In the U.S., the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 was signed into law January 19, 2018. Privacy and civil rights groups urged Congress to require a warrant when investigators search the FISA Section 702 government database for communications to, from or about...

The Equifax data breach of mid 2017 is one of the worst known data breaches—so far. Data breaches get a lot of attention lately and perhaps eventually countries will take the issue seriously enough to start addressing them effectively and comprehensively. It should be considered...

Personal liability—these two words took the compliance profession by storm after former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates issued the so-called “Yates Memo” titled Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing1 in September 2015. Issued in response to criticism that individuals were not being held accountable...

Organ transplantation is a medical phenomenon that began in the middle of the 20th century. It restores an individual’s wellbeing and capacity for a productive life and brings immeasurable relief and joy for their families and friends. The notion of a second chance at life...

A man walks into a bank… Sounds like the opening line of a joke. However, there is no humor in this tale. The man tells the bank’s customer service representative that he is the executive director of a humanitarian aid organization that provides food and...

Adjusting to changes in U.S. sanctions compliance challenges and regulatory expectations is like jumping rope. If the leap is made too late, one inevitably feels the lash of the rope as it hits their legs. But, if the jump is made too early, one expends...