Kilpatrick Townsend’s Adria Perez, Partner on the Government Enforcement & Investigations Team and Greg Freemyer, Director of Forensics and Disputes, SullivanStrickler on a recent KT Sound Bytes Episode discuss practical...more
In this KT Sound Bytes episode, Kilpatrick Townsend’s Adria Perez, Partner on Government Enforcement & Investigations Team and Greg Freemyer, Director of Forensics and Disputes, Sullivan|Strickler discuss practical...more
In this video recap, Adria Perez and Julia Arbery discuss ways to follow-up with whistleblowers while validating the reporting process.
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On March 3, 2021, Kilpatrick Townsend partnered with the Association of Corporate...more
In this video recap from the session, Julia Arbery discusses the difference between anonymity & keeping the whistleblower's identity confidential.
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On March 3, 2021, Kilpatrick Townsend partnered with the Association of...more
In this video recap, Julia Arbery and Adria Perez discuss the EU Directive on Whistleblower Protection and the current status of the German legislation.
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On March 3, 2021, Kilpatrick Townsend partnered with the Association...more
On March 3, 2021, Kilpatrick Townsend partnered with the Association of Corporate Counsel's Georgia Chapter on "Doing Business in the European Union: Exploring Cross-Border Legal Issues | Anti-Corruption, Ethics, and...more
6/2/2021
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
Internal Investigations ,
Member State ,
Multinationals ,
Privacy Laws ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
We're pleased to announce the launch of our podcast, KT Sound Bytes! Our first episode features Partner Adria Perez and Associate Jessica Nwokocha, with assistance from Summer Associate Davis Brooke Caswell, discussing the...more
10/6/2020
/ 15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(5) ,
Administrative Authority ,
Bribery ,
Business Expenses ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corruption ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equitable Relief ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
Lack of Authority ,
Liu v Securities and Exchange Commission ,
Net Profits ,
Remedies ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The DOJ recently reached a $122 million settlement with Universal Health Services (“UHS”) and Turning Point Care Center, LLC (“Turning Point”) to resolve allegations of False Claims Act violations related to their billing...more
Developments in Europe's Response to Post-JCPOA Iran Sanctions and the U.S. Administration's Warning to INSTEX -
Following the current U.S. administration's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal ("JCPOA") in 2018, which...more
U.S. Dep’t of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Response to COVID-19 -
Compliance Challenges During the Pandemic -
On April 20, 2020, in response to compliance challenges confronting companies as a...more
The COVID-19 pandemic presents many unique challenges. With changing corporate strategies and priorities, companies should anticipate new or more prevalent legal and regulatory risks. The current climate creates the “perfect...more
The U.S. Government’s 2019 FCPA enforcement efforts led to new milestones; further cooperation with international authorities; and continued use of independent corporate monitors. The following are key takeaways of these...more
4/10/2020
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Monitoring ,
Corruption ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In 2018, the Brazilian government passed the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD), which comes into effect in August 2020. Bernadete de Figueiredo Dias, partner at CGM Advogados and Adria Perez, Kilpatrick Townsend Partner...more
Adria Perez, Kilpatrick Townsend Partner on the firm’s Government Enforcement & Investigations Team, offers the following 9 Key Tips in “Leveraging ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ to Improve Compliance Programs in 2020.”
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2019 was a busy year for the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”): in May, OFAC provided a compliance roadmap in its “Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments” guidance document (see our 6 Key...more
Kilpatrick Townsend’s Scott Marrah and Adria Perez recently spoke on the “Anti-Corruption and Compliance” panel at the Association of Corporate Counsel of Georgia seminar on “Doing Business in China: Exploring Cross-Border...more
12/13/2019
/ Algorithms ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Big Data ,
Business Development ,
China ,
Compliance Monitoring ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Collection ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Rating System ,
Social Credit System
Kilpatrick Townsend’s Scott Marrah and Adria Perez recently spoke on the “Anti-Corruption and Compliance” panel at the Association of Corporate Counsel of Georgia seminar on “Doing Business in China: Exploring Cross-Border...more
On May 2, 2019, OFAC released a detailed statement of its views on the best practices that companies should follow to ensure compliance with U.S. sanctions laws and regulations. The document is called “A Framework for OFAC...more
Kilpatrick Townsend partner Adria Perez recently spoke on a panel with other thought leaders at the annual “Doing Business in Mexico” seminar which was offered by the Association of Corporate Counsel and Kilpatrick Townsend....more
Kilpatrick Townsend partner Adria Perez recently presented to the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Georgia Chapter about key 2017 trends concerning the enforcement of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) against...more
In today’s global environment, conduct in one country can potentially violate anti-corruption laws of more than one country. When faced with this possibly debilitating scenario, companies need to understand both the...more