Mark Srere, Partner, Bryan Cave LLP to Speak at KC’s Event

NEW YORK - March 18, 2015 - PRLog -- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Mark Srere, Partner will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Third-Party Corruption Risk Management: A Practical Guide for Decentralized Companies LIVE Webcast”. This event is scheduled for March 24, 2015 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm (ET).

For further details, please visit:

http://theknowledgegroup.org/event_name/third-party-corruption-risk-management-a-practical-guide-for-decentralized-companies-live-webcast/

About Mark Srere

Mark Srere is the leader of the White Collar Defense & Investigations/Securities Enforcement and Litigation Client Service Group.  His practice concentrates in the criminal area and he provides counseling to corporate clients on compliance issues and internal investigations.  He also provides a full range of services to individual and corporate clients that are targets of criminal prosecution, from grand jury appearances to trials.

Mr. Srere has extensive experience related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).  He provides a full range of counseling for clients in anti-corruption compliance areas, including drafting policies, implementing compliance programs, and addressing due diligence issues that arise from mergers and acquisitions, hiring of agents and joint ventures, as well as designing training programs in the anti-corruption and anti-money-laundering areas.  Mr. Srere also conducts internal investigations related to anti-corruption issues, counsels clients on disclosure issues and defends against government investigations.

Mr. Srere has represented companies and individuals in SEC investigations related to reporting issues, securities fraud allegations, aiding and abetting issues, books and records violations, Sarbanes-Oxley violations, and Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Complaints.  His SEC-related matters include both criminal and civil actions.

Mr. Srere’s experience includes environmental and energy investigations, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and export/import investigations, Department of Transportation and NTSB proceedings, Nuclear Regulatory Commission investigations, Drug Enforcement Agency issues and major fraud investigations, including tax fraud. He has represented numerous companies in investigations conducted by the inspector general’s offices of many government agencies, including the Department of Agriculture, the EPA and the Defense Investigative Service of the Department of Defense. He has dealt with issues of debarment from government contracting as well as those related to national security, including security clearances.

About Bryan Cave LLP

Bryan Cave LLP has a diversified international legal practice. The firm represents a wide variety of business, financial, institutional and individual clients, including publicly held multinational corporations, large and mid-sized privately held companies, partnerships and emerging companies. Aided by extensive investments in technology, Bryan Cave’s more than 1,000 attorneys across the United States, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe and Asia serve clients’ needs in the world’s key business and financial markets.

Event Synopsis:

This course offers decentralized companies an overview of the third-party corruption risks common to most decentralized or multinational organizations, case examples of anti-corruption enforcement in the US and UK (i.e. how it went very wrong for some companies), and critical issues and best practices with respect to managing third-party corruption risk.

Key topics will include:

§  Global Anti-Corruption Enforcement Update – How Third Parties Can Get You in Trouble

§  Common Areas of Third-Party Risk for Decentralized Companies

§  Central Oversight of Local Anti-Corruption Initiatives

§  Third-Party Risk Analysis and Due Diligence

§  Comprehensive Third-Party Inventory

§  Catalog of Third-Party Specific Risks

§  Triaging for Higher-Risk Relationships

§  Risk-Appropriate Due Diligence

§  Ongoing Compliance Initiatives and Monitoring

§  Training and Advice

§  Incentives and Disciplinary Measures

§  Reporting and Internal Investigations

§  Securing Support for Third-Party Corruption Initiatives

§  Most Effective Modalities in Practice

§  The Role of Technology

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