The Department of Justice-Criminal Division recently updated its internal guidance to federal prosecutors for evaluating corporate compliance programs. Despite the lack of major substantive changes, the updated guidance encourages prosecutors to take the risk profile of corporations into account when evaluating its compliance programs.
The Editors and Staff of The Temple 10-Q recognize that trying to stay abreast of COVID-19 analysis is like trying to sip water from a firehose: you can do it, but it is messy and not very efficient. In an effort to make this daunting task more manageable—and to provide an ongoing resource for business
The COVID-19 crisis is forcing land use boards to pioneer unconventional means of doing business. Although states are largely free to regulate the procedure of these meetings, the right to public comment is constitutionally guaranteed.
Professor Alice Abreu outlines the purpose and mission of the newly formed Temple Law School Center for Tax Law and Public Policy.
COVID-19 has created incredible technology and compliance challenges for many companies. To better confront these challenges in a rapidly changing, uncertain world, businesses should smartly integrate their compliance and information technology functions.
In a crisis, fraud risk is elevated significantly. Temple Law alumna, Oksana Wright, discusses the management actions and corporate compliance measures that can be taken to tackle the potential for fraud in periods of uncertainty like this one.
Even during a time of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, criminals and other unsavory individuals continue to prey on the vulnerable and look to use technology and fraudulent schemes to generate profit. Adding to already known nefarious actions, such as domain name cybersquatting and ransomware attacks, now trademarks are under increasing attack.
“My path to General Counsel of Arcadia University was anything but typical, but my legal education and the experiences I had along the way have equipped me with the skills necessary to help lead the University through this unprecedented time.”
Temple Law alumni William Taylor (LAW ’06) outlines how the whistleblower immunity provision of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) can be used to develop a strategy for trade secret holders to mitigate the risk of incurring civil and criminal penalties stemming from the company’s alleged misconduct.
