Tag / Podcasts
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RiskWatch: Investigating Russia’s Sanctioned Oligarchs
As businesses and investors worldwide rush to ensure compliance with aggressive sanctions targeting Russian companies and regime-connected individuals, identifying ties to the expansive business empires of Russian oligarchs is a top priority. Tom Stocks, senior investigator with the Organized Crime and Reporting Project (OCCRP) joined RiskWatch to discuss the challenges of tracking oligarch assets including […]
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RiskWatch: 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 health investors. You can listen to our first conversation with Mike Blankenship on the RiskWatch podcast. This conversation covers:
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RiskWatch: 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 America, for OpenCorporates for the latest episode of the RiskWatch podcast. The trio discuss myriad topics including global corruption concerns, transparency obstacles posed by shell […]
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RiskWatch: Elaine Greenberg Talks 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 Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Enforcement Division. Highlights from this RiskWatch podcast episode include anticipated changes in the types of sanctions and relief sought […]
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RiskWatch: 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 Exchange Commission (SEC). Highlights from this RiskWatch podcast episode include Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) benchmarking standards and disclosures […]
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RiskWatch: 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 Real Estate Finance Council for this episode of RiskWatch. Highlights from this RiskWatch podcast episode include property types to […]