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Our featured guests will be Patrick Stokes and Adam Smith. Patrick served as the Chief of DOJ’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit from 2014 to 2016 and, before that, was Co-Chief of the Securities and Financial Fraud Unit from 2010 to 2014. Adam served as the senior advisor to the Director of the U.S. Treasury’s sanctions agency and as Director for Multilateral Affairs at the White House from 2010 to 2015. Among other topics, Patrick and Adam will discuss:
- Regulatory developments driving corporate enforcement efforts;
- Trends in anti-corruption, securities and financial fraud, and economic sanctions enforcement;
- U.S. agencies’ investigatory and litigation tactics;
- The impact of the Department of Justice’s “pilot programs” encouraging disclosures of corrupt activities and sanctions violations of companies and corporate executives;
- U.S. regulators’ expectations with respect to self-disclosure, cooperation, and compliance enhancements;
- Practical recommendations for improving corporate compliance programs; and
- Perspectives on U.S. enforcement under the new administration.