Issue #4 — Wells Fargo and the Number That Ate the Bank
By Kevin Brenner | Friday, June 12, 2026 Not Good is not an indictment of the companies it…
Issue #3 — Theranos: The Board That Was Built Not To Ask
Theranos had one of the most prestigious boards in America, and one of the least effective. A study of how the board’s missing oversight enabled the fraud, and what it teaches about building boards that verify rather than vouch.
The Rise of the “Fractional Specialist”: Why Legal Teams Are Quietly Rewriting Their Hiring Playbook
By: Daniel Santos, Special Counsel | May 29, 2026 Daniel Santos Helping Healthtech CEOs &…
Not Good: Bad Acts, BIG Costs Issue #2 — Dieselgate: Ten Monkeys, One Beetle, and Cartoons
In Issue #2 of Not Good, Kevin Brenner examines Dieselgate — how Volkswagen’s defeat-device software, an industry-funded monkey exhaust study, and years of concealment from regulators produced over $25 billion in penalties, multiple prison sentences, and a lasting lesson in what happens when compliance risk becomes personal risk.
The New Board Question: “What’s Our Exposure to AI‑Driven Misconduct?”
Two companies, same AI tools, totally different risk profiles. Daniel Santos on the new board question — “What’s our exposure to AI-driven misconduct?” — and why AI accountability, not technology, decides whether your governance holds up under scrutiny.
Red Flag: The Vendor Requested Far More PHI Than the Service Required
A vendor deal that looked routine — clean MSA, sensible pricing, BAA already in place — almost moved forward in minutes. Then the SOW revealed a PHI request far beyond what was actually needed. Robyn D. Marino on why HIPAA compliance doesn’t stop at the BAA, and how SOW-level review changes the risk calculus on healthcare vendor agreements.
“When home.” How a two-word email subject line became part of a $650 million federal case.
By Kevin Brenner | Friday, May 22, 2026 Not Good is not an indictment of…
Do we still need to care about the FCPA?
By: Kevin Brenner, Esquire I’m hearing a surprising version of the same question from clients…
