March 4, 2015
Robert Meyer spoke at the American Conference Institute 2nd Summit on FCPA, AML & OFAC Risks for Private Equity & Hedge Funds.
This conference held in New York City focuses on the globalization of the private investment industry, which has given rise to an increased focus by U.S. prosecutors and regulators on finding corrupt business activities in private equity firms and hedge funds. Federal investigators are currently examining Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse Group AG, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Societe Generale, Blackstone Group and Och-Ziff Capital Management Group. This one day in-depth summit covered the FCPA, UK Bribery Act as well as local enforcement in Latin America and Asia.
Robert Meyer spoke on Board Governance: What is Your Responsibility as a Board Member to Ensure Compliance. Topics included the following:
- What role do the board members play in the organization?
- Is there a different level of responsibility when you are a majority or minority owner?
- How can PE executives protect themselves when confronted by FCPA risk?
- Post-acquisition dos and don’ts
- What is the ideal level of board oversight?
- How to best train the board on compliance issues
For more information about the program, please click here.
