RiskWatch
RiskWatch 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.
Episodes
42 episodes
The Proposed Ban on Connected Cars
Evan Abrams, an Associate at Steptoe LLP, came back on the show to discuss a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to regulate connected vehicles linked to China and Russia. Evan advises clients on issues related to anti-money laundering and anti-c...
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Episode 43
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15:46
Hezbollah's Supply Chain Woes
Dan Harris is a founding member of Harris Sliwoski, an international law firm where he represents companies doing business in emerging market countries. Dan writes and speaks extensively on international law, with a focus on protecting foreign ...
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Episode 42
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19:23
A Preview Of The Outbound Investment Regime
Timothy O’Toole discusses the Treasury Department’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding an Executive Order focused on regulating certain outbound US investments that could pose a national security threat. This would be known as the Outbound...
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Episode 41
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20:14
AI Washing
Andrew Balthazor discusses the SEC’s growing focus on the problem of ‘AI washing’ and the threat it poses to investors. Andrew is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Miami office practicing in the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Sect...
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Episode 40
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13:44
The Takeover Defense and Activism Landscape
Tiffany Campion discusses some recent trends in the takeover defense and shareholder activism space. Tiffany is a senior attorney in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins, where she focuses on takeover defense and shareholder activism. Her...
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Episode 39
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26:51
FinCEN Proposes Significant Expansion of AML/CFT Obligations to RIAs and ERAs
Amy 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 ...
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Episode 38
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15:30
Understanding The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act
Daniel 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 criminalize...
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Episode 37
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19:16
FinCEN's Proposed Rule Targeting Digital Asset Mixers
Evan 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. ...
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Episode 36
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21:40
The New Safe Harbor Policy For M&A
David 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 c...
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Episode 35
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20:52
FCPA Enforcement Trends & Developments
Ann Sultan and Alexandra Beaulieu of the law firm Miller & Chevalier came on the show to dis...
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Episode 34
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17:35
IPO Due Diligence & State of the Market
Mike 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 corp...
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Episode 33
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8:58
Technology Acquisitions & Diligence Concerns
Carrie 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 disc...
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Episode 32
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17:54
Outbound Investment and National Security
Laura 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 Un...
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Episode 31
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17:56
Understanding The Corporate Transparency Act
Kenneth 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 an...
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Episode 30
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18:25
White & Case’s Clare Connellan on Human Rights Due Diligence
Clare 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 regu...
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17:46
RiskWatch: Steven Arthur George on Corporate Cannabis Risks and Opportunities
Founder 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 evoluti...
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32:49
RiskWatch: Randy Bullard on ESG Investing in Latin America
Randy 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:<...
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Navigating TPRM Turbulence with Nancy Jacobson
Nancy 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, ...
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26:42
Investigating Russia’s Sanctioned Oligarchs with Tom Stocks
Tom 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.<...
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22:34
Mike Blankenship on the Year of the De-SPAC
Mike 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 he...
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16:22
Talking Transparency with James Cohen and Shanti Salas
Hot 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 Ameri...
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21:41
Demystifying Source Inquires
Richard 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 V...
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27:08
Former SEC Senior Officer Elaine Greenberg on Anticipated SEC Enforcement Changes
With 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 Exchang...
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10:34
Special Counsel Mellissa Duru Discusses ESG Role in SEC's Policy Agenda
With 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...
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Stronghill Capital President & CIO Jack Cohen Talks CRE in 2022, Real Estate Lending Risk
To 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...
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