The U.S. released the text of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on October 1, a newly proposed trade agreement intended to replace NAFTA, that includes intellectual property provisions that strengthen enforcement. The international trade in goods that infringe trademarks and copyrights has been targeted for decades due to the growing threat infringing goods pose to public …
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ACAMS2018: Make a Difference
“Never underestimate the power you can have to make a difference.” That was the statement investigative journalist and author Lydia Cacho impressed upon a room full of professionals attending the opening keynote at the ACAMS 17th annual AML & Financial Crime Conference in Las Vegas Cacho, who has written multiple books including her 2003 debut …
- October 4, 2018
- Jeff McCoy
Podcast: What’s Missing from the Human Trafficking Discussion – ACAMS 2018 Panel Preview with Peter Vincent
This week, ACAMS 17th Annual AML & Financial Crime Conference will be held at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Among the 2,000 public and private sector professionals who will meet and share insights on anti-money laundering and financial crimes at the event is Peter Vincent, general counsel for Thomson Reuters Special Services, …
- October 2, 2018
- Alex Cook
Forum Magazine: The Art of Balancing Profitability and Value
“Success, however you define it, requires the ability to anticipate changes, assess the challenges and opportunities they bring, and craft responses that will keep you ahead of the curve,” Brian Peccarelli, chief operating officer for Customer Markets at Thomson Reuters, noted in his opening from the latest issue of Forum magazine. The Fall 2018 issue …
- September 28, 2018
- Alex Cook
Working to Improve AML Processes for Customers
The implementation of the Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Rule in 2018 by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), continues to impact various organizations, but not in the way many may think. Now that the rule is in effect, companies are confident in the amount of data they are gathering and are now looking more closely …
- September 28, 2018
- Jeff McCoy
Supreme Court Watch: “Justices Denied”
As the nation waits to see how Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation process will proceed, we turn to Thomson Reuters Westlaw for historical perspective on US Supreme Court nominees. Though rejections are rare, Presidential appointees to the Supreme Court have not always received the Senate’s consent, according to Benjamin Pomerance’s Albany Law Review article, Justices Denied: …
- September 24, 2018
- Alex Cook
Report: Cybersecurity, Regulations Stretching Legal Departments
Legal departments are maximizing plateauing headcount and driving efficiencies, even while demands on their time increase, according to the 2018 Thomson Reuters Corporate Legal Department Efficiency Report: Doing More With Less and Increasing Productivity in Corporate Legal Settings. The 2018 report — the third in a series of Thomson Reuters efficiency reports — surveyed 462 …
- September 24, 2018
- Jeff McCoy
Stephen Adler’s Passionate Defense of Reuters Journalists
On Sept. 3, a Myanmar judge sentenced Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo to seven years in jail, following their investigation into the murder of 10 Rohingya men and boys. This week, Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen J. Adler wrote a powerful defense of the reporters in the New York Times. In the piece, Adler …
- September 21, 2018
- Alex Cook
“Gritting” Through Your Imposter Syndrome
The lack of women-led or owned law firms both in the U.S. and globally is a well-recognized problem. According to McKinsey & Company’s inaugural Women in Law Firms study, only 19 percent of equity partners are women, and women are 29 percent less likely to reach the first level of partnership than men. Another survey …
- September 20, 2018
- Alex Cook
Message to Customers Impacted by Hurricane Florence
Dear friends, As Hurricane Florence batters the southeast U.S. with winds and record rainfall, please know that we at Thomson Reuters have all who are in the path of the storm in our thoughts and prayers. While the full impact of the storm is still uncertain, we hope that you remain safe and can quickly …
- September 14, 2018
- Alex Cook