The Ethisphere Institute, along with partner Corpedia, a provider of corporate and institutional ethics training, consulting, and risk-assessment solutions, have announced the Ethisphere-Corpedia Joint Committee on Business Ethics, a group of leading attorneys specializing in corporate and government ethics and compliance.

The Joint Committee was formed to promote ethics and compliance thought leadership and education as a means of elevating the dialogue on these topics in the corporate and government sectors. Moreover, the Committee seeks to raise awareness of effective products and services available to assist organizations in shaping their ethics and compliance practices, and to lead discussions on the development of the next generation of ethics and compliance products and services.

“The Joint Committee represents a collaborative, progressive effort by attorneys from a number of firms and of varying backgrounds and practice areas,” said Stephen Martin, general counsel and chief compliance officer at Corpedia. “Each Committee member brings to the table a uniquely seasoned perspective on the latest issues affecting corporate ethics. There is a great deal of opportunity for this group as a whole to discuss, develop, and support timely resources and strategies to assist companies in their compliance efforts.”

The Ethisphere-Corpedia Joint Committee is comprised of representatives from 10 law firms:

Stuart Altman, partner, Hogan & Hartson

Gary Anderson, shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

Sharie Brown, partner, DLA Piper

Gregory Bruch, partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher

David Howard, partner, Dechert

David Laufman, partner, Kelley Drye & Warren

Matthew Levine, principal, Fish & Richardson

Paul McNulty, partner, Baker & McKenzie

Barbara Van Gelder, partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

Alan Vinegrad, partner, Covington & Burlin

More information on the Joint Committee and its members is available at http://ethisphere.com/joint-committee/.