Ryan Mcconnell

January 22, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

The next time someone from operations mentions how the National Security Agency has everyone's information, you can respond: Yes, but it was really hard to get ours.

By Ryan McConnell and Ahmad Baeg Chughtai

9 minute read

January 03, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

Want to shake things up at the next board meeting? Ask the audit committee when was the last time their public auditor handed over a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board report card.

By Ryan McConnell and Michelle Jee

4 minute read

December 17, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Before shopping for gifts this year for your favorite corporate client or opening a gift from that firm seeking your company's business, consider a few simple rules will keep you out of trouble with the corporate ethics police.

By Ryan McConnell and Herrick Sovany

4 minute read

November 25, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

For many, the office potluck lunch represents a nice opportunity to eat some homemade dishes and maybe even enjoy the company of coworkers. But there are some dangers lurking out there.

By Ryan McConnell and Michelle Jee

4 minute read

November 14, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Trade control compliance is complicated, and many Fortune 500 companies have not made trade compliance a priority.

By Ryan McConnell and Michelle Jee

4 minute read

April 01, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

As companies are revising their compliance programs to try to ensure a risk-based approach to compliance, the NCAA tournament presents a monumental opportunity. Instead of hiring some costly third party to assist in this effort, the NCAA tournament presents a free way to conduct an internal compliance assessment by creating a compliance risk assessment bracket in the style of the ones used leading up to the Final Four.

By Ryan McConnell

4 minute read

August 08, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

Practical tips for screening third-party companies with whom you wish to do business.

By Ryan McConnell and Shane Kimzey

4 minute read

January 09, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Two storied college football programs met in Miami Monday night: the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Both coaches offered a pre-game speech - a message that they hoped would inspire their players to play like champions.

By Ryan McConnell, Special to the Daily Report

3 minute read

November 10, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Nearly a quarter of Fortune 500 companies have no public policy addressing employee safety and protection of the environment.

By Ryan McConnell and Katelyn Richardson

3 minute read

January 31, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Fifty years ago in Washington, D.C., Martin Luther King Jr. departed from his prepared remarks and delivered a speech that left an indelible mark on the American conscience. No PowerPoint. No technology—just imagery and cadence. He watched his audience, not a screen.

By Ryan McConnell

4 minute read