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The potential price of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"): $1.6 billion. At least, that is the dollar figure of fines and penalties Siemens AG recently paid to settle allegations FCPA violations. For years, many corporations have elicited favorable treatment from foreign governments through bribery of public officials. The past 3-4 years, the US Gov't has enforced the FCPA as much as the prior 20 years combined.
Is your company at risk? How should your company increase its prevention efforts? What voluntary disclosures should you make? What sort of anti-corruption compliance program is recommended? Come hear from the Chief of the newly formed FCPA Unit of the SEC, Cheryl Scarboro, Fortune 500 GCs and other FCPA experts at the Council on Foreign Relations as they answer these and other important questions.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Council on Foreign Relations
1777 F St. NW
Washington, DC 20006
Agenda
| 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM |
Breakfast & Schmooze |
| 8:00 AM – 8:20 AM |
Keynote 1: Cheryl Scarboro |
| 8:20 AM – 8:40 AM |
Keynote 2: Charles Duross |
| 8:40 AM – 9:40 AM |
Panel of Experts |
| 9:40 AM – 10:00 AM |
More Schmooze |
Also, following the conclusion of the event, you are invited to stay as Arent Fox experts lead intimate break-out discussions on topics including:
Due Diligence on Third Party Intermediaries,
Handling Parallel Disclosures to DOJ / SEC, and
Current Standards for Effective FCPA Compliance Programs
Price
$39
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Cheryl Scarboro
FCPA Unit Chief
SEC
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| A long-time leading SEC voice on FCPA issues, Cheryl was recently announced to head up the SEC’s newly formed FCPA Unit. The unit is one of five national specialized units dedicated to particular highly specialized and complex areas of securities law. She has been with the SEC since 1992, having served as Associate Director, Assistant Director, Deputy Assistant Director, and Staff Attorney in the Division of Enforcement. |
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Charles Duross
Assistant Chief, Fraud Section - Criminal Division
DOJ
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| Since joining the Fraud Section in 2006, Charles has focused almost exclusively on cases involving violations of the FCPA. Previously, he worked his way to Deputy Chief in the Major Crimes Section in Miami by investigating and prosecuting a variety of criminal matters, including wire and mail fraud, money laundering, securities fraud, structuring, and mortgage fraud. |
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Howard Weissman
VP & Associate General Counsel, International
Lockheed Martin
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| Howard is responsible for providing international legal advice to all elements of the Lockheed Martin, including its international field offices, foreign subsidiaries and international joint venture companies. He has specific expertise with U.S. laws and regulations directly impacting international business operations such as the FCPA and U.S. antiboycott laws, as well as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and Export Administration Act and Regulations. |
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Tara Flanagan
Director, Legal Services
Cisco Systems
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| Tara is Director of Legal Service for Cisco’s Global Public Sector Compliance Program and Product Security. She previously served as Legal Director for Cisco’s World Wide Services organization. Before Cisco, she worked as a government contracts attorney and commercial litigator. |
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Peter Unger
Partner
Arent Fox
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| Peter practices in Arent Fox’s White Collar Defense and Litigation Groups in the DC office. His practice focuses on representing parties in investigations and litigations conducted by the SEC and state securities regulators. He also advises clients on FCPA compliance, defending FCPA investigations and conducting FCPA due diligence worldwide. Prior to entering private practice, he served as a law clerk to the former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and as an attorney in the SEC's Division of Enforcement. |
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Tamika Tremaglio
Managing Director
Huron Consulting Group
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| Tamika is head of Huron’s DC office and one of the leaders of the disputes and investigations practice. Tamika specializes in financial and white collar investigations, & dispute damages. She has significant experience in forensic accounting investigations and corporate governance matters including SEC investigations where issues surrounding executive conduct and whistleblower allegations have been called into question. She has conducted investigations in the areas of FCPA, corporate internal investigations, anti-money laundering, & bankruptcy matters. |
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Patrick Hays
Senior Attorney
The Shaw Group, Energy & Chemicals Division
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| Patrick administers his division’s compliance program, including managing the foreign agent committee, conducting foreign agent due diligence, and conducting FCPA training. He also performs commercial contracting duties with various petrochemical customers and subcontractors in domestic and international regions, including the US, Korea, China, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Germany and France. |
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Andrew Kaizer
Partner
Arent Fox
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| Andrew practices in Arent Fox’s White Collar Defense and Litigation Groups in the New York office. His white-collar criminal defense practice focuses on securities and commodities enforcement, investigations by federal, state and private-sector regulators and law enforcement officials in the US and abroad, internal investigations, hedge fund and broker-dealer regulatory compliance, and complex commercial civil litigation, including class actions, RICO matters, FCPA investigations, prosecutions, enforcement actions, and regulatory reviews. |
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