Amplified Anti-Corruption Risks During COVID-19: Navigating Compliance and Investigation Challenges, Addressing Misconduct
Course Details
- smart_display Format
On-Demand
- signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level
- work Practice Area
International
- event Date
Thursday, April 30, 2020
- schedule Time
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
- timer Program Length
90 minutes
-
This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
This CLE course will guide counsel on anti-corruption investigations and compliance in the new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) environment. The panel will discuss the hurdles that COVID-19 presents and offer workarounds and best practices for conducting investigations and remaining compliant.
Mr. Ellis has extensive experience in all areas of international anti-corruption compliance and enforcement. With a focus on the Americas, he advises companies and individuals on all areas of FCPA enforcement and compliance. He has performed complex, independent, and on-site internal investigations in over 20 countries throughout the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Africa.
Ms. Sultan focuses on internal and government investigations, international corporate compliance, and white collar defense related primarily to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and anti-money laundering laws and regulations. She advises clients, including public companies and senior executives, on a wide range of topics, such as compliance assessments, due diligence, risk management, Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions, and interacting with external auditors in the context of accounting and financial reporting matters.
Mr. Wise defends clients in white collar criminal and civil trials and represents multinational companies in fraud and anti-corruption investigations. He defends clients in cases involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), mail and wire fraud, bribery and honest services fraud, price-fixing, and tax fraud. He also conducts internal investigations into potential violations of U.S. laws and regulations, and advises clients on compliance challenges and enforcement issues arising out of those investigations.
Travel restrictions, office closures, and internal process changes implemented by companies during this COVID-19 pandemic pose unique challenges for addressing corporate misconduct.
In these uncertain times, how should compliance and investigations efforts adapt? To detect and manage misconduct, compliance resources and priorities must reflect changing external factors such as supply chain disruptions and internal factors such as evolving business pressures and internal dynamics from remote or partially operating work forces. Does your compliance contingency plan reflect likely and worst-case scenarios so that compliance efforts remain effective and issues can be addressed?
Conducting investigations during the current crisis means coming up with solutions in an environment where some accepted best-practice principles are temporarily unworkable but many of the challenges are magnified. And while regulators face their own challenges, it is certain that they will remain interested in pursuing instances of corporate misconduct. We will discuss considerations and associated risks that companies should keep in mind, including how to leverage technology and other workarounds in order to conduct effective investigations throughout your organization.
Listen as our authoritative panel of compliance and investigations attorneys examines the impact of COVID-19 on anti-corruption compliance and investigations. The panel will also offer tips on workarounds and best practices.
- Amplified risks in COVID-19 environment
- Remote workplace
- Supply chain challenges
- Communication and information sharing
- Identifying changes in risk profile
- Adapting compliance programs
- Taking stock of risks
- Leveraging resources
- Contingency plans
- Remediation
- Adapting investigations practices
- Regulators’ expectations
- Evaluating how to modify “best practices” without sacrificing the
integrity and reliability of an investigation - Leveraging technology in data collection, analysis, and interview
execution - Protecting privilege and confidentiality
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- Anti-corruption risks resulting from COVID-19
- Steps to ensure anti-corruption compliance in a COVID-19 environment
- Considerations for conducting anti-corruption investigations
