Kathryn Cameron Atkinson will speak on the following topics:

Conducting FCPA Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions and Joint Venture Transactions

• What prospective acquirers should look for in a target's
  FCPA compliance
• How due diligence process defers for joint venture partners
• Determining if the risk of undisclosed FCPA violations is present
• Assessing the effectiveness of the target's internal FCPA
  compliance controls
• Evaluating procedures the target company has in place to
  identify and mitigate FCPA risks
• Reviewing target's written agreements with all international
  agents and third parties
• What to do if due diligence efforts reveal problems
• disclosure to the DOJ and SEC
• conduct of a joint investigation
• role of outside counsel
• forensic auditors
• interviews/evidence summaries/real time updates
• Securing a disposition prior to closing and other
  transactional issues
• Post-closing compliance requirements
• continuing cooperation and disclosures
• disciplinary actions
• compliance programs and internal controls in the new entity

Understanding the Limits of Gift Giving, Facilitating Payments and Hospitality

• Contractually-mandated hospitality: how to handle it and what is reasonable
• Pure hospitality ("relationship building"): when is it considered promotion, demonstration, or explanation of products and services
• Spouses and children: when is hospitality permitted?
• Gifts and meals: what is reasonable and customary
• Best practices for business travel
• The FCPA's definition of facilitating payments: when does grease become a bribe?
• Preparing for increased scrutiny of facilitating payment
• Monitoring facilitating payments and third parties
• Extortion, duress and customs - are they defenses?