Rafael Zahralddin Moderates Financial Poise Webinar on Internal Investigations

Rafael Zahralddin Moderates 2020 Corporate & Regulatory Compliance Series for Financial Poise™

On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, Elliott Greenleaf, P.C.’s Rafael Zahralddin moderated the first episode in a monthly webinar series on Corporate and Regulatory Compliance through Financial Poise™ Webinars and West LegalEdcenter®. This is the third year Rafael has moderated the series, which he originally developed in 2017 with fellow Elliott Greenleaf attorneys Shelley Kinsella, Jarad Handelman, Christine Wechsler, and Kelley Hodge. You can read the press release here.

The series covers a wide selection of compliance areas, including corporate law compliance, securities law compliance (with a focus on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), executive compensation, procurement, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and data privacy. The various episodes examine these topics from a company’s perspective with a focus on the impact to the company’s day-to-day and long-term operations.

The first episode – Internal Investigations 101 – took place on March 11. Rafael was joined again by his 2019 panelists, Christina Sarchio of Dechert LLP, Marianne Ibrahim of Baker Hughes, and Jeanine Conley Daves of Littler Mendelson.

Episode 1: Internal Investigations 101

Compliance issues are at the front of every manager’s and fiduciary’s mind these days. It used to be that all the worry came from a creative plaintiffs’ bar calling a business’s conduct into question, but those days are long gone. Public and private companies are investigated by not only the United States federal government, but also local, state, and foreign governments. Self-regulating entities also add a layer of scrutiny. Under the insulation of the attorney-client privilege, an effective internal investigation can help marshal the facts to inform corporate decisions about past or existing violations and prevent potential future violations. An internal investigation can protect management from the violation and records the company’s response to an incident or violation. However, most importantly, it serves to send a clear message that the company is serious about compliance and that it sets transparency as a priority. This webinar surveys recent compliance trends and discusses best practices regarding the attorney-client privilege, joint defense agreements, the use of experts, witness interviews, the consequences of self-disclosure and how to control the impact on the company.

These courses can be accessed live or on demand. When the episodes become available on demand, we will send a further announcement. The course is also eligible for CLE credit in most states. 

Rafael encourages lawyers and other financial professionals to register for the series, and to share it with others who might benefit from the material.

Please reach out to Rafael directly if you’re interested in contributing or joining him as a panelist in for any of the 2020 sessions.

SPRING 2020 Corporate & Regulatory Bootcamp I

Session #1: Internal Investigations 101

Weds March 11 – 3:00 PM EST

Session #2: Securities Law Compliance

Weds April 8 – 3:00 PM EST

Session #3: Executive Compensation

Weds May 6 – 3:00 PM EST

Session #4: Overview of Corporate Law Compliance

Weds June 10 – 3:00 PM EST

FALL 2020 Corporate & Regulatory Bootcamp II

Session #1: Procurement & Government Contracting 

Date and time to come

Session #2: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance

Date and time to come

Session #3: Data Privacy Compliance

Date and time to come

Additional detail for each of the sessions and links to the 2019 editions are below.

SPRING

FALL