FCPA and UK Bribery Act Risk Assessments: Identifying and Mitigating Corruption Risk, Ensuring Compliance
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will provide guidance to counsel for companies doing business outside the U.S. to ensure effective compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act.
Outline
- Importance of anti-corruption risk assessments
- FCPA/U.S. Sentencing Guidelines
- UK Bribery Act
- Goals of risk assessment
- Conducting the risk assessment
- Who conducts it?
- How its conducted?
- Establishing the appropriate scope and work plan
- Tailoring the assessment to specific industry sectors and risks
- How to handle the results
- Strategies to overcome challenges and remediate findings
- Common challenges
- Effective methods for overcoming challenges
- Dealing with the results
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- How a risk assessment can identify and mitigate potential corruption vulnerabilities
- Essential components of an FCPA or UK Bribery Act risk assessment
- Steps that should be taken to execute a cost-efficient assessment
- Tactics to overcome challenges and remediate findings
Faculty
Edward J. Fishman
Partner
Nossaman
Mr. Fishman has substantial expertise with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), export control and other U.S. laws... | Read More
Mr. Fishman has substantial expertise with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), export control and other U.S. laws that apply to business activities outside the country. Mr. Fishman has conducted global internal investigations relating to the FCPA, internal fraud, auditor independence and financial accounting irregularities for a variety of public and private companies. He also provides structuring and risk management advice on transportation projects and has handled several public-private partnership (P3) and joint venture transactions.
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John F. Wood
Partner
Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Mr. Wood focuses on corporate compliance, internal investigations, advocacy before government agencies, and litigation.... | Read More
Mr. Wood focuses on corporate compliance, internal investigations, advocacy before government agencies, and litigation. He has extensive experience representing clients in matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the False Claims Act (FCA), international trade controls, securities and accounting matters, and government contracts. His practice spans the full spectrum of compliance and dispute resolution, including helping corporations develop effective compliance programs, investigating allegations and evidence of misconduct, advocating before government agencies, litigating in court, and post-resolution compliance monitoring.
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