Episode description
Episode description
Part two of our conversation about regulatory compliance focuses on the gray areas of compliance. We discuss the challenges of sharing data, navigating compliance pitfalls when doing business internationally, and how new regulations can have unexpected outcomes for small businesses. We wrap up with a discussion of the rapidly growing job market for compliance professionals.Andrew Kaufman joined the University of Maine School of Law faculty in 2016, after more than 40 years in private practice as a corporate and transactional attorney. At Maine Law, Andy teaches advanced courses in corporate law and business associations, commercial law, and transactional practice, as well as the law school's course in risk management and compliance. In addition, he is the Director of the Compliance Certificate Program that the law school offers to compliance professionals in the business community. Andy received his bachelor's degree from Yale in 1971 and his law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1974.
Ross Hickey is the Assistant Provost for Research Integrity at the University of Southern Maine and the Director of MeRTEC (“MER-tech”), the Maine Regulatory Training and Ethics Center at USM. Ross has built a nationally-recognized research compliance office that serves not only USM, but institutions throughout the state of Maine. Ross is contacted on a regular basis to provide technical assistance to other institutions on regulatory compliance matters. Ross is a graduate of the University of Maine School of Law.