Homer Moyer will co-chair the event and present on "Internal Investigations: Controlling Costs and Directing the Investigation" covering:

• When, how, and by whom should internal investigations be conducted?
• Factors in maximizing credibility to the government
• How to conduct internal investigations cost-effectively
• How the paradigm for internal investigations is changing-
  • waiver of privileges
  • admonitions to witnesses
  • Audit Committee involvement
  • written report(s)
• How much is enough in trying to learn the facts?
• Disclosure before, during, or after?

John Davis will lead a pre-conference workshop, "The Fundamentals of FCPA Compliance: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Demystified," that will include:

• Who is covered by the FCPA?
  • what constitutes a "instrumentality"
  • what constitutes a "government owned entity"
• Permissible and impermissible payments
  • anything "of value"
  • facilitating payments: limits on "grease"
  • political contributions
  • charitable contributions
• What constitutes activity deemed to "obtain or retain business"?
• Reasonable and bona fide expenses under the statute
• What triggers U.S. government anti-bribery investigations?
• Books and records requirements: a potential "Achilles Heel" for compliance
• Internal controls inaccuracies and public disclosure under the FCPA
• The FCPA paper trail: inaccurate books and records
• The intersection of Sarbanes-Oxley and FCPA
• The legal elements in the most significant cases from the past year: the stakes
• Fundamentals of an FCPA compliance program