November 16-19, 2015
Partners Martin Weinstein and Peter Burrell spoke at the premier legal and regulatory anti-corruption compliance event in Washington.
Litigation partner Martin Weinstein, who chairs Willkie’s Compliance and Enforcement Group in Washington, D.C., moderated the panel “Data Privacy Case Studies: How to Manage the Risk of Foreign Data Privacy Violations in the Context of Internal and Government FCPA Investigations.” Through a series of practical case studies, the speakers discussed how to manage the inherent conflict between cooperating with the U.S. Government without violating foreign data privacy and state secret laws, addressing, among other topics:
- Meeting U.S. agencies’ expectations for cooperation amid conflicting EU data privacy restrictions
- How to properly investigate bribery without committing a criminal act under foreign data privacy laws
- Monitoring your compliance program and investigations database to avoid privacy law violations
Litigation partner Peter Burrell, who heads Willkie’s Litigation, Compliance and Enforcement, and White-Collar Defense Groups in London, participated in the panel “Russia – What Level of Due Diligence is Truly Enough for JVs and Business Partners in Russia: Revisiting Your Risk Tolerance Based on Increasing Corruption and Economic Sanctions Enforcement Risks,” exploring, among other topics:
- How each type of JV can present FCPA and sanctions compliance risks
- How to resolve due diligence challenges that may arise from cultural differences between partners
- Navigating newfound risks of public-private partnerships for manufacturing and co-development
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