COMPLIANCE, INVESTIGATIONS, AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM (CICR) NEWSLETTER
Director's Column
Professor Sarah Duggin
What an exciting year for CICR! We hosted a program on compliance and the role of AI in our workplaces and a panel on building careers in the compliance and internal investigation fields. We had a festive brunch at my home, and we launched our new CICR Alumni Association and Linkedin page (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13180613/) with a reception at Murphy’s on campus. We received a $335,000 cy pres award from the residual settlement funds of a major class action lawsuit, and we awarded CICR certificates to nine outstanding members of the Catholic Law Class of 2025. It’s been a great year, and it’s clear that CICR has a wonderful future in the years ahead!
Save the Date
November 14, 2025 Conference on the Corporate Responsibility of Big Tech
On Friday, November 14, 2025, CICR, joined by the joined by the Bakhita Initiative and the Law and Technology Institute, will host a day-long conference exploring the corporate responsibility of Big Tech. Discussions with leading experts will focus on topics such as social media and human trafficking, the moral and ethical issues pertaining to artificial intelligence, and the environmental impacts of our ever expanding technologies. Stay tuned for more details on the CICR and Law School websites and on our CICR Alumni Group on Linkedin.
Faculty, Alumni & Staff Stars
Professor Matthew Madalo has shared his extensive business and legal experience with Catholic Law students since 2023 as an adjunct professor of Risk Management, Audit and Financial Controls. Professor Madalo is currently Senior Vice President - General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary of Siemens Government Technologies (SGT), which provides complex products, technologies, and software to the government.
Denise Isaac, Senior Analyst, Corporate Financing, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Denise Isaac, one of the CICR program’s terrific alumni, uses her experience, skills, and education in the finance space. Ms. Isaac earned her undergraduate degree from George Washington University and her master’s degree in international business from Nova Southeastern University. Prior to law school, she had an extensive career in commercial banking where she saw first-hand the growing importance of risk management and compliance obligations in the banking world. Ms. Isaac’s interest in this intersection encouraged her to attend law school. After law school, she joined the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a private self-regulatory compliance organization that supervises member broker-dealers.
Constantia Dedoulis, Director, Institutes and Special Programs
Much of the success of the Compliance, Investigations, and Corporate Responsibility Program can be attributed to Ms. Constantia Dedoulis’s behind-the-scenes work. In her role as the Director of the Office of Institutes and Special Programs, Ms. Dedoulis administers the Law School’s certificate programs and works closely with faculty directors to execute the purpose and goals of each program by planning events, tracking certificate requirements, and connecting students with experts.
2025 CICR Certificate Award Winners
The 2025 Institutes and Special Programs Certificate Ceremony took place on May 22 in the Rev. William J. Byron, S.J. Auditorium, bringing together graduates from five specialized certificate programs and their guests to celebrate an extraordinary milestone. These students achieved a level of expertise surpassing the foundational J.D. curriculum, earning certificates that mark their mastery in distinct areas of legal practice.
The ceremony honored graduates from the Comparative and International Law Institute (CILI); Compliance, Investigations, and Corporate Responsibility Program (CICR); Law and Public Policy Program (LPP); Law and Technology Institute (LTI); and Securities Law Program (SLP). Certification from these institutes highlights their recipients as specialists, prepared to excel in their respective fields.
News and Events
The 2025 Institutes and Special Programs Certificate Ceremony took place on May 22 in the Rev. William J. Byron, S.J. Auditorium, bringing together graduates from five specialized certificate programs and their guests to celebrate an extraordinary milestone. These students achieved a level of expertise surpassing the foundational J.D. curriculum, earning certificates that recognize their mastery in distinct areas of legal practice.
In the News
- Catholic Law's Compliance, Investigations and Corporate Responsibility Program Awarded $335K
- Celebrating Excellence: 2025 Certificate Ceremony Honors Specialized Law Graduates
- The Compliance, Investigations, and Corporate Responsibility Program Launches Alumni Association with Inaugural Leadership Team
- Exploring Legal Careers: Insights from Catholic Law Alumni in Compliance and Investigations
- ABA Formal Opinion Highlights Insights from Catholic Law's Professor Sarah Duggin
- Navigating Compliance and AI: Catholic Law Hosts a Discussion with Insights from Industry Experts
- Empowering Change: Catholic Law's Professor Duggin Joins Global Experts to Combat Modern Slavery at G20 Interfaith Forum