Alicia L. Neubig, Attorney, Latham & Watkins LLP to Speak at KC’s Event

April 6, 2015 - PRLog -- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Alicia L. Neubig, Attorney, Latham & Watkins LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Trends and Best Practices in Responding to Corporate Whistleblower Reports Explored! LIVE Webcast” This event is scheduled for May 1, 2015 from 3:00pm – 5:00pm (ET).

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About Alicia L. Neubig

Alicia Neubig is an Attorney at Latham & Watkins in the Washington, D.C. office.  Her practice focuses on advising clients on compliance and enforcement matters involving U.S. international trade laws and regulations, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  She has experience conducting domestic and international internal investigations and preparing voluntary disclosures and presentations to U.S. government agencies.  Ms. Neubig assists clients in evaluating and strengthening anti-corruption compliance programs and whistleblower procedures.  She also works with public international organizations on global initiatives to combat corruption, including preparing guidelines to assist businesses develop whistleblower programs.

About Latham & Watkins LLP

Latham & Watkins LLP is a leading global law firm dedicated to working with clients to help them achieve their business goals and overcome legal challenges anywhere in the world. The firm has earned considerable market recognition based on a record of landmark matters and a unified culture of innovation and collaboration. From a global platform of offices covering the world’s major financial, business and regulatory centers, the firm’s lawyers help clients succeed. For more information, visit www.lw.com.

Event Synopsis:

In March 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals, ruling in Wiest v. Lynch, determined that an employee who expresses ‘reasonable belief’ of an accounting irregularity is a whistleblower. In November 2014, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program. There was a dramatic increase in whistleblowing cases in 2014. Also in 2014, the U.S. Justice Department garnered approximately $5.7 billion in civil settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act; predominantly in fraud against Medicare, Medicaid, and other government health care programs.

Today, the laws defining, protecting, and rewarding corporate whistleblowers have increased in breadth and number. The law also defines the type of conduct that triggers legal protection of whistleblowers against retaliation. The SEC will continue to monitor employment contracts for language that prohibits employees from reporting fraud and other wrongdoing to the government and, focus upon companies that harass, threaten, and terminate employees for whistleblowing. As such, the potential for whistleblowing corporate liability for claimed retaliation will increase in 2015.

Corporate compliance officers need to ensure that they can monitor and assess progress, timeliness, quality, and outcomes of their internal cases, ease and encourage early internal reporting, and monitor contracts to eliminate retaliation risk. Corporate policies should include robust anti-retaliation policies that address the growing range of activities considered to under whistleblowing law. Employers also must address the potential and serious risk of retaliation liability under laws such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Dodd Frank Act, False Claims Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act; among others.

A panel of key thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will provide a discussion of the fundamentals and latest updates surrounding this topic. The panel of speakers will help you to avoid common pitfalls and risk and to develop Best Practices and Trends in Dealing with Corporate Whistleblowing Violations in 2015 and Beyond.

Key topics include:

§  Whistleblowing Defined

§  Investigating and Responding Corporate Whistleblowing

§  Whistleblowing Provisions

§  Anti-Retaliation Provision

§  Reporting Whistleblowing

§  Corporate Whistleblowing Risk

§  Foreign Whistleblowers Rights

§  Facing Corporate Whistleblowing Allegations

§  Best Practices in Corporate Whistleblowing Violations

§  Regulatory Developments

§  Sanctions for Non-compliance

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Group  was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org