Better Intelligence Podcast

The terrible events in Ukraine over the past three weeks have led to what today’s guest has called “the most significant implementation of sanctions that has ever occurred.”  These sanctions are fast moving, multilateral, and create a complex web of individual overlapping regimes which cut deep into the Russian economy....

PSA’s Daniel Skeens discusses pre-IPO, pre-M&A and other pre-transaction diligence and answers our questions about best practices in identifying off-balance sheet risks. Daniel describes the value of adopting an investigative approach to due diligence to build a coherent and comprehensive picture of a counterparty prior to finalizing a significant transaction.

In this episode of the Better Intelligence Podcast, PSA’s Michael Olver speaks with Charles Duross, who spent seven years at the DOJ’s FCPA unit before entering private practice to counsel clients on FCPA matters. Charles, whom the Washington Post has dubbed “Mr. FCPA,” provides Michael and guest co-host Katayune Ehsani...

The Better Intelligence Podcast welcomes Katayune Ehsani for a discussion about day-to-day challenges in corporate investigations and compliance. Katayune shares insights earned from her experiences with corporate investigations as an attorney and investigator working on fraud, corruption, and conflict of interest cases in Middle East, Russia/CIS, Turkey, and Africa.

Originally a tool for investors, ESG is increasingly used by other corporate stakeholders to evaluate risks associated with sustainability, human rights, and governance among business partners. In this episode, Sarah Carpenter of Assent Compliance talks with PSA’s Michael Olver about how ESG can be leveraged by risk management programs to achieve a...

Asset recovery in international fraud cases can present considerable challenges and risks. After building a case and pursuing recoveries across diverse jurisdictions, victims may still recover only pennies on the dollar. In this episode, Martin Kenney of Martin Kenney & Co. shares his unparalleled insights into creating layered strategies and managing multidisciplinary...

SAMLA, the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2018, represents the United Kingdom’s establishment of an independent sanctions policy in preparation for Brexit at the end of 2020. The legislation’s sanctions provisions are now in force and the UK Foreign Office has already designated several sanctioned parties. While these initially...