Baker & McKenzie and Midi to host Compliance and Ethics Summit on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-corruption Enforcement Trends
Who: Midi, a leading provider of global compliance and ethics solutions and Baker & McKenzie, one of the world's largest law firms, will host a complimentary Compliance and Ethics Summit designed to assist organizations with specific Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") challenges and best practices for resolving them.
Where: Chicago, IL at the Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro
When: February 15, 2006 at 8:00 a.m.
What: Carrie Di Santo, a specialist in the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act will discuss the fundamental principles of the FCPA (both anti-bribery and accounting provisions), recent enforcement trends under the US FCPA, the relationship between penalties and compliance program deficiencies, and the recent trend toward international enforcement in the anti-corruption area.
A member of the Midi Ethics and Law Advisors and partner at Baker & McKenzie LLP, Ms. Di Santo will also discuss enhancing an organization's FCPA compliance program so that it is effective in preventing and detecting misconduct, and reaches all directors, officers, employees and third party intermediaries, such as consultants, agents and distributors.
About Midi
Midi is a leading provider of enterprise-wide compliance and ethics solutions for Global 2000 companies. Midi Global Solutions provide organizations with the compliance and ethics consulting expertise, technology, globally relevant courseware, and program management tools they need to reduce legal risk and enrich a consistent culture of compliance and ethics worldwide, leading to enhanced corporate trust.