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Compliance and Corporate Governance Ethics And Corporate Integrity Alive And Well In Texas The Editor interviews William J. Chriss , Executive Director/Dean of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism ("Center"); Pamela H. Young , Chair, Center; Manager, Professional Development & Training, Haynes & Boone, LLP; and Charles Lotter, Treasurer, Center; and Executive Vice President and General Counsel (retired), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. September 2008 [P. 50] 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] 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] Why Take Stock Of Your Own House? How Subprime Mortgages Affect Us All
The following discussion is excerpted from remarks made by Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC attorneys, Richard H. Moche , Bridget M. Rohde and Jack Sylvia at a seminar held on March 4, 2008 in Washington, DC. Richard H. Moche is co-chair of the Firm's Subprime Practice Group and Manager of the Firm's Public Finance Section. His practice involves representing purchasers and end-users of structured finance products. Bridget Rohde is a Member of the Firm in its New York office. She practices in the area of white collar crime and investigations as well as the Subprime Practice Group. Prior to joining Mintz Levin she spent 16 years with the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York where she rose to become head of the division. Jack Sylvia is co-chair of the Firm's Subprime Practice Group and a member of the Firm's Litigation Section in the Boston office. His practice encompasses all areas of commercial litigation with emphasis on securities-related representation of corporations, directors, officers, accountants and individuals. He is one of the few individuals who has tried 10(b)(5) cases through to defense verdict. April 2008 [P. 10] 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] The Role And Responsibility Of Directors In Strategic Planning And Risk Assessment The Editor is fortunate to report on a discussion among Betsy S. Atkins , CEO and President, Baja LLC and Director, Polycom Inc., Reynolds American Inc. and Chico's FAS, Inc.; Louis J. Briskman , former Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Aetna Inc., now General Counsel, CBS Corporation and Board of Regents Member, Georgetown University; and Bonnie G. Hill , President, B. Hill Enterprises, LLC and Director, Home Depot, Albertsons, Yum Brands, The Hershey Company, AK Steel and California Water Service Group, from the Practicing Law Institute web program entitled Third Annual Directors' Institute On Corporate Governance. To hear full remarks and other leading experts' commentary, visit www.pli.edu. May 2007 [P. 23] In-House Counsel Discuss Ethical Issues The Editor is fortunate to report on a discussion with Lisa J. Marroni , General Counsel, Pokémon USA, Inc., and Donna R. Besteiro , Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel, The Dannon Company, Inc., from the Practising Law Institute web program entitled Ethics For In-House Counsel 2006 . To hear their remarks and other leading experts' commentary, visit www.pli.edu. April 2007 [P. 57] Data Privacy - How Improved Governance And Compliance Pays Off Over the course of the last two years, we've featured a series of articles from Duff & Phelps on creating a successful corporate compliance program, including one that highlighted how data privacy compliance can reduce the risk to a firm's reputation. This month, the Editor interviews Robert Kirtley , a Managing Director in the Chicago office of Duff & Phelps, LLP on the benefits of improved data privacy compliance. Mr. Kirtley may be reached at 312-697-4761. November 2006 [P. 15] Corporate Counsel's Role In Detecting Internal Company Fraud The Editor interviews Ernest E. Badway , Partner, and Edwin H. Nordlinger , Of Counsel, Saiber Schlesinger Satz & Goldstein, LLC. This interview is based on their presentation Detecting Fraud In The Wake Of "Sarbox": The New Age Role Of In-House Counsel As The Corporation's Police Officer hosted by the New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association. November 2005 [P. 38] PLI - Roundtable Good Communication Between Board And Management - The Key To Effective Corporate Governance The Editor is honored to report on the discussion among Janet M. Dolan , President and Chief Executive Officer, Tennant Company and board member of Donaldson Company, St. Paul Travelers Company and United Way of the Greater Twin Cities; James T. Hale , immediate past Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Target Corporation, and board member of Tennant Company, Carlson School of Management and Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; and Stephan G. Shank , Chairman and CEO of Capella Education Company, Chancellor of Capella University and chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee of Tennant Company, at the Second Annual Directors' Institute on Corporate Governance: What Board Members Need to Know to be Effective Today & Tomorrow, hosted by the Practising Law Institute. To access the full program, visit www.pli.edu . August 2005 [P. 47,62,63] Corporate Governance: Law And Practice - A "Must Have" Reference The Editor interviews Amy L. Goodman , Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, and Bart Schwartz , Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. They are the general editors of Corporate Governance: Law and Practice, a two-volume guide recently published by LexisNexis Matthew Bender, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. January 2005 [P. 42]
Corporate Counsel: Meeting Governance And Compliance Needs The Editor interviews R. William "Bill" Ide , Partner, McKenna Long and Aldridge LLP, past President, American Bar Association and a Member of its Task Force On Corporate Responsibility, former General Counsel, Monsanto Corporation, Fellow, Conference Board's Directors' Institute and Chair of the Panel Advisory Committee, Independent Fact-Finding Service of the American Arbitration Association. September 2004 [P. 41,43,44]
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