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Corporate & Securities

Compliance

From the program: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2013

Released on: May. 17, 2013

Enforcement under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) continues as a critical priority for both the DOJ and the SEC. Recent FCPA enforcement actions and disclosures demonstrate that no industry is immune from FCPA scrutiny, and FCPA sweep investigations across industry sectors are becoming more common and challenging. Beyond the FCPA, an increasing number of countries, as well as international organizations, are ramping up anti-corruption enforcement ...

Course Handbook from the program Antitrust Institute 2013: Developments & Hot Topics, held May, 2013.

Released on: May. 6, 2013

Taken from the briefing Financial Firms as ERISA Plan Sponsors - The When, What and How of the QPAM Audit Requirement recorded April, 2013.Starting in 2012 when a Department of Labor amendment of the Qualified Professional Asset Manager (“QPAM”) prohibited transaction class exemption became effective, a new requirement was imposed on financial firms when managing assets of ERISA plans they maintain for their own employees. These firms now must undergo ...

• May. 30 - 31, 2013 New York, NY

• May. 30 - 31, 2013 Webcast

• May. 30 - 31, 2013 Mechanicsburg, PA
• May. 30 - 31, 2013 New Brunswick, NJ
• May. 30 - 31, 2013 Philadelphia, PA
• May. 30 - 31, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA

Compliance and ethics programs should no longer be considered optional. They are an important aspect of legal risk management, and government standards on compliance programs have become increasingly specific. No matter how large or small the company, paying careful attention to corporate compliance and ethics is critical. No area is safe - prosecutors all over the world aggressively attack corporate crime, as countries now pursue subjects ...

Course Handbook from the program Cloud Computing 2013: Cut Through the Fluff & Tackle the Critical Stuff, held May, 2013.

From the program: Enforcement 2013: Perspectives from Government Agencies

Released on: May. 10, 2013

We continue to see unprecedented changes in our economic, business and regulatory regimes in general, and in enforcement efforts in particular. This unique program brings together panels of senior staff from the various enforcement and regulatory agencies, including the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, FINRA, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Justice, Federal ...

Released on: May. 30, 2013

Taken from the briefing Crisis Management - A View from Inside and Outside the U.S. recorded May, 2013.Crises are unpredictable but not unmanageable. In recent years, we've seen numerous corporate crises in the headlines, some of which have caused significant damage to companies, and highlighted the critical role of the general counsel as crisis manager. Although a corporate crisis can be a turning point for any company, it does not need to end badly. ...