

Clarity
Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast
Welcome to Clarity, a podcast powered by the Thomson Reuters Institute. In each episode, we dive deep into a single question from decision-makers and thought leaders from legal, corporate, tax, accounting & audit, and government communities. Grounding the conversation in the Institute's research and practice leads' domain expertise, in each episode, we sit down with a special guest or panel of experts from our community of partners, clients, and key leaders in each industry we serve.
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Dec 19, 2018 • 21min
Financial Institutions Staff Training in Financial Crimes
In a new podcast, we're featuring a conversation about how financial institutions can hire, train, and retain key staff in the areas of anti-money laundering, financial crime and regulatory compliance. Gina Jurva, Attorney and Manager of the Risk & Compliance Platform at Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, speaks to Michael Schidlow, Head of Financial Crime Risk Training for HSBC Bank's Global Internal Audit Function. Michael designs and delivers customized training courses on anti-money laundering, terrorist financing, anti-bribery and corruption, and financial crime compliance best practices.

Nov 7, 2018 • 17min
The Importance of Real-Time Data for Successful Regulatory Compliance
This podcast features a conversation about fraud investigations in financial institutions and how to enhance them with real-time data. Gina Jurva, attorney and manager of the Risk & Compliance platform at Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, speaks to Rick Wells, director of the Global Financial Crimes Compliance group at Bank of America.

Sep 27, 2018 • 20min
Understanding Weil's Upstander Action Guide, with Meredith Moore, head of D&I and Social Responsibility
The podcast will examine Weil's Upstander Action Guide. Meredith Moore, the head of D&I and Social Responsibility, will provide an overview of what an Upstander is and what behaviors an Upstander exhibits. She also will discuss the launch session that involved an interactive theatre group acting out scenarios of an Upstander intervention and the impact and outcomes from the Upstander program.

Sep 4, 2018 • 25min
Discussing the Black GC 2025 Initiative with co-founder Ernest Tuckett
As part of the Legal Executive Institute's Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color initiative's ongoing coverage, we are featuring a podcast to discuss the goals of the Black GC 2025 Initiative concerning hiring, training and retention of GCs of color, with Ernest Tuckett, former General Counsel for the Americas at AkzoNobel and co-founder of the Black GC 2025 Initiative.

Aug 7, 2018 • 18min
Keeping the Human Touch in the Procurement Process
In this series of podcasts, we will feature the insights of Nancey Watson, of NL Watson Consulting in Toronto, around issues concerning the pricing and procurement of legal services, including how to keep the human touch amid the metrics, what clients want and don't want, how to avoid pricing pitfalls, and when to walk away from an RFP.

Jul 25, 2018 • 23min
The Legal Ramifications of Sexual Harassment in the Medical Industry
In this podcast, we're talking about legal ramifications of sexual harassment in the medical profession and how attorneys can best advise clients about the issues involved with Andrew Zwerling, a partner at the law firm of Garfunkel Wild, a full-service law firm with more than 30 years of experience in the health care industry, advising on both industry-specific matters as well as the business and legal needs of its clients in the health care industry.

Jun 26, 2018 • 20min
Synthetic ID Fraud with Jennifer Singh of Thomson Reuters
In a new podcast, we're featuring Gina Scialabba, attorney and the Head of Thought Leadership for the Risk & Compliance platform at Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, who is speaking to Jennifer Singh, Senior Director within Thomson Reuters' Digital Identity Solutions group. Singh is currently incubating a new business of identity verification services for Thomson Reuters. This thought-provoking discussion centers around how synthetic identity fraud is it different from traditional identity fraud and the best ways organizations and individuals can protect against it. Whether you are a consumer, an ecommerce retailer or a financial institution, you'll want to hear this.

Jun 6, 2018 • 18min
New Podcast: Becoming a Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, with Akin Gump's Michele Meyer-Shipp
In this latest Legal Executive Institute podcast, we're featuring a conversation about the role of a chief diversity & inclusion officer at a law firm. We're speaking with Michele Meyer-Shipp, who last October, became the first ever chief diversity & inclusion officer at the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.

May 22, 2018 • 16min
New Podcast: Advancing Women & Minorities, with Corporate Homie's Demetra Liggins
As part of our Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color initiative, we feature a new podcast in which we speak to Demetra Liggins, a partner at the law firm Thomson & Knight, and Co-Founder — with her twin sister — of Corporate Homie, an organization that seeks to help women and minorities advance in corporate America.

May 7, 2018 • 22min
New Podcast: Beneficial Ownership Rule Is Coming May 11! Are You Ready?
Holly Sais Phillippi, Head of Proposition Customer & Third-Party Risk at Thomson Reuters-Americas, discusses the upcoming Beneficial Ownership rule that will go into effect on May 11. Then, Brett Wolf, a Thomson Reuters journalist, speaks to Jim Richards, founder of RegTech Consulting, about the upcoming rule and what investors and financial institutions can expect on May 11.


