Those in the ethics and compliance community and at the Department of Justice (DOJ) constantly chirp about the need for entities to have an ethics and compliance program which encourages not only compliance with laws, but ethical decision making. In fact, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the Federal Acquisition Regulations and other laws and regulations require…
You want to overnight a letter from downtown DC to upper Northwest DC. You go into the U.S. Post Office to accomplish this task. There are three people in line for the self-serve kiosk. There are five-people waiting in line for the full service window. Thinking it will all move quickly, you grab the overnight…
There is an old saying that good lawyers run away from risk while good businesspeople run toward risk. Often businesspeople believe “no risk” means “no reward,” and lawyers think risk means disaster – orange jumpsuits, lawsuits, and bankruptcy. In reality, lawyers and businesspeople are both right, because not all risks are created equal. Many risks…