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Federal Corrupt Practices Act - How Your Institution Can Comply

Wednesday, 07 November 2018 10:00 AM PST, 01:00 PM EST

Training Duration = 60 Min                    Sponsored by Online Compliance Panel

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Corruption poses a risk to virtually any business. Enforcement actions taken against companies who have either engaged in corruption or who have failed to implement appropriate anti-corruption efforts have increased in recent years.

This webinar will discuss the FCPA and potential pitfalls that US businesses must be aware of when conducting overseas business. The presentation will look at the history and development of anti-corruption laws; examine the legal and recordkeeping requirements, as well as the potential penalties and sanctions for violation.

Case studies will be presented and guidance provided as to steps a company can take to help prevent it from becoming a target. US businesses conducting activities or transactions overseas need to be aware of the restrictions placed upon them by US law with respect to how contracts may be entered into.

Learning Objectives:

  • Background and history of anticorruption efforts leading up to the FCPA
  • Key elements of the FCPA
  • Prohibited practices under the FCPA
  • Recordkeeping Requirements of FCPA
  • Investigations and Enforcement
  • Recent developments
  • Case Studies

Why Should You Attend:

Corruption risks threaten nearly every business and industry. Violations of the FCPA and related laws can results in significant fines and other penalties, disgorgement of profits, imprisonment, loss of reputations and other adverse impacts.

The FCPA also imposes specific recordkeeping requirements that can result in penalties, if not properly kept, but can also serve to defend and mitigate against enforcement actions. This webinar will introduce trainees to the basic requirements of the FCPA so that appropriate proactive action to address these threats can be taken.

Areas Covered

  • Requirements of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
  • Applications of the law
  • Activities prohibited
  • Case examples

Instructor

Kenneth Barden is a Senior Anticorruption and Good Governance Advisor with the Governance and Rule of Law Team at USAID. For many years, Ken was an independent consultant for several international development projects, including ones funded by USAID, the MCC, World Bank, UN, Asian Development Bank and others.

Ken served as Team Leader for the USAID-administered MCC Threshold Indonesia Control of Corruption Project in Indonesia, working on anticorruption and judicial reform. Immediately prior to joining USAID, Ken was with the USAID Modernizing Financial Institutions project in the West Bank, where he led implementation of anti-money laundering and anticorruption activities. Ken's experience includes work in Eastern Europe, Central and Southeastern Asia, Oceania, the Middle East and Africa.

He also has over 15 years of experience in municipal government. Ken holds a Juris Doctor from Indiana University, and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from University of Indianapolis, as well as post-graduate work in Disaster Management from the University of Wisconsin and in International Humanitarian Law from the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), in Hyderabad, India.