Richard H. Girgenti

Insurance Coverage & Recovery

Richard H. Girgenti, Timothy P. Hedley | KPMG LLP

In their new book, “The New Era of Regulatory Enforcement: A Comprehensive Guide for Raising the Bar to Manage Risk,” KPMG’s Richard H. Girgenti and Timothy P. Hedley paint a harrowing picture of the unprecedented risks facing companies today. Below, they discuss the enforcement...

Regulatory & Compliance

Richard H. Girgenti | KPMG LLP

Hot Topics in Legal/Regulatory Corporate directors are subject to increasing scrutiny and pressure from regulators to ensure that they are fulfilling their responsibility to provide effective oversight of their company’s management of regulatory risk. The challenge that directors face...

Investigations

Richard H. Girgenti, Timothy P. Hedley | KPMG LLP

Editor: You mention in your white paper that there appears to be a convergence of regulations across international jurisdictions. Would you elaborate on this? How might this context ultimately help boards and senior management move beyond check-the-box compliance? Girgenti: In an effort to...

Insurance Coverage & Recovery

Richard H. Girgenti | KPMG LLP

Editor: What were the main findings of KPMG’s survey on risk management, and how big a survey was it? Girgenti: We asked nearly 1,100 C-level executives around the world what issue posed the greatest threat to their industry, and in almost every sector they said the top threat was...

Corporate Counsel

Richard H. Girgenti, Bryan H. Jones | KPMG LLP

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...