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In “Amazon Says It’s Stopped 700K Counterfeiters From Making Accounts Last Year” (Modern Retail, 26 March 2024), Brian Cairl comments on efforts by Amazon—which spent an estimated $1.2 billion on anti-counterfeit efforts in 2023—to stop fake products from being sold on its platform. Brian explains that while it’s difficult for law enforcement and investigators to...

This is part 1 of the five-part series “Compliance, Diligence, and M&A” with Tom Fox and the FCPA Compliance Report. During the series, Tom was joined by K2 Integrity experts Hannah Coleman and Tom Pannell for a discussion on due diligence’s role in the M&A process, and how it can create a more successful environment...

Juan Zarate will speak on the panel, “Federated Learning & Transfer Learning: A Partnership for an Ironclad Compliance Practice” on 8 September 2021. Juan and his fellow panelist, Gary M. Shiffman, PhD, CEO and Founder, Giant Oak, will explore federated learning, transfer learning, and how both can partner together to revolutionize your institution’s compliance practice.

For international businesses, the costs of a weak sanctions compliance program can be steep, impacting both a company’s reputation and its bottom line. This year alone, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed more than $10 million dollars in civil monetary penalties for violations of U.S. sanctions programs. The entities implicated...

This article originally appeared in Bloomberg Law, by Lisa Silverman. Reproduced with permission. Published 4 May 2020. Copyright 2020 The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. 800-372-1033. For further use, please visit http://www.bna.com/copyright-permission-request/. With the COVID-19 pandemic, general economic activity is at best limited and at worst shut down, companies fear for the health of their workforce, and...

Reputational risk has become one of the most significant threats facing organizations today. While internal investigations once focused mainly on financial misconduct, modern challenges increasingly arise from cultural tensions, employee activism, misinformation, and the speed at which issues spread online. Remote work, decentralized communication tools, and AI-driven amplification further complicate how concerns surface and escalate....

Allegations of financial fraud, corruption, and accounting irregularities can lead to loss, regulatory censure, and reputational damage. We help our clients learn the facts, minimize damage, and protect their reputation quickly, discreetly, and effectively. K2 Integrity conducts financial investigations and provides forensic accounting services to assist clients facing actual or potential regulatory scrutiny, litigation, and...

Fraud presents a constant threat to all organizations, both large and small. Fraudsters exploit vulnerabilities in an organization’s internal controls, systems, and people. In addition to financial losses, fraud can damage reputation; weaken consumer and investor confidence; impact share price and employee morale, and result in costly regulatory investigations from which many organizations fail to...

Lisa Silverman heads the Chicago office of K2 Integrity. She has conducted high-stakes, multinational investigations for a variety of clients for more than 30 years. Lisa has an impressive track record of working closely with her clients to resolve complicated business issues across a wide array of industries and disciplines. Her investigative work spans frauds,...