The author of a new book on global illicit trade said it carries an implicit message for general counsel: The problem is greater than you think, and you need to be doing more to tackle it.

Louise Shelley is the author of “Dark Commerce: How a New Illicit Economy is Threatening Our Future” from Princeton University Press. Shelley, director of the Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, said in a recent interview that her book focuses not only on traditional criminal actors but also on corporations and their role as facilitators of illicit trade.

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