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Thank You to Our Sponsors Lead Sponsors With roots in the conception of the FCPA and one of the deepest benches of former senior U.S. Department of Justice officials, Covington provides highly sophisticated anti-corruption advice in both investigative and compliance contexts. Our team includes dozens of senior lawyers around the world who advise companies on the toughest questions, conduct internal investigations, and help design and implement effective compliance programs. Across both counseling and investigations, we provide 24-hour support and seamless international coordination. Clients appreciate our ability to translate nuanced legal analysis into practical advice that makes business sense. Our practice and track record of success have garnered the attention of some of the world’s leading legal ranking publications, including Global Investigations Review and Chambers USA, highlighting our exceptional individuals and recognizing our collective anti-corruption counseling, investigations, and enforcement experience in the U.S. and abroad. Global Investigations Review recently listed our practice among the most impressive investigations practices globally. https://www.cov.com/en/practices-and-industries/practices/litigation-and-investigations/ anticorruption--fcpa
Morgan Lewis brings a cross-disciplinary team of lawyers to address every aspect of FCPA investigations and compliance. From due diligence in mergers and acquisitions to compliance and training, to defending companies in multi-agency enforcement actions, our lawyers have the skills to help keep companies out of danger. Our team represents clients before the DOJ and SEC in connection with FCPA investigations and before the Serious Fraud Office in connection with UK Bribery Act and Prevention of Corruption Act inquiries. Those representations include work in countries throughout the globe, in particular in the Middle East, Asia, Central and South America, and sub-Saharan Africa. We also handle matters under investigation by authorities in the European Union, the former Soviet Union, Latin America, and elsewhere. Where red flags are identified, we conduct efficient internal investigations to quickly gather relevant facts and advise the client on the best course of action. Thanks to our international presence, we can respond effectively and quickly to any FCPA problem—wherever it arises. We weigh the advantages and disadvantages of self-disclosure based on the particular client’s circumstances, and where the government is already involved we leverage our experience with the DOJ and the SEC to defend companies and individuals in criminal or civil proceedings. Throughout the course of an investigation, we advise on remedial actions, using our understanding of and experience with enforcement agencies and our experience with compliance best practices implemented by clients in a variety of industries to best position the client to mitigate exposure. For more information visit www.morganlewis.com. Founded in 1888, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is an international law firm with approximately 700 lawyers. With leading compliance, investigations and enforcement practitioners on both sides of the Atlantic, Willkie offers clients a cohesive approach to complex regulatory matters, including designing and implementing compliance programs, compliance counseling, transactional and other due diligence, internal and government investigations, and defending against criminal and civil charges. We have particular experience in matters relating to international business practices, including the FCPA and U.K. bribery Act. In 2013, Willkie was name one of Law360’s top 10 “Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Powerhouse Firms,” and three of our partners authored a comprehensive treatise, The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Compliance Investigations, and Enforcement. In 2019, the firm launched the Willkie Compliance Concourse App, a first-of-its-kind web-based application for multinational companies, attorneys and compliance professionals seeking practical guidance on the numerous and diverse regulatory compliance risks that companies face. www.willkie.com
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Supporting Sponsors BDO is a professional services firm providing assurance, tax and advisory services to a wide range of publicly traded and privately held companies. For more than 100 years, BDO has provided quality service through the active involvement of experienced and committed professionals. The firm serves clients through more than 65 offices and over 700 independent alliance firm locations nationwide. As an independent Member Firm of BDO International Limited, BDO serves multi-national clients through a global network of more than 88,000 people working out of more than 1,600 offices across 167 countries and territories. Whether faced with an internal investigation, a government investigation, or an allegation of foreign corruption, BDO’s Forensics and Investigations team offers our clients the resources they need, when and where they need them. For additional information on Forensics and Investigations or to subscribe to BDO publications, please visit www.bdo.com/ or contact Glenn Pomerantz, Global Forensics Practice Leader, at gpomerantz@bdo.com. Cravath is a trusted adviser to the world’s leading companies, their boards of directors and senior executives in the full range of corporate crises, regulatory enforcement proceedings and white collar criminal defense matters. We regularly lead complex internal investigations, both on the companies’ initiative and in response to whistleblowers’ claims and shareholder demands, and guide companies through sensitive government investigations. Known as trial-ready attorneys, we also defend our clients in parallel or related regulatory or civil proceedings that can arise from investigations. We also advise companies and their boards of directors on corporate governance, corporate transaction risks, potential areas of exposure and preventive measures to help deter regulatory intervention and lawsuits, perform compliance risk assessments and design compliance programs that meet DOJ and SEC standards. Our team consists of top-ranked trial lawyers with broad experience in private and government practice, including one of the principal authors of the DOJ’s and SEC’s “Resource Guide” on the FCPA. Davis Polk is known for having one of the world’s premier Foreign Corrupt Practices Act practices. Anchored by lawyers in New York, Hong Kong, London, Northern California, Paris and Washington, DC, our practice offers clients a unique platform that combines our experience and reputation in anti-corruption investigations and reviews with an integrated team to support clients around the globe. We have been involved in many of the largest and most complex anti-corruption investigations in history, and clients regularly turn to us for advice on all facets of FCPA compliance, acquisition due diligence, internal investigations, and defense against governmental enforcement. www.davispolk.com Dechert is a global specialist law firm. Focused on sectors with the greatest complexities, legal intricacies and highest regulatory demands, we excel in delivering practical commercial judgment and deep legal expertise for our client’s most crucial matters. Our work is widely recognized, with 44 standout practices noted by Chambers Global, including global-wide rankings for corporate investigations and anti-corruption. In an increasingly challenging environment, clients look to us to serve them in ways that are faster, sharper and leaner without compromising excellence. Dechert’s corporate investigations, white collar crime and compliance team includes former federal prosecutors as well as former government regulators and compliance officers with deep experience in both preventing and resolving anti-corruption compliance issues. With companies facing unprecedented scrutiny of their business conduct, Dechert has the global team and resources to help clients find answers to difficult questions and creative solutions to high-stakes problems. For more information, visit www.dechert.com The K&L Gates Anti-Bribery & Anti- Corruption practice is a powerful combination of extensive experience in a broad range of industries with a global reach, allowing us to meet client needs promptly and efficiently, wherever they arise. Our global team has represented clients in numerous cross-border investigations and government enforcement matters, as well as providing merger/ acquisition due diligence, anti-corruption training, and compliance reviews. Our practice includes: More than 40 of our lawyers around the world with experience handling matters arising under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”); the U.K. Bribery Act; related antimoney laundering, fraud, and sanctions laws; and the anti-corruption laws of numerous other jurisdictions. Members of our team have decades of experience, both as former prosecutors and white collar defenders. Our group includes: Former senior officials at the U.S. Department of Justice, including a former U.S. Attorney, numerous former AUSAs who focus on financial and white collar crime; a former Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division; former senior officials at the SEC, including a former senior member of the SEC’s FCPA specialized unit who led some of the largest FCPA enforcement actions ever brought; and longstanding practitioners who have spent their entire careers at the defense bar.
We have handled matters in more than 70 different countries including boots-on-theground experience in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Europe, South Asia, East Asia, and Australia. Our team is supported by our broader platform of 44 offices across the globe, giving us additional resources and local expertise in virtually all of the world’s major commercial centers. Here’s a link to our webpage: https://www.klgates.com/Government-Enforcement-Practices By any measure, Paul Hastings’ global anticorruption practice is unmatched in its depth of talent, its unrivaled accomplishments, and its global reach. The world’s leading companies – Airbus, Goldman Sachs, Braskem, GlaxoSmithKline, Alstom, and others – have trusted Paul Hastings to lead path-breaking resolutions of the largest and most challenging anti-corruption cases around the world. It is a record of achievement that no other firm can match. Our practitioners, drawn from top ranks of the DOJ, SEC, leading NGO’s, and seasoned in -house counsel, are ideally positioned to advise clients in every aspect of investigations, multi-jurisdictional resolutions, compliance, and monitorships. Small wonder that no firm can match Paul Hastings record of awards and recognitions, from Chambers to The American Lawyer to the Legal 500, to Global Investigations Review (GIR) – which just ranked Paul Hastings as a ‘Top 10’ firm among GIR’s ‘Top 100.’
Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC is a “go to” boutique law firm with nationally recognized attorneys in Government Contracts, White Collar, and Construction Law. Our White Collar Team is comprised of veteran practitioners who have served with the DOJ, the SEC, and other agencies, and practiced at some of the largest international law firms and companies. Our experience covers the spectrum of advice and representations related to potential criminal and civil violations involving the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Offices of the Inspector General (OIG), and other regulatory agencies. We couple our top-tier legal expertise with language capabilities as our team includes attorneys fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, German, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, and Farsi. That permit us to help our clients in some of the most challenging regulatory environments around the world. www.smithpachter.com As a truly global law firm, White & Case is uniquely positioned to help clients facing legal and regulatory challenges worldwide. Our cross-border experience and diverse team of local, US and English-qualified lawyers consistently deliver results for our clients. In both established and emerging markets, our lawyers are integral, long-standing members of the community, giving our clients insights into the local business environment alongside our experience in multiple jurisdictions. We counsel clients on a range of issues with multi-jurisdictional connections, from bribery and money laundering to fraud, sanctions and securities violations. We work with some of the world's most respected and well-established financial institutions and other businesses, as well as start-up visionaries, governments and state-owned entities. We help our clients adopt sound policies and practices, ensure compliance, and protect their competitive advantage.
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