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In From The Cold: Taking Control Of Electronic Discovery By Bringing It In-House

Editor: Electronic discovery issues started making headlines when the federal courts changed their procedural rules to address the unique nature of electronically stored information. Here we are, two years later, and e-discovery is still making news. Why is it taking so long for companies to come...

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Quantifying Risk - Ask An Expert

Editor: Frank, please give our readers a snapshot of your background. Wu: I am a Managing Director at Protiviti and work with our clients' legal departments and law firms to manage appropriately the risk of litigation and investigations. Businesses face risks from a host of internal and...

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The Current State Of Corporate Fraud Risk Management (FRM)

Now that the initial wave of Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance is becoming a distant memory and companies are well versed in the regulations, many would assume that organizations would be far along with implementing their comprehensive fraud risk management (FRM) strategies. However, research by...

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Due Diligence: Recognizing And Assessing Risk In Uncertain Times

Investments go sour; mergers become unglued. When significant business decisions go seriously wrong, corporate decision-makers can expect shareholders and regulators to demand explanations. They will want to know whether a failed investment resulted from genuinely unforeseeable developments or a...

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