“We and our clients have worked with Risk Advisory since its inception on due diligence assignments in connection with FCPA and other regulatory matters. Risk Advisory's professionals are knowledgeable, responsive and pragmatic. And, of critical importance, they are committed to compliance with the ethical and legal frameworks in which they operate.”

Homer Moyer, Member, Miller & Chevalier

 

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Anti-corruption due diligence

We conduct background due diligence on prospective business intermediaries in all jurisdictions, particularly in jurisdictions where the availability of public information is poor, identifying red flags such as political connections or associations or prior histories of corrupt or illegal behaviour.

As a result of the 1997 OECD Convention most developed countries now have both wide- ranging anti-corruption laws and aggressive enforcement programmes. While the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Department of Justice are most active in this area, all major European economies have seen enforcement activity. Many corporations and their stakeholders have suffered the consequences of getting policy, process and procedures wrong.

We have been working in this area for over fifteen years and count amongst our clients many global US and European businesses with the highest risk profiles.

We work with our clients to develop and implement effective due diligence programmes which help them mitigate their corporate and individual exposure to prosecution.

Examples include:

  • Working with a UK plc to develop and implement "adequate procedures" in anticipation of the implementation of the Bribery Bill in the UK
  • Working with a major German corporation to ensure ongoing compliance with US and German anti-corruption laws
  • Working with major US corporations in the oil and gas, defence and aerospace, and financial services sectors to ensure compliance with the FCPA, anti-money laundering laws and export control laws

 


Local law required our client, a US construction firm, to form a joint venture to bid for a $1bn building project in a West African country. Two potential partners were identified. The client had concerns about their capabilities, experience, ethics, modus operandi and government connections.

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