Compliance professionals’ seniority within a company, their contact with top decision-makers and their access to necessary information are critical to success in their roles. So is the ability to influence company culture more broadly within an organization. Those topics were addressed during a panel hosted by the Practising Law Institute entitled “Empowering Gatekeepers to Enhance Compliance Practices.” Moderated by Weil partner Robert Stern, the panel featured McDermott Will & Emery partner Anne Elkins Murray; Miller & Chevalier counsel Richard Gallena; and Booking Holdings vice president Sonia Rye. This article distills some of the insights shared by the panelists. See our two-part series “Tips for Creating an EOY Compliance Checklist”: Part One (Oct. 31, 2024); and Part Two (Nov. 14, 2024).