Financial Crime

LegalWeek 2020: Leveraging AI to Combat Financial Crimes

NEW YORK — With increasing data flow among global financial institutions expanding, compounded by newly minted hybrid financial organizations in FinTech, managing these highly regulated…

Joseph Raczynski February 11, 2020

Earning Cooperation Credit & the Personal Accountability of Executives: What General Counsel Needs to Know

What do corporate counsel need to know about how self-reporting criminal or civil misconduct before a government discovers the violation? Most importantly, it can result…

Melissa D. Berry February 05, 2020

Regulatory Considerations for Risk & Compliance Officers in Canada for 2020

Risk and compliance officers in Canada will need to make a running start into the new decade to keep up with a regulatory landscape in…

Helen Chan January 31, 2020

Shell Companies, Opioid-Related Crime & Unscrupulous Providers: How Medicaid Technology Can Mitigate Fraud & Abuse Risks

While states continue exploring ways to expand Medicaid coverage to eligible individuals and provide important new benefits such as addiction treatment, it’s crucial to remember…

Melissa D. Berry January 14, 2020

Fighting Back Fast: Artificial Intelligence Comes to Cybersecurity

Recently, more than $240,000 was stolen by someone pretending to be an executive at a British energy company. This event does not seem all that…

Don Philmlee January 13, 2020

U.S. Casino Group’s Updates to Anti-Money Laundering Guide Include Mobile Gaming, Sports & Marijuana

A U.S. casino industry group this month updated its guidance on anti-money laundering (AML) obligations to take account of developments that include the expansion of…

Brett Wolf January 02, 2020

Biometrics, e-Identification Use Grows for Customer Onboarding, Security & Antifraud Measures

The use of biometrics and e-identification is growing as financial services firms see the benefits of these technologies for client onboarding, security, and anti-fraud measures.…

Rachel Wolcott December 23, 2019

OIG Reports $5 Billion in Expected Investigative Recoveries for FY 2019

In its recent Semiannual Report to Congress, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services reported expected investigative recoveries…

Melissa D. Berry December 18, 2019

Cybersecurity Strategy for a Threatening Landscape: Webinar Recap

The regulatory and legal landscape surrounding the use of business data and its security is rapidly becoming more complex. As state and even individual city…

Legal Executive Institute December 06, 2019

Forum Magazine: Cyberthreat Intelligence — The Importance of Understanding Your Enemy and Sharing Intel

When it comes to the threat posed by cybercriminals, we don’t have a malware problem – we have an adversary problem. The adversary is smart,…

Gina Jurva November 25, 2019

New Report Asks if Banks Are Really Ready for Legal Marijuana

As marijuana becomes more accepted as both a medical and recreational option and more U.S. states legalize or consider legalization of marijuana, the federal government,…

Legal Executive Institute November 22, 2019

Forum Magazine: Cost of Compliance Report 2019 — 10 Years of Regulatory Change

Since the financial crisis, financial services firms have seen unprecedented levels of regulatory change as governments and policy makers have sought to ensure that a…

Susannah Hammond November 22, 2019