Daniel Groman

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer, Walker Dunlop

Search every verified Daniel Groman interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Daniel Groman, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer at Walker Dunlop, appeared on the podcast "Life as a Corporate General Counsel and Executive Officer" in September 2022. Drawing on his experience at Panasonic, Groman discussed the evolving role of general counsel, stating that the position should have "an equal seat with the other executive management at the decision-making table on a strategic level." He noted that in Japan, the general counsel role was "almost non-existent until very recently" and that many listed companies still lack such a position or have it report indirectly. Groman described his priority over the previous four years as building a "global compliance infrastructure," and said that Japanese companies expanding overseas sometimes struggled due to risk aversion, recognizing a need for a "balanced way to take and manage risk." Groman contrasted the U.S. legal environment, which he described as governed by a "complex legal system and aggressive enforcement," with Japan, where there is a "strong natural sense of wanting to do the right thing" but often a lack of infrastructure to identify and mitigate risks. He identified emerging compliance issues including competition law, anti-bribery, trade sanctions, supply chain responsibility, and data privacy. Groman also commented on the trend of general counsel serving on boards, predicting it would continue due to ESG investors and emerging risks. He noted that Japan is "one of the worst places in the world to be based for a global job" due to time zone management and travel demands.