Broadcast Date: Wednesday, July 07, 2021
from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (ET)
Overview:
With the new administration and several notable issues continuously emerging in the backdrop, an increase in enforcement actions is expected to hound the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) landscape bringing both complexity and new compliance challenges to businesses. Significant developments affecting large corporate FCPA settlements, multi-jurisdictional FCPA matters, and increased individual enforcement need crucial consideration and anticipation from companies and their counsel. Thus, structuring and implementing a smart and proactive approach in managing potential risks and challenges will significantly help to ensure sound compliance and prevent FCPA liabilities.
In this LIVE Webcast, regulatory compliance experts Gary Gao (Zhong Lun Law Firm) and Andrew Gust (AlixPartners, LLP) will provide an in-depth discussion of the current landscape of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). They will also present the important issues surrounding the FCPA law including best practices to mitigate and manage risks and challenges surrounding this area of law.
Some of the major topics that will be covered in this course are:
- FCPA Enforcement Under the New Administration
- Latest Regulatory Trends, Developments, and Updates
- Managing Risks and Challenges
- Best Compliance Practices
- What Lies Ahead
Learning Objectives:
- Determine the risks and challenges of FCPA enforcement for multi-national corporations (MNCs) in China
- Identify the anticipated FCPA risks and challenges in 2021
Credit:
Course Level:
Intermediate
Advance Preparation:
Print and review course materials
Method of Presentation:
Live Webcast; Group-Internet Based
Prerequisite:
General Knowledge of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Course Code:
149201
NY Category of CLE Credit:
Areas of Professional Practice
NASBA Field of Study:
Business Law – Technical
Total Credit:
1.0 CLE
1.0 CPE (Not eligible for On-demand credit)
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Speaker Panel:
Gary Gao, Equity Partner
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Mr. Gary GAO is a Partner and the Head of Compliance & Regulatory Department of Zhong Lun Law Firm. He has got LLM in UK and his working languages are English and Chinese. He has over 25 years of law practicing experience. Before admitted by PRC Bar in 1995, he worked as a criminal judge in a district court in Shanghai from 1990 to 1995. Mr. Gary GAO was consecutively recommended as the Leading Individual in Compliance & Regulatory by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020 and in Corporate Investigation/Anti-bribery by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021, Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020, Chambers Asia-Pacific 2019 and Chambers Asia-Pacific 2018. Besides, Mr. Gary GAO was honored as the “Litigation Asia-Pacific 2020 Lawyer” by Benchmark, “2020 Band 1 Lawyer of Compliance & Government Affairs”, “2019 Band 1 Lawyer of Compliance” and “2019 China Top 10 Lawyers – Government Affairs” by LegalBand, “The A-List China’s Elit 100 Lawyer 2019” by CHINA BUSINESS LAW JOURNAL, the 2017 “Regulatory & Compliance Lawyer of the Year” by China Law & Practice, the 2016 “Client Choice Top 20 Lawyer” by ALB and the “Asia’s Leading Lawyers for Business of Dispute Resolution” recommended by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2013.
Andrew Gust, Director
AlixPartners, LLP
Andrew Gust has over 15 years of experience conducting forensic accounting and corruption investigations domestically and internationally, including in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Malaysia, Mexico, and Peru. He has presented findings to regulators including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice. Andrew has professional working proficiency in Spanish and holds CPA and CFF credentials.
Agenda:
Segment 1:
Gary Gao, Equity Partner
Zhong Lun Law Firm
- The Impacts of COVID-19 Epidemic on FCPA Enforcement
- The Focus and Impacts of A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Second Edition
- Enforcement Trends and Changes of FCPA in 2020
- The enforcement of FCPA under the impacts of latest promulgated statues such as Data Security Law of the People's Republic of China, Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People's Republic of China and etc.
- How Chinese Entities React to FCPA Investigation under the Overall International-Interactive Legislation Background
Segment 2:
Andrew Gust, Director
AlixPartners, LLP
- Increased focus of current administration on fighting corruption
- Investor and regulator focus on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues
- Considering impact and risks of remote working environment
- Fighting fraud – best practices
Date & Time:
Wednesday, July 07, 2021
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (ET)
Who Should Attend:
- FCPA Lawyers
- Corporate Governance Lawyers
- White-Collar Lawyers
- Legal and Compliance Executives
- Risk Management Officers
- Top-Level Executives
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