MoFo2Go

March 13, 2010
MoFo2Go

Do I care if my law firm has an iPhone App? As client, I care about my law firms delivering useful information to me. Kevin O’Keefe says your law firm should forget about building an iPhone App. Morrison & Foerster didn’t heed his advice and created MoFo2Go, an iPhone app. iPhone App versus Mobile View Kevin’s post...
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Compliance Bits and Pieces for March 12

March 12, 2010
Compliance Bits and Pieces for March 12

Here are some compliance stories from the past week that I found interesting: Shadowing a Swindler by Richard Tofel His review of the Harry Markopolos book: No One Would Listen early all the whistleblowers she had met shared two qualities. First, they were onto something—that is, there...
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Upcoming Appearances and Conferences

March 11, 2010
Upcoming Appearances and Conferences

For those of you stalking me or trying to find out when my house is empty, here are some places I will be this spring: Mark Fryenburg asked back to his speak to his class: CS 299 Web 2.0: Technology, Strategy, Community. I’m going to...
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Consumer Complaints and Fraud

March 11, 2010
Consumer Complaints and Fraud

I occasionally like to look at consumer fraud complaints to see if I can learn any lessons for corporate compliance.On the consumer side there is tremendous volume of complaints...
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The Problem with Selective Disclosure

March 10, 2010
The Problem with Selective Disclosure

If you want to see a classic case of the problems with selective disclosure take a look at the recent SEC case against Presstek, Inc. and its former CFO. Presstek...
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New Anti-Money Laundering Guidance

March 9, 2010
New Anti-Money Laundering Guidance

Money Laundering is bad and financial institutions need to have internal controls policies, procedures and processes to identify higher-risk accounts and monitor the activity. At the core of an...
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National Consumer Protection Week

March 8, 2010
National Consumer Protection Week

National Consumer Protection Week 2010 is March 7-13. Take advantage of the FTC’s free resources, which can help you protect your privacy, manage money and debt, avoid identity theft, understand...
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Weekend Book Review: Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde

March 6, 2010
Weekend Book Review: <i>Shades of Grey</i> by Jasper Fforde

Books about compliance, business ethics, law and financial markets can be well written, interesting and thought-provoking. But they’re not fun. So I decided I needed change and found a whimsically...
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Compliance Bits and Pieces for March 5

March 5, 2010

Here are some compliance related stories from the past week: Setting Off Alarm Bells at Work by Steven D. Levitt on Freakonomics Apparently, the use of such internet sites   is...
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Wikis, Learning, Teaching and Compliance

March 4, 2010
Wikis, Learning, Teaching and Compliance

I am a believer that the use of 2.0 tools can help compliance professionals. (Hopefully, this blog is a part of that proof.) Moving to the inherently open communication of...
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The Basics of Corporate Structure

March 3, 2010

Are you’re looking for some basic understanding of corporate organizations, sprinkled with some pro-business propaganda? I have a video for you. The Business Roundtable is an association of chief...
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Madoff Losses Down from $65 Billion to $20 Billion

March 3, 2010
Madoff Losses Down from $65 Billion to $20 Billion

How do you value fraud? When the Madoff ponzi scheme collapsed the claim was that there was $65 billion in losses. That was the total dollar value on the account...
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