Tagged: corporate compliance

Meeting the ESG Challenge

Perhaps I am little bit behind.  That would be nothing new – but we are getting to the point where we no longer need to spell out ESG.  Everyone knows what it means – directors, officers, employees, investors, shareholders and other stakeholders can spell it out.  ESG is firmly implanted in the corporate governance landscape.  Prosecutors and regulatory agencies are quickly adding ESG to their...

Volkov Law Group — In the News

The Volkov Law Group is proud to contribute to the compliance media in order to promote compliance ideas and issues. Stephen Cheng, an Associate at The Volkov Law Group, recently published an article on the Justice Department new Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs. The article is available Here. Matt Stankiewicz, a Senior Associate at The Volkov Law Group, was quoted in a recent article on...

The Important Distinction Between Legal and Business Ethics

We all know the jokes about lawyers – I have to repeat just one of them:  Q.  Why won’t sharks eat lawyers? A. Professional courtesy. The Chief Legal Officer is a vital player in a corporate compliance program. There is no question about this issue. However, lawyers can get a little defensive and insecure (no, really?) when they are not the center of attention, or viewed...