13 Dec, 2021 China Evergrande: Managing the Risk of a Black Box Economy By John Auerbach With the high–profile struggles of real estate giant China Evergrande Group in the news, long–time China market watchers can be forgiven...
23 Nov, 2021 ESG Due Diligence: A New Class of Risk By Nardello and Co. The rapid rise of the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework as a measure of corporate performance is remaking global...
18 Nov, 2021 South Dakota—the new Liechtenstein? What the Pandora Papers Say about US Fiscal Paradises By Allison Everhardt In mythology, Pandora opened her box and released all manner of evil into the world. Just as Prometheus warned against what might come,...
29 Oct, 2021 The Investigator’s Endgame: Finding Success Without Compromising Ethics By Warren Feldman Michael Ramos Modern day investigators have the luxury of seemingly endless technological resources that allow them to investigate in ways that...
01 Jul, 2021 Biden’s Central American Anti-Corruption Campaign and Implications for US Businesses By Allison Everhardt Last month, US Vice President Kamala Harris visited Guatemala in her role overseeing diplomatic efforts aimed at reducing migration...
07 May, 2021 The More Things Change, The More Things Need to Change: Competing in an Unregulated Environment By Nick Peck The last twenty years have seen tremendous changes in how we interact, both personally and professionally. Social media and crowdfunding...
26 Mar, 2021 The Old Boys’ Network is Failing By Sabina Menschel Former Covid vaccine czar Moncef Slaoui’s departure from various corporate positions following sexual harassment allegations and the...
23 Mar, 2021 January 6 and Beyond: Understanding the New Social Media Landscape By Liam Hanlon The storming of the US Capitol on January 6 shocked the nation and laid bare the dangerous consequences that online radicalization poses...
15 Mar, 2021 The “Robinhood Effect” on Due Diligence By Nick Blank Until recently, many Wall Street professionals viewed individual retail investors as minor players in the equity market with little power...
04 Mar, 2021 The EU’s Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence: Be Prepared, Not Worried By Nardello and Co. The idea that businesses should take care not to engage in or enable human rights violations in their overseas operations is not novel....
08 Feb, 2021 Modern Risks Demand Modern Due Diligence By Nardello and Co. The notion that financial institutions and other commercial actors should take reasonable precautions to avoid facilitating criminal...
19 Jan, 2021 Hack & Sell Short: A New Cyber Threat By Nick Peck A recent piece in the Financial Times drew attention to the potential for short sellers to drive down a company’s share value by...