by Michael Donnella (Temple Law Professor) At Temple Law’s Center for Compliance and Ethics, we emphasize “Ethics” as much as “Compliance.” By “Compliance,” we are mainly referring to compliance with the law (or relevant organization policies). By “Ethics,” we are referring to the promotion of honest and ethical conduct, beyond …
by Jon Smollen (Temple Law Professor) and Michael Donnella (Temple Law Professor) 1. What is your background, and what made you decide to become the new leader of the Center? I have enjoyed a long career as a lawyer and compliance officer in dissimilar industries—telecommunications, health care, and energy, as …
By Beatrice Raccanello (LAW ’10) 1.What exactly is compliance and ethics, and why is it important?Over the past several decades, enforcement authorities and multilateral development agencies have increased their focus on investigating and prosecuting fraud and corruption in various industries. Corporations are required to develop comprehensive ethics and compliance programs …
Temple Law School has appointed Michael Donnella as the Director of the Center for Compliance and Ethics and a Practice Professor of Law. Donnella succeeds Jon Smollen, who will join the Center’s Advisory Board and continue to teach as an adjunct professor.Prior to joining Temple Law, Donnella served as the …
By Beatrice Raccanello (LAW ’10) On May 12, 2021, the Temple Law Center for Compliance and Ethics, in collaboration with Center Advisory Board members, Troutman Pepper, Ernst & Young, and Aramark, hosted a webinar titled Mental Health, Organizational Risk, and Corporate Culture. The goal was to understand the impact of …
By Beatrice Raccanello (Law ’10) and Jessica Winchell (Law ’14) What is your background, and how did you get started in compliance and ethics? I was a German major during my undergraduate studies but worked in financial services for a year. I then began a Master’s program in Russian and …
The Center, along with Aramark, Ernst & Young LLP and Troutman Pepper, is hosting a webinar on May 12 at 4PM to discuss the impact of the pandemic on employee mental health and well-being and its implications for corporate compliance and ethics programs. The objective is to gain a deeper …
The Center, in partnership with Fox School of Business Center for Executive Education, is launching an executive leadership program in fall 2021: Strike the Balance: Integrating Business, Compliance and Ethics. The goal of this program is to help compliance and ethics professionals work more effectively with executives to meet business …
March, which marks Ethics Awareness Month, gave us at the Center for Compliance and Ethics the opportunity to reflect on the importance of organizational ethics. Unethical behavior damages organizational reputations, lowers employee morale, and erodes public trust. Effective compliance and ethics programs built on an ethical culture and led by …
This past summer, three Temple Law students (Zoey Binder, Kristen Lewis, and Connor McElwee) completed the Center for Compliance and Ethics Summer Fellowship. They shared their experiences here.
