If you conduct business on either side of the Atlantic you will be affected by the toughest global compliance enforcement standards in the world – The UK Bribery and US Foreign Corrupt Practices Acts.
On April 1, 2011 the UK Government will enforce stringent new legislative anti-bribery standards. Experts from both sides of the pond will join the British American Business Council of Greater Philadelphia on Wednesday, March 23 from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. at the offices of Duane Morris LLP to tell us what’s new and how to avoid up to 10 years in a British jail or 5 years in a local one!
The new legislation changes the way we do business. In the UK private to private bribery will now be illegal, corporate hospitality will be regulated and it can be an offence to fail to take adequate measures to stamp out corruption. Our session will give practical tips for US businesses doing business at home and in Europe. As fresh compliance measures are being enforced don’t let the whistle blowers catch you for something you did not even know was illegal.
This dynamic, informative and timely business roundtable discussion will explore UK and US compliance rules, what you need to know and how to act to ensure transparency.
Leading experts Jonathan Armstrong from Duane Morris LLP in London and Lou Pichini from Deloitte & Touche LLP in Philadelphia will discuss the immediacy of these legislative measures, and how it will affect you, your business, and your employees in the countries in which you operate and are incorporated.
For more information, please contact Jaime Scofield at jscofield@greaterphilachamber.com or 215-790-3627.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
Jonathan P. Armstrong practices in the area of corporate law with a concentration in technology and compliance for the Law Firm of Duane Morris out of the London Office. He is widely published and is on the speaker circuit discussing compliance issues.
Mr. Armstrong’s practice includes counseling multinational companies on matters involving risk, technology and compliance across Europe. He has handled legal matters in more than 40 countries involving emerging technology, corporate governance, reputation, internal investigations, marketing, branding and global privacy policies. Mr. Armstrong has counseled a range of clients on breach prevention, mitigation and response.
Mr. Armstrong is one of the hosts of TechLaw10, a 10-minute audio podcast update on technology law issues. He also is one of the co-authors of the LexisNexis definitive work on technology law, Managing Risk: Technology & Communications. He is a frequent broadcaster for the BBC and other channels and appeared on BBC News 24 as the studio guest on the Walport Review.
Mr. Armstrong is a graduate of the University of Leeds.
Louis R. Pichini is a director and the Philadelphia practice unit leader of the Forensic & Dispute Services practice of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP. As a senior member of the group, he has more than 30 years experience investigating complex financial crimes. Mr. Pichini was the longtime Chief of the Criminal Division for the United States Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia where he supervised 75 prosecutors, worked closely with federal and local law enforcement agents to detect and prosecute fraudulent schemes and patterns of fraudulent activity and reviewed and approved all fraud indictments. His background and skills enable him to offer clients the services of a former Justice Department career prosecutor highly experienced in sophisticated and sensitive financial investigations. Mr. Pichini also served as the Assistant-Attorney-in-Charge of the Organized Crime Division and was an adjunct professor in Trial Advocacy at the Temple University School of Law.
Additionally, Mr. Pichini has twice received Justice Department Special Commendation for Outstanding Service as well as the Justice Department’s John Marshall Award for Outstanding Legal Achievement.
Mr. Pichini has performed financial forensic investigations; testified in federal court as a forensic investigative expert; supervised and conducted investigations and prosecutions of fraud including bank, insurance, securities, bankruptcy, health care, government qui-tam false claims, money laundering, tax and environmental violations; developed investigative strategies to uncover financial crimes, trace assets and obtain asset forfeiture; planned and conducted forensic investigative interviews and performed forensic financial document reviews; advised and trained on complex white collar investigations, including use of investigative techniques, applicable federal statutes, asset forfeitures and relationships with law enforcement officials. He has also given many presentations at symposiums sponsored by the Philadelphia Chapter of Certified Fraud Examiners and the World Bank among others.
Mr. Pichini attended the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School where he received a BS in Economics, and Villanova School of Law where he received his Juris Doctor.
BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE SPONSORS
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Duane Morris LLP
