Protective Operations as Corporate Strategy
Protection is more than a physical service. It reflects a company’s values, governance, and risk maturity. When integrated properly, protective operations become a visible expression of corporate responsibility and leadership.
Responding to the Insider Event
When misconduct or data loss originates inside the organization, the response must be swift, discreet, and legally sound. How a company handles the first 48 hours can determine the entire outcome.
Data Privacy, Discovery, and the Expanding Role of Counsel
As data moves freely across borders and systems, privacy has become both a compliance challenge and a litigation risk. Counsel now stand at the intersection of privacy law, discovery obligations, and corporate governance.
The Intelligence Gap in Corporate Governance
Boards make decisions that shape an organization’s future, yet often do so without structured intelligence. Closing that gap strengthens oversight, improves foresight, and demonstrates diligence to regulators and shareholders.
Reputation as a Security Asset
Reputation is more than perception. It is a measurable component of corporate resilience. In a crisis, it determines how stakeholders, regulators, and the public interpret every fact. Managing reputation is therefore part of managing security.
Information Risk in Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions bring opportunity and exposure in equal measure. Information risk can undermine valuation, invite regulatory scrutiny, or create long term liability. Managing that risk requires diligence that extends beyond financials.
The Legal Anatomy of a Corporate Investigation
When a corporate investigation begins, the first decision is not where to look but how to structure the process. Privilege, evidence, and reputation must be protected simultaneously. Counsel who approach investigations methodically gain clarity, credibility, and control.
From Audit to Action: Turning Intelligence into Policy
A security audit is only valuable if it leads to change. Translating findings into policy requires analytical rigor, leadership commitment, and clear communication between counsel, compliance, and operations.
The Human Factor: Behavioral Risk in Corporate Investigations
Every security failure begins with a decision. Behavioral risk analysis helps organizations understand not only what went wrong but why. For counsel and HR leaders, it connects human behavior with governance and accountability.
Sanctions, Compliance, and the New Geography of Risk
From supply chains to capital markets, sanctions risk now extends far beyond the financial sector. Corporate counsel must understand where exposure begins, how to identify it, and how to document a defensible process for managing it.
Security Governance for Decentralized Organizations
Hybrid work and multi jurisdictional teams have blurred the perimeter of corporate security. Effective governance now requires uniting cybersecurity, physical protection, and insider threat programs under one strategy rather than separate budgets.
The Geopolitical Layer of Corporate Travel Security
Corporate travel policies often focus on itinerary management and emergency contacts, but few consider the broader geopolitical environment. Sanctions, surveillance, and local corruption can transform a routine trip into a reputational or legal crisis. Understanding regional risk is no longer optional. It is governance.
When Risk Crosses Borders: Managing Exposure in Emerging Markets
Expanding operations or partnerships abroad brings opportunity and uncertainty. Cross-border due diligence is not just about verifying documents. It is about understanding the political, regulatory, and cultural landscape behind them. In volatile environments, context is as valuable as data.