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Corporate Counsel

Global Study: How General Counsel Are Turning Risk To Advantage

  Executive Summary In a very challenging business world, general counsels (GCs) are being called upon to play a greater role in the running of companies, particularly in the management of risk. For now, GCs are accepted as people who need to sign off on significant decisions or get...

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Anti-Corruption

Third-Party Intermediaries: Managing Global Corruption Risk

Editor: How has the regulatory landscape changed regarding the way governments are viewing bribery and corruption? Miller: Enforcement of global anticorruption conventions remains at an all-time high, and organizations worldwide continue to face hurdles when addressing compliance and trying to...

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Technology

The Answer To Soaring E-Discovery Costs

Ms. Brooks, a member of the California Bar Association based in Cypress, CA, and KPMG Director Priya Keshav worked with a client to prepare the White Paper "Software-assisted Document Review: An ROI Your GC Can Appreciate ." It compares actual legal case data reviewed through a...

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Anti-Corruption

Managing Today's Fraud And Misconduct Issues

Editor: Rich, what kinds of corporate fraud and misconduct are most prevalent in your experience at KMPG, considering we're coming off one of the worst economic slumps in memory? Girgenti: Corporate fraud and misconduct has evolved over the last decade. Going back to 2000 and 2001, we were...

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Neil Barofsky: Bringing Transparency To TARP

On July 28, Willkie and KPMG co-sponsored a special conference titled Tarp Enforcement: The New Regulatory Regime, featuring a keynote address by Neil M. Barofsky , Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program ("SIGTARP"). TARP covers a multiplicity of programs, including the...

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Keeping Corporate Fraud In The Cross-Hairs Tough Economic Times Can Lead Good People To Rationalize Inappropriate Behavior

Financial institutions have collapsed, many companies find themselves struggling to stay afloat, investors are pressing for stable returns and governments have stepped in to shore it all up. Without doubt, global economic conditions have put the corporate world under some of the most intense...

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Survey Results Point To Importance Of Compliance Programs

Editor: What is the background and methodology for the Integrity Survey 2008-2009? (See www.us.kpmg.com.) What prompted the original survey? Hedley: The administration of the survey is rigorous, conducted through the use of an external provider during the summer with more than 5,000 respondents in...

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