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FCPA Compliance & Investigative Due Diligence
This presentation provides an overview of current FCPA trends and highlights elements to implement an effective FCPA compliance policy. Join Ellen Zimiles, Founder and CEO, Daylight Forensic and Advisory LLC as she discusses the importance of Investigative Due Diligence and how to maximize its effectiveness.
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Presenters
- Ellen Zimiles, Daylight Forensic and Advisory LLC,
Full Event Description
Title: FCPA Compliance & Investigative Due Diligence
Was held on: March 31, 2009
Cost: None
Who should attend: CEO, CFO, CCO, other C-level executives, Senior Management, General Counsel, Audit Committee Chair, Internal Audit
The pace of enforcement by US regulators of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is set to continue in 2009. Coupled with increased anti-bribery and corruption enforcement by overseas agencies, companies have to increasingly face and manage this regulatory risk.
This presentation will provide an overview of current FCPA trends and highlight elements to implement an effective FCPA compliance policy. Attendees will learn the importance of Investigative Due Diligence and how to maximize its effectiveness.
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
1. Assess their level of FCPA risk within their organization.
2. Develop an effective FCPA compliance program
3. Determine when to use Investigative Due Diligence
Speaker Biographies
Ellen Zimiles, Founder, CEO Daylight Forensic and Advisory LLC,
Ellen Zimiles, Daylight’s co-founder and CEO, has more than 23 years of litigation and investigation experience, including 10 years as a federal prosecutor. Before forming Daylight, Ellen was a principal at a "Big Four" accounting firm, where she coordinated the forensic practice across all industry segments and was practice leader for the financial services industry. She is a leading authority on anti-money laundering programs, fraud control and public corruption matters. Ellen speaks frequently on these matters before banking, legal, compliance and academic audiences. She served as the independent financial auditor for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters as part of a federal court consent agreement.
Before her Big Four experience, Ellen was an assistant United States attorney in the Southern District of New York for more than 10 years. She served in the civil and criminal divisions and was chief of the forfeiture unit for more than six years. Ellen was responsible for many high-profile money laundering, fraud and forfeiture cases. In recognition for her contributions as a federal prosecutor, Ellen received the United States Department of Justice’s John Marshall Award for Outstanding Service and the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Integrity Award. Ellen earned a bachelor's degree at Brooklyn College and a law degree at Syracuse University College of Law, where she served as an editor of the law review.
