Click on link below to see the pre-read for 5-18 luncheon. In this case, we are considering how a factual situation and issue can permeate a select few as bright lines turn to shades of gray. The questions we explore are how large firms should structure themselves to operate in an environment where trust is everything. In order to address these questions, we should consider two critical elements of Catholic Social Doctrine – the common good and subsidiarity – as we make decisions that affect employees, partners, clients and the public. The communications referenced herein and other case facts are publicly available accounts of a real and leading global professional services firm. While this is an ongoing case, the facts herein have been reproduced from the DOJ indictment and thus are allegations. The actual names of the parties have been redacted and substituted with fictitious names. The Firm referenced herein self-reported the incident and is not under indictment. Now, let’s explore how the very systems designed to measure performance might in fact creative the incentive for costly ethical compromises.