editor interviews Gail Standish , Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP, Los Angeles.
September 2006 [P. 41]
Sills Cummis' Peter Verniero On The Compliance Discussion
The Editor interviews the Hon. Peter G. Verniero , Of Counsel, Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross P.C. The views and opinions expressed in the interview are those of the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect those of Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross P.C.
September 2006 [P. 43]
MCC Interactive - Digging Deeper With Westlaw
Craig Miller ,
Thomson West

August 2006 [P. 04m]
All You Wanted To Know About Back Dating Of Options But Were Afraid To Ask
Mark Tarallo and Ted Hanselman
Holland & Knight LLP

August 2006 [P. 07]
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Strategies for Smaller Public Companies
John P. Fodera, CPA
Eisner LLP

August 2006 [P. 09]
Honest Competitors Catch No Break Under RICO
Robert A. Schwinger
Chadbourne & Parke LLP

August 2006 [P. 17]
U.S. v. Stein: Rewriting The Rules Of Corporate Cooperation With Government Investigations
Timothy P. Harkness and Carmel E. Gabbay
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

August 2006 [P. 19]
Avoiding Whistleblower Complaints
The Editor is fortunate to report on a discussion with David R. Jimenez , Associate General Counsel and Vice President of Employee Relations, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.; and Rebecca E. White , Managing Director and Head of the Employment Law Group, UBS Investment Bank who participated in the web program entitled Understanding Developments In Whistleblower Law 3 Years After Sarbanes-Oxley 2006 recorded in January 2006 by the Practising Law Institute. For more information about the program, visit www.pli.edu.
August 2006 [P. 21]
How Do I Know If There Is A Back-Dated Options Problem And What Do I Do?
R. William Ide, III and Thomas Wardell
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

July 2006 [P. 18]
Option Grant Backdating: What Boards, In-House Counsel And Executives Need To Know About The Issue
Securities Litigation Team
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

July 2006 [P. 20]
Corporate Compliance: Big Solutions for Big Issues
Paul Smith
Eversheds LLP

June 2006 [P. 28]
Corporate Governance: Best Practice Becomes Mainstream
The Editor interviews Alyce C. Halchak , Director, Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione.
June 2006 [P. 30]
The Positive Use Of Independent Investigations To Lower Risk And Create A More Effective Business Model
R. William Ide, III and Thomas Wardell
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

June 2006 [P. 32]
Achieving Compliance Objectives
The Editor interviews Alice Lawrence , Principal at Jordan Lawrence, and Therese Paul , Vice President and Counsel for Fifth Third Bank.
June 2006 [P. 34]
Whistleblowing Under Sarbanes-Oxley: The Mist Begins To Clear
The Editor interviews Connie N. Bertram , Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, DC.
June 2006 [P. 35]
Better Internal Controls For Compliance: Registered E-mail = Legal Proof
The Editor interviews Zafar Khan , Founder and CEO of RPost . See www.rpost.com.
June 2006 [P. 36]
Partnering Adds Value To Compliance Training
The Editor interviews John M. Spinnato , Vice President and General Counsel, Pharmaceutical Operations, sanofi-aventis USA LLC, and Steven A. Lauer , Director, Integrity Research, Integrity Interactive Corporation.
June 2006 [P. 37]
Experts Identify The Characteristics Of Well-Run Compliance Programs
The Editor is fortunate to report on a discussion among Gilen Chan , Director of Ethics, Citigroup Inc., and Doug Lankler , Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Pfizer Inc., who participated in the web program entitled Corporate Compliance Institute 2005 recorded on June 2005 by the Practising Law Institute. For more information about the program, visit www.pli.edu.
June 2006 [P. 45]
Managing The Environmental Issues In An Era Of High Scrutiny
Richard G. Leland
Partner and Chair of the Environmental Department
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

April 2006 [P. 21]
Managing The Environmental Issues In An Era Of High Scrutiny
Richard G. Leland , Partner and Chair of the Environmental Department
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP  

April 2006 [P. 21m]
EU REACH Chemicals Proposal: Challenges For American General Counsel
Andr Bywater and Paul Smith
Eversheds LLP

April 2006 [P. 22]
Changes In GAAP Put Spotlight On Environmental Disclosure
Jeff Gracer
Torys LLP

April 2006 [P. 32]
Complying With New Patriot Act Rules
Satish M. Kini
Goodwin Procter LLP

April 2006 [P. 34]
New Jersey's Chemical Security: Best Practices And Open Questions
Steve Barnett
Connell Foley LLP

January 2006 [P. 25]
China Law Firms
Exporting To China (And Elsewhere): New Developments In International Trade Compliance
Stephen J. Orava and Christine E. Savage
King & Spalding LLP

December 2005 [P. 44]
SEC Gives Smaller Companies An Extra Year To Comply With Internal Control Rules
Andrew J. Beck and Joshua Goldstein
Torys LLP

November 2005 [P. 25]
FMLA Violations - Do Your Merit Increase and Bonus Plans Comply?
Katherin Nukk-Freeman
Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione

November 2005 [P. 27]
Preserving The Privilege Is Essential For Corporate Counsels' Compliance Role
The Editor interviews William "Bill" Ide , Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, past president of the American Bar Association, former General Counsel of Monsanto Company and chair of the ABA Task Force On The Attorney-Client Privilege.
November 2005 [P. 39,49]
MCI: Embedding A Compliance Culture
The Editor interviews Anastasia "Stasia" Kelly , Executive Vice President and General Counsel; Carol Ann Petren , Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel and William Single, IV , Vice President Compliance, all of MCI Inc.
September 2005 [P. 01,54,55]
Technology / Legal Research
The Partnering Model At Thomson West: Anticipating Corporate Counsel's Compliance And Other Needs
The Editor interviews Tim Wahlberg , Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Corporate Segment, Thomson West.
September 2005 [P. 11,69]
Technology - Legal Service Providers
The Role Of Technology In Effective Compliance Programs
Matt Petrich and Ed Moon
Duff & Phelps, LLP

September 2005 [P. 30]
Compliance Readiness
Leading The Corporate Legal Department In The New Compliance/Ethics Climate
The Editor interviews Jeffery A. Barnes , Partner, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, and Carole Basri , Executive Director, Association of Corporate Counsel - Greater New York Chapter.
September 2005 [P. 40]
Compliance Readiness
The Andersen Decision And Document Management Under Sarbanes-Oxley
James Dabney Miller
King & Spalding LLP

September 2005 [P. 42]
Compliance Readiness
The Changing Role Of Corporate Counsel In The Era Of Sarbanes-Oxley
The Editor interviews Edward S. Feig , Arent Fox PLLC, New York.
September 2005 [P. 44]
Compliance Readiness
The State Of Play Of Governance Concerns In The United States
Thomas Wardell and Andrew Surdykowski
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

September 2005 [P. 47]
Compliance Readiness
The Impact Of Sarbanes-Oxley On Private Companies
David M. Barbash
Nixon Peabody LLP

September 2005 [P. 48]
Project: Corporate Counsel Part II (Unintended Consequences) - Courts
A State Of Perfection Delaware Addresses Corporate Counsels' Concerns
The Editor interviews The Honorable Myron T. Steele , Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware .
August 2005 [P. 32,66]
Project: Corporate Counsel Part II (Compliance Readiness) - Corporate Counsel
The Defense Industry, Raytheon And Building A Compliance Culture
The Editor interviews Jay B. Stephens , Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Raytheon Company.
August 2005 [P. 33]
Project: Corporate Counsel Part II (Compliance Readiness) - Law Firms
Sarbanes-Oxley Three Years On: An Evolving Compliance Structure
The Editor interviews Peter G. Verniero , Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross P.C.
August 2005 [P. 36]
Project: Corporate Counsel Part II (Unintended Consequences) - Law Firms
Fleeing The System: A Product Liability Attorney's Perspective
The Editor interviews Michael L. Koon , Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. The firm was named "2005 Global Product Liability Firm" of the year by Who's Who Legal.
August 2005 [P. 37]
Project: Corporate Counsel Part II (Compliance Readiness) - Legal Service Providers
As Prosecutors Become More Aggressive, Compliance Training Helps On Many Levels
The Editor interviews Alex Brigham , President and Chief Executive Officer, Corpedia Corporation d/b/a Corpedia Education.
August 2005 [P. 40]
Project: Corporate Counsel Part II (Unintended Consequences) - Law Firms
Fleeing The Court System - A Long-Term Perspective
The Editor interviews Charles E. Dorkey III , Chairman, U.S.A., and Head, New York Litigation Department, Torys LLP.
August 2005 [P. 41]
The National Legal Center Performs Another Public Service - Examining The Unintended Consequences Of The Post-Scandal Reforms
The Editor interviews William "Bill" Ide , Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP. Bill is a past president of the American Bar Association and former General Counsel of Monsanto Company.
July 2005 [P. 01,34]
Compliance Issues For Retirement Plan Trustees - Part I
Michael S. Melbinger
Winston &Strawn LLP

July 2005 [P. 08]
Seeking Control: Outsourcing In The Sarbanes-Oxley Era
Kevin E. Colangelo
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

July 2005 [P. 10]
Understanding The New Accounting Rules For Stock Options And Other Awards
Mark E. Bokert
Davis & Gilbert LLP

July 2005 [P. 17]
Project: Homeland Security - Law Firms
Renewing The USA Patriot Act - What Every Business Should Know
Michael D. Ricciuti
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP

July 2005 [P. 20]
Project: Homeland Security - Law Firms
New Immigration Challenges: Government Tracking Of Foreign Employees
Austin T. Fragomen, Jr.
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

July 2005 [P. 25]
Project: Corporate Counsel Part I (Unintended Consequences) - Law Firms
Environmental Disclosure In The Post Sarbanes-Oxley World
Bruce S. Katcher and Michael M. Meloy
Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP

July 2005 [P. 31]
Project: Corporate Counsel Part I (Unintended Consequences)*
The Justice Department's Rational Approach To Deterring Corporate Crime
The Editor interviews Christopher Wray , Partner, King & Spalding LLP.
July 2005 [P. 35,53]
Corporate Governance: Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 - After Year One
Neil Goldenberg
Eisner LLP

July 2005 [P. 38]
What Is The Role of Chief Compliance/Chief Ethics Officer?
The Editor interviews Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr . , Chair, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Group, Cozen O'Connor . He may be reached at twilkenson@cozen.com.
July 2005 [P. 39]
Project: Corporate Counsel Part I (Unintended Consequences) - Law Firms
The Best Defense Against Regulatory Action Is An Effective Working Compliance Program
The Editor interviews David F. Axelrod , and Betsy Farrar , Partners, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP.
July 2005 [P. 41]
Project: Corporate Counsel Part I (Unintended Consequences) - Legal Service Providers
An Effective Compliance Program Reduces A Company's Vulnerability
The Editor interviews Kirk S. Jordan , Vice-President, Integrity Research, and co-founder, Integrity Interactive Corporation. Mr. Jordan shared his insight about keeping compliance programs up to date in our June 2004 interview. To read the interview, visit www.metrocorpcounsel.com and put "Kirk S. Jordan" in our site's search box.
July 2005 [P. 45]
Project: Corporate Counsel Part I (Unintended Consequences) - Law Firms
Meeting The Unexpected With A Plan
The Editor interviews R. Scott Thompson , Partner, Lowenstein Sandler PC.
July 2005 [P. 48]
Project: Corporate Counsel Part I (Unintended Consequences) - Legal Service Providers
Reducing A Company's Vulnerability To Liability Arising From Unethical Or Illegal Behavior
The Editor interviews Frank E. Rudewicz , Managing Director and Special Counsel, and Joseph Jaffe , Managing Director and Special Counsel, UHY Advisors, a forensic litigation support and valuation services firm.
July 2005 [P. 49]
Project: Corporate Counsel Part I (Unintended Consequences) - Corporate Counsel
Roundtable: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - Its Many Lives
Homer E. Moyer, Jr. , Senior Partner at Miller & Chevalier, Chartered and former General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Commerce, whose article on FCPA Enforcement Issues was featured in the June issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Speaks With Inside Counsel, Howard Weissman , Associate General Counsel-International of Lockheed Martin Corporation, Valli Baldassano , Vice President of Global Compliance, Schering-Plough Corporation, and William B. Lytton , Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Tyco International Ltd.
July 2005 [P. 51,52]
A CEO World Turned Upside Down
Al Driver
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

June 2005 [P. 03]
Hedge Funds Under Fire: Is There Body Armor Out There?
Ernest E. Badway
Saiber Schlesinger Satz & Goldstein, LLC

June 2005 [P. 33]
Project: Corporate Counsel (Compliance Readiness) Part II
Corporate Governance Does Not End With Sarbanes-Oxley
Jeffrey M. Shapiro and Steven M. Skolnick
Lowenstein Sandler PC

June 2005 [P. 37,59]
Project: Corporate Counsel - Law Firms
Vital Role Of Criminal Defense Counsel In The New Legal Environment
The Editor interviews John P. Lacey , Partner, Connell Foley LLP.
June 2005 [P. 40]
Project: Corporate Counsel - Law Firms
Have You Reviewed Your Foreign Trade Compliance Programs?
The Editor interviews Robert B. Silverman , Partner, Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP.
June 2005 [P. 42]
Project: Corporate Counsel - Law Firms
Robert Ray: Thoughts About Obstruction Of Justice And The Argument In the Andersen Case
The Editor interviews Robert W. Ray , Partner, Pitney Hardin llp.
June 2005 [P. 43]
Project: Corporate Counsel - Law Firms
Directors & Officers Liability Insurance In An Era Of Enhanced Disclosure Requirements
The Editor interviews John H. Kazanjian and Christopher J. McKenzie , Partners, Beveridge & Diamond PC.
June 2005 [P. 47]
Project: Corporate Counsel - Legal Service Providers
An Insider's View
The Editor interviews Jeffrey Steinberg , Partner in the Business Risk Services Group, Ernst & Young .
June 2005 [P. 48]
Project: Corporate Counsel - Service Providers
An Overview Of The D&O Insurance Landscape
The Editor interviews Gregory J. Flood , Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, National Union.
June 2005 [P. 49]
Federal Sentencing Guidelines - An Interpretation
Alex Brigham
PLI-Corpedia Education, Inc.

June 2005 [P. 50]
Project: Corporate Counsel - Law Firms
State of the Art Compliance Training
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP recently conducted one of a series of client seminars devoted to compliance. The seminar was led by Robert T. Joseph , a partner in the Firm. Mr. Joseph interviews fellow partners Martin R. Castro , Mindy H. Chapman and Gary Senner on the subject of training. Effective training has been recognized as a major component of a first-rate compliance program. Indeed, compliance training, extending to all levels of the organization, is required under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations as an element of an effective compliance program. According to the Guidelines, the training must include communication via practical mechanisms of an organization's compliance standards and procedures, the compliance program, and appropriate information concerning individual respective roles and responsibilities. In addition to employees and agents, the appropriate training must extend to members of the governing authority and the organization's leadership.
June 2005 [P. 52]
Meeting The Dual Challenges Of The Post-Enron Reforms
Al Driver , Editor
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

May 2005 [P. 03]
"Pay Now Or Pay Later": Sometimes It Pays To Be The Bad Guy
Steven A. Augustino and Darius B. Withers
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

May 2005 [P. 14]
Business Community Faced With New Immigration Challenges
Patrick L. Cont
Ford & Harrison LLP

May 2005 [P. 29]
The Legal Department Must Take A Serious Look At Export Compliance
Robert F. Seely
Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP

May 2005 [P. 31]
The Year Of The Compensation Committee?
Alan Wovsaniker
Lowenstein Sandler PC

May 2005 [P. 35,46]
Good Faith Issues Present New Risks For Directors And Officers
Mark E. Betzen and Jeffrey D. Litle
Jones Day

May 2005 [P. 38]
Project: Corporate Counsel - Law Firms
Corporate Counsel And Outside Counsel: Serving A Common Client In A Common Cause
The Editor interviews Allen B. Roberts , Member, Epstein Becker & Green P.C., New York.
May 2005 [P. 39]
Project: Corporate Counsel - Law Firms
Avoiding Surprises In Today's Post-Enron Climate
The Editor interviews David J. Sheehan, Chairman of Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, P.C. He is a trial attorney with over 30 years of experience in intellectual property matters and complex product liability cases, with a heavy emphasis in the pharmaceutical field. He can be reached at (212) 649-4701.
May 2005 [P. 40]
Project: Corporate Counsel - Legal Service Providers
Why Compliance And Ethics Training Is Now Mandatory
The Editor interviews Susan Cutright, Senior Advisor, Compliance Services at Integrity Interactive Corporation.
May 2005 [P. 41,42]
Project: Corporate Counsel - Corporate Counsel
Corporate Counsel Tackle The Challenges Of Global Compliance
The Editor is fortunate to report on a discussion with Gabe Shawn Varges, Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Corporate Responsibility, Zurich Financial Services , and Jane L. Wexton, Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Counsel, GE Consumer Finance, who participated in the web program entitled Corporate Compliance Institute 2004 and recorded June, 2004 by the Practising Law Institute. For more information about the program Compliance Without Borders, visit www.pli.edu. The views here and in such program are expressed in a personal capacity and do not necessarily reflect those of their employers.
May 2005 [P. 45,72]
Real Estate, Construction And Environmental  Compliance Challenges - Part I
The Editor interviews John E. Osborn , Partner, John E. Osborn, PC.
April 2005 [P. 30]
A Treatise On The Organizational Sentencing Guidelines  Addresses The Need For Effective Compliance Programs
The Editor interviews Edgardo Ramos, Partner, Day, Berry & Howard LLP, New York.
April 2005 [P. 34]
The Bottom Line... Sarbanes-Oxley Affects Private Companies  And Nonprofit Organizations, Too
Richard Busis , Steven Haas and Scott Brucker
Cozen O'Connor

April 2005 [P. 36]
Recent Antitrust Developments Highlight Need  For Effective Compliance Programs
James A. Wilson
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

April 2005 [P. 37]
"Pay Now Or Pay Later": Sometimes It Pays To Be The Bad Guy
Steven A. Augustino and Darius B. Withers
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

March 2005 [P. 04m]
Combining Web-based Technology With Other Media To Organize And Manage An Effective Compliance Program At PepsiAmericas - Part II
The Editor interviews W. Scott Nehs , Vice President of Legal and Chief Compliance Officer for PepsiAmericas, Inc. In November 2004, Mr. Nehs was named one of the "Top 40 Lawyers Under 40" in Illinois by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
February 2005 [P. 37,59]
SOX And Related Reforms: Where Are We?
Peter H. Ehrenberg, Alan Wovsaniker and Shari Ness
Lowenstein Sandler PC

January 2005 [P. 08]
Administrative Remedies Aimed At Combating Procurement  Fraud - Suspension And Debarment
Michael Rizzo
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

January 2005 [P. 09m]
Up The Ladder: Litigator Responsibilities Under The Sarbanes-Oxley Act - Part II
Dan K. Webb and Scott P. Glauberman
Winston & Strawn LLP

January 2005 [P. 14]
Corporate Counsels' Role In Internal Controls -  The Auditors' Perspective
The Editor interviews Neil Goldenberg , Partner-in-Charge of Corporate Governance Services, Eisner LLP.
January 2005 [P. 29,53]
Navigating The Still Murky Post-Sarbanes-Oxley World: A Roadmap For Corporate Counsel
The Editor interviews Arlene Elgart Mirsky , Member, Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross P.C., Co-Chair of the Firm's Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice Group and Member of its Corporate, Securities and Banking Department. [Editor's Note] Ms. Mirsky is both the Conference Co-Chair and Moderator of the Panel "Corporate Governance - Who's in Charge" at the January 27 Seminar "Corporate Governance and Compliance Today and Tomorrow - What Corporate Law Departments Need to Know" sponsored by the New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association in conjunction with Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross P.C. and Deloitte & Touche LLP. The purpose of this interview is to focus on the challenges facing corporate counsel in the post-Sarbanes-Oxley environment.
January 2005 [P. 30]
Successful Implementation Of An Ethics And Compliance Training System: Some Key Considerations
The Editor interviews Alex Brigham , President and Chief Executive Officer, Corpedia Corporation d/b/a Corpedia Education.
January 2005 [P. 33]
In-House Counsel's Role In Tailoring Compliance Programs To Their Companies' Needs
The Editor interviews Charles F. Raeburn , Senior Corporate Counsel, Pfizer Inc., and Jean K. FitzSimon , General Counsel and Principal, Bridge Associates LLC. They will be panelists at the program on Corporate Governance and Compliance Today and Tomorrow: What Corporate Law Departments Need to Know to be held on January 27 in Livingston, New Jersey. Sponsors are the New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association, Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross P.C., Deloitte & Touche LLP, and associate sponsors are PLI-Corpedia, Corporation Service Company (CSC) and Kelly Law Institute. For more information about the program, contact Jennifer Buneta at jbuneta@sillscummis.com . To read articles about corporate governance in past issues of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, visit www.metrocorpcounsel.com .
January 2005 [P. 36]
Combining Web-based Technology With Other Media To Organize And Manage An Effective Compliance Program At PepsiAmericas - Part I
The Editor interviews W. Scott Nehs , Vice President Legal and Chief Compliance Officer for PepsiAmericas, Inc. In November 2004, Mr. Nehs was named one of the "Top 40 Lawyers Under 40" in Illinois by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
January 2005 [P. 39]
Peter G. Verniero: Bringing Multiple Talents To Corporate Investigations
The Editor interviews Peter G. Verniero , Of Counsel, Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross P.C., co-chair of that firm's corporate investigations and business crimes practice group and chair of its appellate practice group, former associate justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey.
December 2004 [P. 01,68]
Changing Roles For Today's Corporate Compliance Programs
Kirk J. Nahra
Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP

December 2004 [P. 07m]
Ineffective Internal Controls: Issues That Public Companies May Face After Receiving A Negative Report - Part II
M. Ridgway Barker and Randi-Jean G. Hedin
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

November 2004 [P. 17]
Director Independence Standards: Martha Stewart and Oracle Cases Scrutinize Director Relationships
Timothy E. Hoeffner and Jonathan I. Shapiro
Saul Ewing LLP

November 2004 [P. 24]
Help Your Law Department Meet Today's Challenges
Al Driver, Editor
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

October 2004 [P. 03]
Antitrust Compliance 101: The Bugle Sounds For Corporate Counsel
The Editor interviews Kathryn M. Fenton , an antitrust partner in the Washington, DC office of Jones Day.
October 2004 [P. 10]
Ineffective Internal Controls: Issues That Public Companies May Face After Receiving A Negative Report - Part I
M. Ridgway Barker and Randi-Jean G. Hedin
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

October 2004 [P. 11]
General Counsel Roundtable: Coping With Compliance Challenges In The Post-Scandal World
The Moderator, Edgar H. Sims, Jr. , Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, raised the following questions with Andrew Hendry , Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary, Colgate-Palmolive Company; Ernest Patrikis , Senior Vice President and General Counsel, American International Group, Inc., Thomas Sabatino , Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Schering-Plough Corporation, and Michael Shepherd , Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The Bank of New York.
October 2004 [P. 30,55,64,65]
Creating A Proactive Compliance Strategy
R. William "Bill" Ide, III
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP  

October 2004 [P. 52]
Help Is On The Way For Financial Reporting Under Sarbanes!
The Editor interviews Neil Goldenberg , Partner-in-Charge of Corporate Governance Services, Eisner LLP.
October 2004 [P. 59]
Fraud Considerations And Internal Control Assessments: What Every General Counsel Needs To Know
Kenneth Yormark and David Zweighaft
Protiviti Inc.

October 2004 [P. 61]
PCAOB: Reclaiming Trust In Our Markets And The Companies That Drive Our Economy
The Editor interviews William J. McDonough , Chairman, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).
September 2004 [P. 01,36]
External Consequences: Internal Investigations After Sarbanes-Oxley
Paul R. Bessette , Jennifer R. Brannen and Michelle A. Reed
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

September 2004 [P. 08]
The Impact Of The Sentencing Guidelines On The Healthcare Field And Beyond
The Editor interviews Connie A. Raffa , Arent Fox PLLC.
September 2004 [P. 09]
Issues & Overview
An Ever-Broader Corporate Compliance Menu
Robert Ray
Pitney Hardin LLP

September 2004 [P. 16]
TBS: Helping Companies Meet Sarbanes-Oxley's Internal Control Standards
The Editor interviews Saul Berkowitz , The Managing Director in charge of the Sarbanes-Oxley Consulting Team, American Express Tax and Business Services ("TBS").
September 2004 [P. 46]
Kelly Law Registry: Staffing Solutions And Sarbanes-Oxley
The Editor interviews Mike Ende , Managing Director, Kelly Law Registry.
September 2004 [P. 47,51]
Financial Controls Help Law Departments Navigate The Treacherous And Uncertain Waters In Sarbanes-Oxley's Wake
The Editor interviews Jeffrey L. Hodge , Vice President, Product Marketing, DataCert, Inc. Questions can be addressed to him at jeff.hodge@datacert.com .
September 2004 [P. 48]
Integrity Interactive: Compliance And Ethics Training In Full Focus
The Editor interviews Steve Lauer , Integrity Interactive Corporation.
September 2004 [P. 49,52]
The Changing Face Of Fraud
Juval Aviv
Interfor, Inc.

September 2004 [P. 50]
Invest In Pro Bono And Compliance Readiness And Attend The October 14 Compliance Readiness Seminar
Al Driver , Editor
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

August 2004 [P. 03]
SEC Proposes Registration Of Hedge Fund Managers: Extends Time For Advisers To Distribute Audited Financial Statements
Marilyn Selby Okoshi and Christopher M. Wells
Coudert Brothers LLP

August 2004 [P. 08]
Complexity Of Indoor Environmental Investigations And Solutions For Resolution
Hung K. Cheung , MD, MPH,
FACEOM

August 2004 [P. 29]
Proposed Sentencing Guidelines Impose New Standards For Compliance And Ethics Programs
Ronald H. Clark and Connie A. Raffa
Arent Fox PLLC

July 2004 [P. 04]
Spotlight On The Audit Committee
The Editor interviews Gerald S. Backman , Retired Partner of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
June 2004 [P. 20]
U.S. Sentencing Commission Amends Corporate Guidelines - What Do The Changes Mean For You?
The Editor sat down with Cozen O'Connor's Barry Boss to find out what these recent changes mean for corporate counsel and a company's day-to-day operations. Mr. Boss, a member of the firm's Washington, DC office, co-chaired the United States Sentencing Commission's Practitioners' Advisory Group. He concentrates his practice in complex criminal matters and white-collar crime. He served as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in Washington, DC between 1995 and 2000. Questions about this article can be addressed to Mr. Boss at bboss@cozen.com or (202) 912-4818.
June 2004 [P. 33]
Compliance Training
Keeping Compliance Training Programs Up To Date
The Editor interviews Kirk S. Jordan , Vice President, Integrity Research Group, Integrity Interactive Corporation.
June 2004 [P. 38]
Compliance
Non-Audit Services And Financial Relationships
The following is a summary of chapter 14, Non-Audit Services and Financial Relationships, from The Sarbanes-Oxley Deskbook, by John T. Bostelman, Sullivan and Cromwell LLP, New York City. Copyright 2004 by Practising Law Institute.
June 2004 [P. 40,41,58]
Weathering A U.S. Customs Focused Assessment
Ronald A. Oleynik and Jonathan M. Epstein
Holland & Knight LLP

May 2004 [P. 08]
The Supreme Court Reaffirms Customs Border Searches In The Homeland Security Era
Lars-Erik A. Hjelm and Jason A. Park
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

May 2004 [P. 22]
Fund Managers Face Enforcement Actions And Regulatory Reforms
Jay G. Baris and Alexandra K. Alberstadt
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

April 2004 [P. 12]
Uncharted Waters: Kramer Levin's Gary Naftalis On Corporate Internal Investigations
The Editor interviews Gary P. Naftalis , Co-Chair of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.
March 2004 [P. 01,62]
Book Review
Interested In Minimizing Directors' Liability? This Book Is Must Reading
Reviewed By Al Driver
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

February 2004 [P. 17]
Practical Suggestions For Complying With The National Do Not Call Registry
Joseph Lewczak and Sofia Rahman
Davis & Gilbert LLP

February 2004 [P. 18]
Financial Statement Fraud, Sarbanes-Oxley And Corporate Governance
John Tonsick
Citigate Global Intelligence adn Security

January 2004 [P. 42]

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