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Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC HoustonSteering Away From Trouble
International anti-corruption and cross-border criminal investigations: How to mitigate risk and manage violations
Join Eversheds Sutherland for a networking lunch and interactive seminar on anti-corruption and cross-border criminal investigations.
Anti-corruption around the globe
The Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission collected $2.89B from corporations to resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases in 2018, up from $1.89B in 2017. Join Sergio Leal, AGC Compliance at Bilfinger and Eversheds Sutherland Partners Jack Massey (US) and Emma Gordon (UK) for a discussion on developments and issues in the global anti-corruption regime, as well as tactics to implement both to remain compliant and to respond effectively. Specifically, topics will include:
- Developments in the FCPA and Bribery Act
- The role of other states and institutions in compliance and enforcement
- Multi-jurisdictional investigations and prosecutions including double jeopardy
- Privacy laws that impact the transfer of data in an FCPA investigation
- Aspects of an effective global compliance strategy
Cross-border criminal investigations
Justin Olson, Senior Director & Chief Compliance Officer for Corporate Legal, Compliance and Risk with McDermott International and Eversheds Sutherland Partners Jim Mastracchio and Sarah Paul will discuss the current state of cross-border government investigations, how to improve compliance to help prevent an investigation and how to respond to the government if you become embroiled in an investigation. Topics covered will include:
- Department of Justice (DOJ) trends in cross-border corruption, sanctions and tax investigations of companies, as well as the updated DOJ corporate compliance guidelines and what they signify
- Newly issued IRS multi-jurisdictional examination techniques
- Treaty protections available to companies facing multi-jurisdictional investigations
- The pros and cons of self-reporting and what it means to cooperate with the government
- Protecting the attorney-client privilege during civil and criminal investigations
CLE: 3 hours of CLE, includes 0.5 hours Ethics credit (pending in Texas)
Agenda
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Registration and networking lunch
12:30 p.m. - 02:00 p.m. Anti-corruption around the globe
02:00 p.m. - 02:15 p.m. Break
02:15 p.m. - 03:45 p.m. Cross-border criminal investigations
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