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By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | September 27, 2017 at 02:00 AM

What risks are most worrisome for company executives and how can chief risk officers and others in a company best mitigate any potential harm?

These questions were asked and answered in Ropes & Gray's "Risky Business: Mitigating Exposure Through Comprehensive Risk Management" study, released Monday. The study, which Ropes & Gray conducted together with research service FT Remark, asked 300 senior-level executives across a number of industries to identify their top risks and reveal their readiness to handle legal and regulatory challenges.

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