Shakespeare’s Problems Plays: Part 5- Timon of Athens and Risk Ranking Logistics Companies

Today, I round out the series by discussing the final play considered in this oeuvre, “Timon of Athens”. While the first four Problem Plays are most generally described as a play where the mask of comedy (not the mask of tragedy) ends the plays; i.e. everyone gets married at the end of the day, even though these were really not happy endings. However today’s offering is a Problem Play for yet another reason - it does not seem to be finished.  The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) world is littered with cases involving freight forwarders, brokers and agents in the shipping and express delivery arena. How can a company respond to protect itself or at least reduce its potential FCPA risk with regards to a logistics company, freight forwarder or express delivery company?  Timon of Athens did not seem to have a process in mind when he gave all his possessions away. In the forest, he could only seethe with rage and contemplate the destruction of his former city and friends. Creative uses of your own risk ranking tools will go a long way in determining your company’s FCPA liability. You must have a thoughtful process and document that process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices