Special Update: The EU and Switzerland’s Advancement of Whistleblower Protection Law

September 24, 2020 9:50am

Christel Mercade
Policy Officer
European Commission

Daniel Weber
Counsel
Wenger & Vieli Attorneys-at-Law
(former Deputy Head Investigations Switzerland at UBS)

Mortiz Homann
Managing Director Corporate Compliance
EQS Group

Moderator:

Yuet Ming Tham
Global Co-Head of the White Collar: Govt. Litigation & Investigations Group
Sidley Austin

Part I: Global Whistleblowing Update: Status and Impact of New Whistleblower Protections

  • EU’s Whistleblowing Directive
  • Swiss Government’s anticipated plans to update whistleblower laws

Part II: Practical Implementation

  • Concrete examples of how to handle a whistleblower complaint for Examining whistleblowing framework of a major Swiss bank
  • Incorporating whistleblowing laws into corporate policies and procedures
  • Discover how acting in the “first instance” will help corporate organisations to reduce the risks of enforcement and reputational damage