Compliance Officer Authority and Resource Allocation

The Department of Justice (DOJ) uses resource allocation as a key measure when evaluating the effectiveness of compliance programs. Allocating sufficient resources to the compliance function is foundational to any systematic compliance initiative and remains central as regulatory expectations evo...

Defining the Duty of the Board of Directors over Compliance Functions

Compliance Program Oversight by Board of Directors I recently posted a blog article about a document released by the Department of Justice entitled “Evaluation of Compliance Programs.”  As the title of the document might suggest, the DOJ release covers a variety of issues it looks at when ev...