On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, are joined by Camilla Kring, founder of Super Navigators. Camilla shares her journey and explores how biological rhythms shape productivity, well-being, and workplace culture. The conversation delves into the science of sleep, challenges myths about early rising, and highlights the risks of living out of sync with our int...
May 20, 2026•38 min•Ep. 37
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles, Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, are joined by Rebecca Mayfield, group compliance director and senior legal counsel at Merlin Entertainments. Rebecca shares her unconventional career journey, her passion for creative and engaging compliance training, and her commitment to mentoring and giving back to underserved communities. The conversation explores how ...
Apr 15, 2026•31 min•Ep. 36
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, are joined by neuropsychologist Sarah Zheng to explore the human factor in cybersecurity. The conversation delves into the psychology behind hacking, the role of emotions and context in falling for scams, and the evolving risks posed by emerging technologies like AI and brain-computer interfaces. Sarah shares insights fro...
Mar 18, 2026•34 min•Ep. 35
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Amanda Raad from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery are joined by Klaus Moosmayer, a distinguished leader in ethics, risk, and compliance, and a current member of the supervisory board of Deutsche Bank. The conversation delves into the importance of integrated assurance—breaking down organizational silos to foster collaboration across risk, compliance, strategy, HR, and legal functions. Klaus sh...
Feb 18, 2026•33 min•Ep. 34
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , join Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, as they welcome Dorie Clark—a top business thinker, communications coach, and bestselling author—for an impactful discussion on authentic networking and relationship-building in the compliance and legal world. Discover practical strategies for connecting with peers, navigating business dynamics, and fostering trust, ...
Jan 22, 2026•37 min•Ep. 33
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab welcome Annastiina Hintsa, CEO of Hintsa Performance. The conversation examines the relationship between well-being and sustainable high performance, the importance of personal identity, and the impact of holistic health on resilience and productivity. Annastiina shares insights from her work with elite athletes and business leaders, practical strategies for integrating ...
Dec 17, 2025•37 min•Ep. 32
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery welcome Pav Gill, renowned for his role in exposing the Wirecard scandal, with a special introduction from Ropes & Gray Litigation & Enforcement partner Andrew Dale. The conversation explores the complexities of organizational culture, the barriers to speaking up, and the critical importance of protecting whistlebl...
Nov 12, 2025•33 min•Ep. 31
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery are joined by Rachel Samren, a board director, responsible business advocate, and crisis management expert. The discussion centers on the changing demands of board membership, including the need for clarity, agility, and continuous learning in today’s complex risk environment. Rachel shares practical advice for new and sea...
Oct 15, 2025•30 min•Ep. 30
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery speak with Archana Kotecha, CEO of The Remedy Project, about her journey from corporate law to leading human rights initiatives across Asia. Archana shares practical insights on assessing workplace culture, supporting women and migrant workers, and building trust between businesses and NGOs. The conversation explores the c...
Sep 17, 2025•31 min•Ep. 29
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery are joined by Professor Guido Palazzo, co-author of The Dark Pattern: The Hidden Dynamics of Corporate Scandals. Together, they explore why corporate scandals are rarely the result of a few “bad apples” and instead stem from deeper organizational patterns—such as toxic leadership, unrealistic targets, and ambiguous rules—t...
Aug 13, 2025•32 min•Ep. 28
On this retrospective episode of the Culture & Compliance Chronicles podcast, Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, reflect on the key themes and insights from season one. They emphasize the importance of culture in driving compliance and regulatory practices, highlighting discussions with various guests who shared their experiences and strategies. Key themes include the significance of contextualizing culture,...
Jul 16, 2025•27 min•Ep. 27
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, are joined by Nicole Rose, a compliance specialist and creative artist based in Australia who shares her unique insights on how creativity helps solve compliance challenges. Nicole discusses the concept of "moneyballing" in compliance, emphasizing the importance of data-driven, effective controls that add value to the bus...
Jun 11, 2025•32 min•Ep. 26
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, are joined by Dina Denham Smith, an accomplished leader, executive coach, and author, to discuss her new book, Emotionally Charged: How to Lead in the New World of Work . Dina shares insights on the heightened emotional demands on leaders, strategies for managing emotions in the workplace, and the importance of compassion...
May 14, 2025•36 min•Ep. 25
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, are joined by Megan Reitz, founder of Reitz Consulting and an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School, Oxford University. Megan, a renowned thought leader listed on the Thinkers50 ranking and HR Magazine’s Most Influential list, shares insights from her latest co-authored book, Speak Out, Listen Up: How to Have Conversations That Matter ...
Apr 16, 2025•26 min•Ep. 24
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, are joined by Megan Reitz, founder of Reitz Consulting and an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School, Oxford University. Megan, a renowned thought leader listed on the Thinkers50 ranking and HR Magazine’s Most Influential list, shares insights from her latest co-authored book, Speak Out, Listen Up: How to Have Conversations That Matter ...
Mar 12, 2025•33 min•Ep. 23
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, are joined by Tal Freilich, the vice president of group governance, risk and compliance at DKSH. The discussion delves into the complexities of managing compliance across diverse markets, the impact of cultural differences on compliance practices, and the innovative use of AI and data analytics in compliance programs. Tal shares his insig...
Feb 12, 2025•37 min•Ep. 22
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, are joined by Letitia Adu-Ampoma, a seasoned compliance professional with extensive experience in designing and implementing ethics and compliance programs across multiple continents. Letitia shares her invaluable insights on the importance of contextualizing and operationalizing global compliance to local cultures. She emphasizes the nee...
Jan 15, 2025•31 min•Ep. 21
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, are joined by Danny Mayhew, the global head of organisational justice and smart assurance at Sanofi. Danny shares his unique journey from law enforcement to the corporate world, emphasizing the importance of empathy in investigations and the role of organisational justice in fostering a fair and transparent workplace. The...
Dec 11, 2024•33 min•Ep. 20
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, are joined by Katie Daniels, managing director and head of compliance at CPP Investments. Katie shares her journey in using tools such as behavioral science to think differently about compliance challenges. Hear how you can harness the human factor in investigations, learn lessons to be a better partner with business stak...
Nov 14, 2024•38 min•Ep. 19
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, are joined by Dr. Brennan Jacoby, a philosopher and founder of Philosophy at Work. Dr. Jacoby joins the conversation from his family's year-long travels across the world, and discusses his work on the philosophy of trust, including sharing his views on how compliance teams can foster trust. Throughout, Dr. Jacoby references exercises that you can do with your teams on e...
Oct 17, 2024•36 min•Ep. 18
On this special edition of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , join Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab’s Director of Behavioral Insights, Nitish Upadhyaya, “live” from the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics flagship conference in Grapevine, Texas as he talks to members of the compliance community about culture. This special “fly on the wall” episode was recorded in breaks during the conference, with the aim of understanding how compliance professionals are seeing culture manifest in the...
Oct 03, 2024•23 min•Ep. 17
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, are joined by Stephanie Niven, a portfolio manager at Ninety One, for an engaging conversation on the significance of corporate culture as a source of competitive advantage and its role in driving sustainable investment returns. Stephanie shares her insights on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in t...
Sep 10, 2024•34 min•Ep. 16
What on earth is FEPA (the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act)? On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, ask guest Ryan Rohlfsen, a former federal prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and now partner and co-chair of Ropes & Gray’s anti-corruption and international risk practice, to share his views on the DOJ’s latest tool. They discuss the implic...
Aug 13, 2024•32 min•Ep. 15
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles , Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, delve into the intricacies of corporate culture and compliance with special guest Guillem Casoliva Cabana. A seasoned traveler and compliance manager at Booking.com, Guillem takes us on a journey through his academic and practical experiences. The conversation covers the importance of understanding team ethical culture, t...
Jul 16, 2024•32 min•Ep. 14
Welcome back to the Culture & Compliance Chronicles , a podcast series brought to you by Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab and Front-Line Anti-Bribery. Join Amanda Raad, co-leader of R&G Insights Lab and the firm’s global anti-corruption and international risk practice, Nitish Upadhyaya, R&G Insights Lab director of behavioral insights, and Richard Bistrong, an ethics and compliance consultant and CEO of Front-Line Anti-Bribery as they explore the constantly evolving challenges faced b...
Jun 10, 2024•32 min•Ep. 13
The latest installment of R&G Insights Lab’s podcast series, Culture & Compliance Chronicles, continues to explore the benefits of using analytics and technology in the compliance and risk management space. Zach Coseglia, managing principal and head of innovation of R&G Insights Lab, concludes his conversation with two guests from compliance software company Lextegrity, founder and CEO Parth Chanda, and head of product Kara Bonitatibus. Picking up where they left off, the group first...
Jan 27, 2021•29 min•Ep. 12
The latest installment of R&G Insights Lab’s podcast series, Culture & Compliance Chronicles, explores the benefits of using analytics and technology in the compliance and risk management space. Zach Coseglia, managing principal and head of innovation of R&G Insights Lab, talks with two guests from compliance software company Lextegrity, founder and CEO Parth Chanda, and head of product Kara Bonitatibus. In the first of a two-part conversation, Parth and Kara talk about the benefits ...
Dec 01, 2020•25 min•Ep. 11
In this episode of R&G Insights Lab’s podcast series, Culture & Compliance Chronicles, litigation & enforcement attorney Tina Yu continues her discussion with Ropes & Gray partners who focus on data, privacy and security across the firm’s enforcement and transactional practices. Picking up from a conversation about the role of data and its commoditization, Ed Black and Rohan Massey delve into how the regulators in the U.S. and UK are approaching this new world of data, where comp...
Sep 14, 2020•16 min•Ep. 10
In this episode of R&G Insights Lab’s podcast series, Culture & Compliance Chronicles, litigation & enforcement attorney Tina Yu speaks with Ropes & Gray partners who focus on data, privacy and security across the firm’s enforcement and transactional practices. In the first part of a two-part discussion, Ed Black and Rohan Massey discuss the legal issues that are raised as more companies utilize data for both commercial and compliance purposes. In a wide-ranging conversation, the...
Aug 25, 2020•27 min•Ep. 9
In this episode of Ropes & Gray’s podcast series, Culture & Compliance Chronicles, litigation & enforcement attorney Tina Yu continues the conversation with Julian Danobeitia, an executive coach and director at DownTheCorridor. Last episode, Tina and Julian discussed how important relationships are to improving the overall compliance culture. Now they delve into techniques legal and regulatory compliance teams can use to build relationships and enhance outreach. To make communication...
Aug 06, 2020•27 min•Ep. 8
