September 27, 2022
As the worldwide financial system step by step emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, legislators and regulators in Asia proceed to grapple with the implications of the pandemic and the challenges it presents for the battle towards corruption. On this webcast, we’ll discover the approaches taken by Asian nations to cope with the present surroundings and study present developments in FCPA and native anti-corruption enforcement, with a concentrate on the Asia.
In China, as the federal government continues to crack down on corruption within the monetary and well being sectors, the anti-corruption marketing campaign has expanded to embody an more and more giant a part of the nationwide financial system, such because the semiconductor trade and the insurance coverage trade. China’s company felony compliance regime advanced quickly in 2022, with new nationwide authorities becoming a member of the third-party monitoring and evaluation mechanism, which has been utilized in additional than 1,000 instances since its launch in 2021. India has seen a variety of high-profile trials. corruption instances, together with enforcement actions within the transport and biotechnology sectors. And whereas Korea has considerably centered on rooting out corruption in its private and non-private sectors, residents surprise if actual change is feasible as high-level officers and leaders proceed to be pardoned for previous misconduct that made headlines.
Whereas home politics and legislative amendments have made it harder to provoke and full anti-corruption actions in some markets, current instances spotlight the compliance dangers related to doing enterprise in lots of markets amongst largest in Asia. Be a part of our staff of skilled worldwide anti-corruption attorneys to be taught extra about do enterprise in China, India, Korea and different Asian nations with out breaking anti-corruption legal guidelines, together with the International Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”).
Matters coated embody:
• An summary of FCPA enforcement statistics and developments for 2022;
• Asia’s corruption panorama, together with current headlines and scandals;
• Classes discovered from the native utility of the battle towards corruption in China, India, Korea and South-East Asia;
• Key modifications in anti-corruption, knowledge privateness and regulatory compliance throughout Asia; and
• Mitigation methods for firms working in Asian markets.
Present slides (PDF)
PANELISTS:
Kelly Austin leads Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s white-collar protection and investigative observe for Asia, is world co-chair of the agency’s anti-corruption and FCPA observe, and is a member of the agency’s govt committee. Ms. Austin is ranked #1 yearly by Chambers Asia Pacific and Chambers International in Company Investigations/Anti-Corruption: China. His observe focuses on authorities investigations, regulatory compliance and worldwide disputes. Ms. Austin has in depth experience in inside authorities and company investigations, together with these involving the FCPA and different anti-corruption legal guidelines, in addition to cash laundering, securities and commerce management legal guidelines. .
Olivier Welch is a associate within the Hong Kong workplace, the place he represents purchasers all through the Asia-Pacific area on all kinds of compliance and anti-corruption issues and commerce management legal guidelines. Mr. Welch often advises multinational firms on their anti-corruption compliance packages and controls, and assists purchasers in drafting insurance policies, procedures and coaching supplies designed to advertise compliance with world anti-corruption legal guidelines. Mr. Welch regularly advises on anti-corruption due diligence in company acquisitions, non-public fairness investments and different enterprise transactions.
Karthik Ashwin Thiagarajan, authorized counsel within the Singapore workplace, assists purchasers of their investigations within the quickly altering monetary providers, data know-how, electronics and client items sectors in India and South East Asia. He advises purchasers on inside investigations and anti-corruption opinions within the area. A consumer praised him for being “on the prime of his recreation” within the Indian Journal of Enterprise Legislation2019 “Leaders of the pack” report.
Ning-Ning, a associate within the Hong Kong workplace, advises purchasers on governmental and inside investigations, compliance recommendation and compliance due diligence issues within the Asia-Pacific area. Ms. Ning has represented purchasers earlier than the U.S. Division of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Trade Fee (SEC) concerning potential violations of the U.S. International Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), securities legal guidelines and different white-collar protection points. Ms. Ning often advises purchasers on inside investigations referring to allegations of corruption, fraud and accounting irregularities. Ms. Ning additionally advises purchasers on the design and steady enchancment of their anti-corruption and compliance packages, in addition to anti-corruption and compliance danger assessments.
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