James A Fanto, ‘The Professionalization of Compliance: Its Progress, Impediments and Outcomes’ (December 7, 2020), available on SSRN. James A Fanto’s important new work, ‘The Professionalization of Compliance: Its Progress, Impediments and Outcomes’ addresses a concern that I have been thinking about for quite some time: whether it is appropriate to consider people working in the field of compliance to be ‘professionals’. Within compliance circles, the phrase ‘compliance professional’ is used constantly. Yet, as Fanto highlights in his excellent work, it is not at all clear that those engaged within the compliance industry meet the traditional hallmarks one finds associated with professional activities. Fanto’s article addresses this puzzle head-on in an interesting and thoughtful manner … (more)
[Veronica Root Martinez, JOTWELL, 9 March]
First posted 2021-03-09 14:14:40
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