RiskWatch
40 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsRiskWatch is a due diligence and compliance podcast featuring interviews with leading compliance, investigations, and research professionals. RiskWatch is brought to you by Vcheck Global, a leading due diligence provider to help vet entities and individuals globally.
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FinCEN Proposes Significant Expansion of AML/CFT Obligations to RIAs and ERAs
March 26, 2024 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBAmy Caizza, a Partner at Wilson Sonsini, discusses new proposed rules by FinCEN that would see a significant expansion of AML / CFT obligations for Registered Investment Advisers, Venture Capital Advisers, and Private Fund Advisers. This could mean a significant addition to advisers’ obligations when screening potential investors. Here is a link to the recent alert that the firm published on the proposed rule as well as a link to Amy’s bio and contact information. Amy is leader of the firm’...
Understanding The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act
February 28, 2024 17:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBDaniel Wendt, a member at Miller & Chevalier, discusses the new Foreign Extortion Prevention Act that was signed into law by President Biden in December 2023. FEPA was designed to prevent extortion by foreign officials and criminalizes the act of foreign officials demanding bribes addressing a potential gap in the FCPA. Here is a link to a recent alert that Miller & Chevalier published on FEPA as well as a link to Daniel’s bio and contact information.
FinCEN's Proposed Rule Targeting Digital Asset Mixers
January 11, 2024 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBEvan Abrams is an Associate at Steptoe & Johnson and advises clients on issues related to anti-money laundering and anti-corruption, among others. He came on the show to discuss FinCEN’s recent proposed rule targeting digital asset mixers. The proposed rule is part of an effort by the Department of Treasury to crackdown on cryptocurrency anonymity services such as digital asset mixers which can be used as a money laundering tool by rogue states, terrorist organizations, and criminals. The is...
The New Safe Harbor Policy For M&A
November 20, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBDavid Rybicki and Neil Smith of the law firm K&L Gates discuss the new Department of Justice Safe Harbor Policy for voluntary self-disclosure made in connection with M&A. The discussion covers several different focus points, including concerns that need to be top of mind for acquirers, key industries to watch, and the growing importance of deeper due diligence, both pre and post deal. You can find links to David and Neils’ contact information here (David) and here (Neil) as well as the US Po...
FCPA Enforcement Trends & Developments
September 27, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBAnn Sultan and Alexandra Beaulieu of the law firm Miller & Chevalier came on the show to discuss recent enforcement developments and trends concerning the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Ann is a Partner and Vice Chair of the International Department at the firm and provides public companies and private organizations with advice on a wide range of enforcement, ethics and compliance topics. Alexandra is an Associate at the firm and focuses her practice on the design and implementation of risk-...
IPO Due Diligence & State of the Market
August 07, 2023 06:00 - 8 minutes - 6.2 MBMike Blankenship came back on the show to discuss the IPO underwriting process, the role of due diligence and the state of the IPO market. Mike is a Managing Partner at the Houston office of Winston & Strawn and focuses his practice on corporate finance and securities law, including securities offerings, public company advisory, special purpose company offerings, among others. You can find a link to Mike's bio and contact information on the Winston & Strawn website here as well as a link to...
Technology Acquisitions & Diligence Concerns
July 10, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBCarrie LeRoy and Charles Walker of the lawfirm Gibson Dunn discuss key takeaways from a bulletin they published on the Gibson Dunn website titled M&A Report: Top Technology Sector-Specific Legal Diligence Concerns in Acquisitions. They discussed the pitfalls that exist for technology acquisitions from intellectual property ownership to cyber security to bribery and corruption risks from third parties. Below is a link to the bulletin as well as links to their bios on the Gibson Dunn website t...
Outbound Investment and National Security
June 02, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBLaura Black and Christian Davis of the lawfirm Akin Gump discuss the likelihood and implications of an outbound investment regulation regime to protect US national security interests that would screen and monitor outbound investment from the United States to “countries of concern”. You can check out recent thought leadership published by the firm here as well as information on how to get in touch.
Understanding The Corporate Transparency Act
April 10, 2023 16:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBKenneth Nunnenkamp is a partner with Morgan Lewis and represents clients in international trade and national security matters. He came on the show to speak about what the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is and its implications for companies and financial institutions going forward. You can read recent material published by Morgan Lewis on the CTA here.
White & Case’s Clare Connellan on Human Rights Due Diligence
August 17, 2022 16:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBClare Connellan, Partner in White & Case’s London office and Head of the firm's Business & Human Rights Interest Group, joins the RiskWatch podcast to share strategies for ensuring compliance with Modern Slavery and Supply Chain regulations, including the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and the German Supply Chain Act. This conversation covers: 00:00 - 00:49 Introduction 00:50 - 02:54 An overview of White & Case’s Business & Human Rights Interest Group 02:55 - 03:59 Clare’s path to hum...
RiskWatch: Steven Arthur George on Corporate Cannabis Risks and Opportunities
July 14, 2022 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBFounder of Kaya Advisors and former Tilray EU Alliance Manager, Steven Arthur George, joins the RiskWatch podcast to discuss risk and opportunity in the corporate cannabis space, including recreational legalization in Germany and the evolution of third party relationships. This conversation covers: 00:31 - 00:51 Introduction 00:52 - 05:50 Steve’s trans-Atlantic cannabis journey 05:51 - 11:30 Comparing the European and US corporate cannabis markets 11:31 - 14:00 Market growth predictions...
RiskWatch: Steven Arthur George on Corporate Cannabis Risks and Opportunities
July 14, 2022 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBFounder of Kaya Advisors and former Tilray EU Alliance Manager, Steven Arthur George, joins the RiskWatch podcast to discuss risk and opportunity in the corporate cannabis space, including recreational legalization in Germany and the evolution of third party relationships. This conversation covers: 00:31 - 00:51 Introduction 00:52 - 05:50 Steve’s trans-Atlantic cannabis journey 05:51 - 11:30 Comparing the European and US corporate cannabis markets 11:31 - 14:00 Market growth predictions...
RiskWatch: Randy Bullard on ESG Investing in Latin America
May 24, 2022 13:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBRandy Bullard, partner in Morrison Foerster’s Corporate Department and Latin America Desk co-chair, joins the RiskWatch podcast to discuss ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investing in Latin America. This conversation covers: 00:46 - 01:49 Randy’s work at Morrison Foerster 01:50 - 02:46 Green energy observations 02:47 - 05:16 Overlooked markets and points of entry for investors 05:17 - 06:41 Due diligence’s role in Randy’s work 06:42 - 07:58 Compliance and reputational risks ...
Navigating TPRM Turbulence with Nancy Jacobson
April 28, 2022 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBNancy Jacobson, Counsel, Global Compliance and Ethics at United Airlines, joins Vcheck Global’s Seth Harlan to talk third party risk management (TPRM) and the airline industry. Episode highlights include Nancy’s non-traditional career path, how United recognizes and remediates risk, and compliance challenges facing the airline industry. This conversation covers: 0:45 - 02:47 Nancy’s non-traditional path to compliance 02:48 - 04:24 United’s third party environment 04:25 - 07:03 United’s t...
Investigating Russia’s Sanctioned Oligarchs with Tom Stocks
March 31, 2022 11:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBTom Stocks, senior investigator with the Organized Crime and Reporting Project joins RiskWatch to discuss the challenges of tracking oligarch assets including industries and locales warranting scrutiny and the ways oligarchs hide their assets. Learn more at https://vcheckglobal.com/news.
Mike Blankenship on the Year of the De-SPAC
February 18, 2022 20:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBMike Blankenship, managing partner of Winston & Strawn's Houston office, returns to Vcheck Global's podcast RiskWatch to discuss De-SPAC due diligence priorities, M&A sectors and regions to watch, and risks facing biotech and digital health investors. Learn more at https://vcheckglobal.com/news.
Talking Transparency with James Cohen and Shanti Salas
February 15, 2022 15:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBHot on the heels of Transparency International’s recently released 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index, Vcheck Global’s Seth Harlan speaks with James Cohen, Executive Director of Transparency International Canada and Shanti Salas, VP, North America, for OpenCorporates for the latest episode of the RiskWatch podcast. Learn more at https://vcheckglobal.com/news.
Talking Transparency with James Cohen and Shanti Salas
February 15, 2022 15:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBHot on the heels of Transparency International’s recently released 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index, Vcheck Global’s Seth Harlan speaks with James Cohen, Executive Director of Transparency International Canada and Shanti Salas, VP, North America, for OpenCorporates for the latest episode of the RiskWatch podcast. Learn more at https://vcheckglobal.com/news.
Demystifying Source Inquires
February 01, 2022 17:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBRichard Sutherland, Vice President of Human Intelligence at Vcheck Global, joins colleagues Alex Sorin, Vice President of Global Diligence Markets, and Seth Harlan, host of RiskWatch, to help demystify source inquiries and discuss what trends Vcheck saw in 2021 and what 2022 is expected to bring in regards to emerging risk issues and source inquiries jurisdictions. Learn more at https://vcheckglobal.com.
Former SEC Senior Officer Elaine Greenberg on Anticipated SEC Enforcement Changes
January 25, 2022 18:00 - 10 minutes - 7.27 MBWith the Securities Regulation Institute’s 49th Annual Conference underway, Vcheck Global’s Seth Harlan speaks with Elaine Greenberg, Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP and former senior officer in the the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Enforcement Division. Highlights from this RiskWatch podcast episode include anticipated changes in the types of sanctions and relief sought by the SEC in its enforcement actions, the Enforcement Division’s prioritization of Envi...
Special Counsel Mellissa Duru Discusses ESG Role in SEC's Policy Agenda
January 25, 2022 15:00 - 14 minutes - 9.8 MBWith the Securities Regulation Institute’s 49th Annual Conference underway, Vcheck Global’s Seth Harlan speaks with Mellissa Duru, Special Counsel at Covington & Burling LLP and former Sr. Special Counsel at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Highlights from this RiskWatch podcast episode include Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) benchmarking standards and disclosures forecasting, tips for starting an ESG program, and the impact of ESG issues on...
Stronghill Capital President & CIO Jack Cohen Talks CRE in 2022, Real Estate Lending Risk
January 10, 2022 15:00 - 12 minutes - 8.64 MBTo kick off CRE Finance Council’s January Conference 2022, Vcheck Global’s Seth Harlan speaks with Jack Cohen, President and Chief Innovation Officer of Stronghill Capital, a subsidiary of ArrowMark Partners, and past Chairman of the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council for our latest episode of RiskWatch. Highlights from this RiskWatch podcast episode include property types to watch this year and Jack’s thoughts on reputational risk and risk tolerance in the lending space.
RiskWatch: Investigative Reporter Simona Weinglass Talks Combating Fraud
December 14, 2021 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBVcheck Global had the opportunity to speak with Simona Weinglass, an investigative journalist for the Times of Israel, earlier this year about her 2016 investigation into Israel’s binary options industry, The Wolves of Tel Aviv, which was awarded an honorable mention in the Trace Prize for Investigative Reporting competition. Notably, Simona’s work resulted in the binary options industry being banned by the Knesset. Our conversation touched on topics of interest to both consumers and provid...
Investigative Reporter Simona Weinglass Talks Combating Fraud
December 14, 2021 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBVcheck Global had the opportunity to speak with Simona Weinglass, an investigative journalist for the Times of Israel, earlier this year about her 2016 investigation into Israel’s binary options industry, The Wolves of Tel Aviv, which was awarded an honorable mention in the Trace Prize for Investigative Reporting competition. Notably, Simona’s work resulted in the binary options industry being banned by the Knesset. Our conversation touched on topics of interest to both consumers and provid...
2021 FCPA Conference Speaker Interviews: Robert Johnston of Lowenstein Sandler
December 03, 2021 21:00 - 4 minutes - 3.03 MBThe 38th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is underway, and to highlight the event Vcheck Global’s RiskWatch podcast co-host Seth Harlan interviewed some of the featured speakers at this year's conference. He asked each speaker about critical risk and compliance issues, including affects from the pandemic, the growing prominence of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) compliance in the U.S., and the prevailing attitude toward the FCPA and...
2021 FCPA Conference Speaker Interviews: Ruti Smithline of Morrison & Foerster
December 03, 2021 18:00 - 5 minutes - 3.76 MBThe 38th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is underway, and to highlight the event Vcheck Global’s RiskWatch podcast co-host Seth Harlan interviewed some of the featured speakers at this year's conference. He asked each speaker about critical risk and compliance issues, including affects from the pandemic, the growing prominence of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) compliance in the U.S., and the prevailing attitude toward the FCPA and...
2021 FCPA Conference Speaker Interviews: Kimberly Parker of WilmerHale
December 03, 2021 17:00 - 5 minutes - 3.76 MBThe 38th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is underway, and to highlight the event Vcheck Global’s RiskWatch podcast co-host Seth Harlan interviewed some of the featured speakers at this year's conference. He asked each speaker about critical risk and compliance issues, including affects from the pandemic, the growing prominence of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) compliance in the U.S., and the prevailing attitude toward the FCPA and...
2021 FCPA Conference Speaker Interviews: Shawn Wright of Blank Rome
December 03, 2021 17:00 - 5 minutes - 3.69 MBThe 38th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is underway, and to highlight the event Vcheck Global’s RiskWatch podcast co-host Seth Harlan interviewed some of the featured speakers at this year's conference. He asked each speaker about critical risk and compliance issues, including affects from the pandemic, the growing prominence of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) compliance in the U.S., and the prevailing attitude toward the FCPA and...
2021 FCPA Conference Speaker Interviews: Nicola Bonucci of Paul Hastings LLP
December 01, 2021 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.3 MBThe 38th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is underway, and to highlight the event Vcheck Global’s RiskWatch podcast co-host Seth Harlan interviewed some of the featured speakers at this year's conference. He asked each speaker about critical risk and compliance issues, including affects from the pandemic, the growing prominence of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) compliance in the U.S., and the prevailing attitude toward the FCPA and...
2021 FCPA Conference Speaker Interviews: Eric Bruce of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
December 01, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 3.62 MBThe 38th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is underway, and to highlight the event Vcheck Global’s RiskWatch podcast co-host Seth Harlan interviewed some of the featured speakers at this year's conference. He asked each speaker about critical risk and compliance issues, including affects from the pandemic, the growing prominence of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) compliance in the U.S., and the prevailing attitude toward the FCPA and...
2021 FCPA Conference Speaker Interviews: Sarah Walters of McDermott Will & Emery
December 01, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 3.91 MBThe 38th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is underway, and to highlight the event Vcheck Global’s RiskWatch podcast co-host Seth Harlan interviewed some of the featured speakers at this year's conference. He asked each speaker about critical risk and compliance issues, including affects from the pandemic, the growing prominence of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) compliance in the U.S., and the prevailing attitude toward the FCPA and...
The Art of Investigation: Soft Skills and the Future of Due Diligence
November 18, 2021 17:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBIn the ninth episode of RiskWatch, Chelsea Binns and Bruce Sackman discuss their book, The Art of Investigation. Conversational highlights include the benefits of infusing investigations with creativity and cultural awareness, as well as technology’s impact on the investigative process.
Reputational Risk Huddle with the Cleveland Browns
October 26, 2021 19:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBIn the eighth edition of RiskWatch, Vcheck Global VP and General Manager of Vcheck Intelligence Rahul Ravi speaks with Roger Jones, Director, Corporate Partnerships for the Cleveland Browns. The Cleveland natives tackle topics including partnership vetting, player endorsements, and community collaboration. This conversation covers: Introduction to Roger 0:50 How the Browns and NFL vet partners 03:05 The Browns role in player endorsements 11:06 How the Browns navigate the news cycle 18:0...
Data Transparency and its Investigative Impact
September 28, 2021 14:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBVcheck Global’s podcast RiskWatch is back with brand-new episodes! In the seventh episode of RiskWatch, Vcheck Global Senior Associate Seth Harlan speaks with Shanti Salas, VP, North America, for OpenCorporates and Rahul Ravi, VP and General Manager of Vcheck Intelligence, for Vcheck Global. Both Shanti and Rahul have been practitioners in the reputational due diligence space where their work covered issues including KYC, AML, and third-party risk management across supply chains.
SPAC Due Diligence
December 07, 2020 15:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBIn this episode of the podcast, Vcheck Global Directors Alex Sorin and Rahul Ravi speak with Mike Blankenship who is a Partner in the Houston office of Winston & Strawn and focuses his practice on corporate finance and securities law. We discussed why SPACs continue to gain investor attention and the role of investigative due diligence in mitigating potential risks on the operational company and the SPAC management team.
Making a Killing: South Sudanese Military Leaders' Wealth, Explained
October 28, 2020 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this episode of the podcast, we spoke with an investigator at The Sentry about the May 2020 report: Making a Killing – South Sudanese Military Leaders’ Wealth, Explained. The investigative report examines how officials in the top echelons of military and armed opposition leadership of South Sudan have engaged in business activities indicative of money laundering and corruption and how these activities continue to weaken the country’s institutions, undermine the rule of law, and may lead t...
Illicit Financial Flows and the Illegal Trade in Great Apes
March 30, 2020 13:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBOn this episode of RiskWatch, we spoke with Channing Mavrellis who’s a Director of Illicit Trade at Global Financial Integrity in Washington, DC. We discussed a paper she co-authored in 2018 titled Illicit Financial Flows and the Illegal Trade in Great Apes and we dove deep into a number of topics linked to illicit supply chains, global corruption, and its impact both on wildlife and the world. You can download GFI's paper here.
The Corruption Behind Anti-Corruption Campaigns
January 31, 2020 15:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBIn this episode, we spoke with Jessica Noll, who is a Ph.D. candidate at Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg, Germany. From October 2017 to May 2018, she was a visiting research fellow at the DC think tank the Project on Middle East Democracy and in February 2019 published a research study titled Fighting Corruption or Protecting the Regime? Her study examined the history of anti-corruption drives and institutions in Egypt. In our talk, Jessica explains how corruption takes root in societie...
Navigating Cannabis Compliance
January 09, 2020 16:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBIn this episode of the podcast, we spoke with Shawn Hauser who is a partner and chair of the Hemp and Cannabinoids Practice Group at Vicente Sederberg. Shawn helps marijuana and hemp businesses navigate state and federal law, investment, regulatory compliance and intellectual property. We covered a number of items in our talk, including how the legal landscape has changed over the years, how companies in the space can navigate regulatory compliance, and some core requirements for conducting ...
Modern Slavery in Corporate Supply Chains
October 25, 2019 16:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBIn this episode of the podcast, we spoke with former US Ambassador Luis C.deBaca who is currently the Senior Fellow in Modern Slavery at Yale’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition. Prior to this, Ambassador C.deBaca coordinated the U.S. government’s activities in the global fight against modern slavery as head of the State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons during the Obama Administration. We discussed the issue of modern sla...