In his support, the judge will have a mountain of evidence amassed by the government from Microsoft's internal e-mails and management-briefing documents.
Pensions are in a better position to know of the conflicts of interest related to an advisor but all-too-often accept assurances frommanagement of these firms that Chinese Walls and other internal operating procedures are adequate to protect against harm.
These internal committees, made up of several high-level executives, mostly from risk-management divisions, have pledged not to reveal a whistle-blower's identity or to punish him for speaking up.
Under a system borrowed from Germany, Japanese firms must appoint at least three internal auditors to keep an eye on financial management and guard shareholders' interests.
With the change came new opportunities for internal and external training and initiatives that would have been impossible with the old management team, from both lack of interest and capability.