C5’s

4th Paris Edition on Anti-Corruption

Reduce Your Company’s Risk against Escalating International Enforcement with Effective Corporate Compliance Programmes

The US Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission received a record $1.8bn (£1.1bn) in fines for bribery and corruption in 2010, compared with $641m in 2009, according to Krolll.

Financial Times, Friday, 1 July 2011

Anti-Corruption and Bribery enforcement under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) continues unabated with no industry, company or individual escaping regulators’ notice. While the FCPA remains a critical standard by which to develop compliance programmes, the implementation of the UK Bribery Act on 1 July 2011 has widened the net by creating further compliance challenges, not only for UK companies, with its new criteria for extraterritorial reach, but also with the ambiguous standards for “adequate procedures” and the enforcement against “passive” as well as “active” bribery. All companies across all sectors must monitor and update all aspects of their compliance programmes to account for these regulatory developments and to demonstrate a continuing commitment to comply with anti-corruption laws thus avoiding potential liability for significant fines and in some cases, jail terms for senior company officials.

C5’s Forum on Anti-Corruption, Paris Edition is THE annual event that consistently brings together a leading faculty of experienced in-house and private practice lawyers, compliance executives and government officials who will provide the latest strategies to facilitate compliance with anti-corruption laws and mitigate damages should a violation occur. Use this opportunity to benchmark your practices and pick up critical knowledge from the anti-corruption community. You will gain greater industry recognition as you join our group of business leaders who have helped to shape some of our most important industry conferences. This is an outstanding career, business networking and information sharing opportunity. 

New This Year!

• The UK Bribery Act: Assessing the Act and its guidance while addressing key extraterritoriality questions 
  
  
• Contrasting UK Bribery Act with US FCPA Requirements: How to Meet “Adequate Procedures” for Compliance in Europe
  
  
• Detecting and minimising civil and criminal liability exposure for directors, CEOs and senior officers
  
  
• Leading multinational company compliance executives across all sectors provide new cutting edge solutions for designing, implementing and maintaining robust compliance programmes
  
  
• Coping with allegations of corruption and bribery during arbitration proceedings: How will the allegations affect the outcome?

Also get the latest insights on:

• Establishing effective internal whistle-blowing procedures to develop a reporting culture while managing cultural obstacles
  
  
• Determining what level of due diligence is required to uncover potential liabilities with third parties at the pre-transaction stage and to monitor ongoing relationships
  
  
• Managing conflicts arising from multiple and global investigations and achieving negotiated settlements such as plea bargains 

Hands-On Practical and Interactive Working Group Sessions

Discuss what was learned during the main conference and start tailoring your compliance program to your company’s specific needs.

Use this opportunity to benchmark your practices with leading local and international organisations and pick up critical knowledge from the anti-corruption experts. This is an outstanding career, business networking and information sharing opportunity. 

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