What Fighting in the NHL Says About Illicit Roles in Organizations

Some businesses employ people whose sole job is to skirt, or even brazenly violate, ethics and the law. These employees occupy informal, “illicit roles” within their organizations, and are often obscured from public view.   Examples of these roles include a fixer at a law firm (like George Clooney’s eponymous character in the film “Michael Clayton”) or an international business executive tasked with bribing local government officials.   The legal and ethical risks of such rol