http://conflictofinterestblog.com Conflict of Interest Blog Wed, 23 May 2012 22:08:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 COIBloghttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/COIBlog/~3/oDqK4s0Y8Bk/training-directors-on-conflicts-of-interest-six-pillars-of-awareness.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/training-directors-on-conflicts-of-interest-six-pillars-of-awareness.html#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 22:08:43 +0000 Jkaplan http://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=1165 http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/training-directors-on-conflicts-of-interest-six-pillars-of-awareness.html/feed 0 What do directors need to know about COIs &#8211; meaning, for our purposes, what should go into the COI-related training and other communications that they receive? First, they should be trained on their own personal COI risks, meaning conflicts...<br/> <br/> Keep reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/COIBlog/~4/oDqK4s0Y8Bk" height="1" width="1"/>http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/training-directors-on-conflicts-of-interest-six-pillars-of-awareness.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/COIBlog/~3/H6hUA9xMF8A/corporate-opportunities-a-distinct-and-important-type-of-conflict-of-interest.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/corporate-opportunities-a-distinct-and-important-type-of-conflict-of-interest.html#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 09:25:49 +0000 Jkaplan http://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=1153 http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/corporate-opportunities-a-distinct-and-important-type-of-conflict-of-interest.html/feed 0 Recently, the revelation that the CEO of  the beleaguered  energy company Chesapeake also ran a hedge fund which traded in energy products caused a Forbes  journalist to ask if this constituted a violation of the corporate opportunities...<br/> <br/> Keep reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/COIBlog/~4/H6hUA9xMF8A" height="1" width="1"/>http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/corporate-opportunities-a-distinct-and-important-type-of-conflict-of-interest.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/COIBlog/~3/nwIQ9PM0Zyo/the-costliest-conflict-of-interest-cases-ever.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/the-costliest-conflict-of-interest-cases-ever.html#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 15:40:14 +0000 Jkaplan http://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=1008 http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/the-costliest-conflict-of-interest-cases-ever.html/feed 0 The FCPA Blog keeps a list of the costliest FCPA cases in history. Doing something similar for COIs is a bit more of a challenge given that COIs can impact many areas of the law. Still, a COI blog should try to take a stab at developing such a list....<br/> <br/> Keep reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/COIBlog/~4/nwIQ9PM0Zyo" height="1" width="1"/>http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/the-costliest-conflict-of-interest-cases-ever.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/COIBlog/~3/zOB5UNuGl4w/type-2-conflicts-of-interest-risk-assessment-and-inner-controls.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/type-2-conflicts-of-interest-risk-assessment-and-inner-controls.html#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 14:04:37 +0000 Jkaplan http://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=1118 http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/type-2-conflicts-of-interest-risk-assessment-and-inner-controls.html/feed 0 In his comprehensive taxonomy of conflicts of interest in the financial services industry ,  Professor Ingo Walter of New York University distinguishes between the kind of conflicts  that a firm has with its clients (“Type 1” conflicts) and...<br/> <br/> Keep reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/COIBlog/~4/zOB5UNuGl4w" height="1" width="1"/>http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/type-2-conflicts-of-interest-risk-assessment-and-inner-controls.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/COIBlog/~3/vh5FqaULoRI/what-the-justice-department-can-learn-about-promoting-compliance-programs-from-a-noted-marxist-meaning-chico-not-karl.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/what-the-justice-department-can-learn-about-promoting-compliance-programs-from-a-noted-marxist-meaning-chico-not-karl.html#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 08:20:02 +0000 Jkaplan http://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=1106 http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/what-the-justice-department-can-learn-about-promoting-compliance-programs-from-a-noted-marxist-meaning-chico-not-karl.html/feed 0 The fundamental truth about incentives can be found in this classic exchange from Monkey Business: “Groucho:  Just how tough are you?  Chico:  You pay little bit, we’re little bit tough. You pay very much, very much tough. You pay too much, we’re...<br/> <br/> Keep reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/COIBlog/~4/vh5FqaULoRI" height="1" width="1"/>http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/what-the-justice-department-can-learn-about-promoting-compliance-programs-from-a-noted-marxist-meaning-chico-not-karl.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/COIBlog/~3/JoDIZWEopoQ/sarbanes-oxley-section-307-attention-must-be-paid.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/sarbanes-oxley-section-307-attention-must-be-paid.html#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 21:36:43 +0000 Jkaplan http://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=1087 http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/sarbanes-oxley-section-307-attention-must-be-paid.html/feed 0 In his blog on law and other subjects, Professor Bainbridge recently asked: “Did Wal-Mart lawyers violate their [Sarbanes-Oxley] 307 duties?”    It is a good question – among other reasons, because it provides an occasion to reflect on a...<br/> <br/> Keep reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/COIBlog/~4/JoDIZWEopoQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/sarbanes-oxley-section-307-attention-must-be-paid.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/COIBlog/~3/LSPsa870JWQ/independent-investigations-part-four-motivated-blindness.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/independent-investigations-part-four-motivated-blindness.html#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 14:09:13 +0000 Jkaplan http://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=1065 http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/independent-investigations-part-four-motivated-blindness.html/feed 0 In the first posting in this series we described two types of independence criteria in investigations – one having to do with an attorney’s relationships with the company and the other  her involvement in the subject matter being investigated. The...<br/> <br/> Keep reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/COIBlog/~4/LSPsa870JWQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/05/independent-investigations-part-four-motivated-blindness.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/COIBlog/~3/wP5FDnjXQCQ/ceos-cois.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/04/ceos-cois.html#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:41:04 +0000 Jkaplan http://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=1045 http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/04/ceos-cois.html/feed 0 F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said that “The rich are different than you and me,” and, along the same lines, CEO conflicts of interest can be pretty different than those involving people like you and me.  Consider this story – which likely would not...<br/> <br/> Keep reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/COIBlog/~4/wP5FDnjXQCQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/04/ceos-cois.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/COIBlog/~3/_yu2w7dMWDU/conflicts-of-interest-a-matter-of-perception.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/04/conflicts-of-interest-a-matter-of-perception.html#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:59:42 +0000 Jkaplan http://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=1032 http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/04/conflicts-of-interest-a-matter-of-perception.html/feed 0 By Simon Webley A day doesn’t seem to go by without a news story about a politician or business person who has failed to recognise that they have is a conflict of interest. When this comes to light, they pay the price with their reputation.  In the...<br/> <br/> Keep reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/COIBlog/~4/_yu2w7dMWDU" height="1" width="1"/>http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/04/conflicts-of-interest-a-matter-of-perception.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/COIBlog/~3/qHMY3dgUdDg/independence-and-internal-investigations-part-three-wal-mart.html http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/04/independence-and-internal-investigations-part-three-wal-mart.html#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 08:24:17 +0000 Jkaplan http://conflictofinterestblog.com/?p=1016 http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/04/independence-and-internal-investigations-part-three-wal-mart.html/feed 1 The first two posts in this series    gave an overview of the legal landscape regarding independence expectations for internal investigations. Today, I want to draw readers’ attention to a jaw-dropping piece that has just appeared in today’s NY...<br/> <br/> Keep reading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/COIBlog/~4/qHMY3dgUdDg" height="1" width="1"/>http://conflictofinterestblog.com/2012/04/independence-and-internal-investigations-part-three-wal-mart.html