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the first annual

White Collar Crime, Investigations and Compliance ‎‎Symposium

October 5, 2021

Programme

Opening Remarks

Introduction to the White Collar Crime, Investigations and Compliance Symposium

Start Time
8:00 a.m. PT
9:00 a.m. MT
10:00 a.m. CT
11:00 a.m. ET

Length
10 minutes
Discussion Leaders
All Members

From consumer protection and privacy to telecommunications, cybersecurity and governance, the legal ‎landscape is ‎changing.  Is your business prepared for the anticipated regulatory changes in Canada, the ‎United States and Europe? ‎Our panel members will be discussing the regulatory trends that will impact your ‎business in Canada, the United States and Europe.

Start Time
8:10 a.m. PT
9:10 a.m. MT
10:10 a.m. CT
‎‎11:10 a.m. ET
Length
40 minutes
Moderator
Alan Sarhan, DLA Piper Canada

Discussion Leaders
Tudor Carsten, DLA Piper Canada
Jonathan King, DLA Piper US
Patrick Rappo, DLA Piper UK

Canada has a new Commissioner of Competition who is keen to increase enforcement. The Competition ‎Bureau has ‎been recently armed with an expanded budget. We provide an overview of what to expect ‎and introduce Aiscension, ‎DLA Piper’s new proprietary, market-leading AI audit and investigations tool.  ‎

Start Time
8:55 a.m. PT
9:55 a.m. MT
10:55 a.m. CT
‎‎11:55 a.m. ET
Length
25 minutes
Discussion Leaders
Ilan Sherr, DLA Piper UK
Kevin Wright, DLA Piper Canada
Class Actions‎ and Allegations of Corporate Misconduct

Global Class Action Group Partners from across DLA Piper’s offices will discuss trends in ‎class action litigation in the context of white collar and corporate crime, as well as the risks faced by national ‎and international corporations and their directors.‎

Start Time
9:25 a.m. PT
10:25 a.m. MT
11:25 a.m. CT
‎‎12:25 p.m. ET
Length
30 minutes
Discussion Leaders
David Neave, DLA Piper Canada
Keara Gordon, DLA Piper US
Isabelle Ord, DLA Piper US
Jeremy Sher, DLA Piper UK
Global Fraud Recovery

When a company seeks to pursue fraud recovery, it soon faces a series of challenges. Money is traced, ‎and then moves ‎again. Funds move into jurisdictions from which recovery seems impossible. Fraudsters ‎use corporations to hide behind ‎shell companies and bank secrecy laws prevent disclosure. ‎In this panel ‎discussion, our Global DLA Piper team discusses ‎the most common challenges as well as  practical solutions.‎

Start Time
10:00 a.m. PT
11:00 a.m. MT 
12:00 p.m. CT
1:00 p.m. ET

Length
30 minutes

Discussion Leaders
Charles Allin, DLA Piper UK
Leo Cheng, DLA Piper Hong Kong
Jamie Curle, DLA Piper UK
Jordan Deering, DLA Piper Canada

Right-sizing your Compliance Program: A fireside chat with ‎Dr. Hentie Dirker, Chief Integrity Officer, ‎SNC-Lavalin ‎‎Group Inc.‎

In this interview, Alan Sarhan from DLA Piper (Canada) LLP discusses Canada’s corporate compliance ‎landscape with ‎Dr. Hentie Dirker, Chief Integrity Officer at Group SNC-Lavalin Inc. The interview will highlight ‎major compliance ‎developments in Canada over the past decade, how Canada measures in comparison ‎to its international peers and ‎Dr. Dirker’s experience developing SNC-Lavalin’s world class program which ‎led to the company’s early release from ‎World Bank sanctions. The interview will conclude with a ‎discussion on how to right-size your program with practical ‎tips for the successful and ‎cost-effective ‎implementation of compliance policies and procedures adaptable to a ‎range of organizations.‎

Start Time
11:00 a.m. PT
12:00 p.m. MT
1:00 p.m. CT
2:00 p.m. ET
Length
40 minutes
Moderator
Alan Sarhan, DLA Piper Canada

Discussion Leaders
Dr. Hentie Dirker, SNC-Lavalin ‎Group Inc., ‎Chief ‎Compliance Officer

Design and Implementation of Investigative Protocols

No two investigations are the same, and each investigation requires a tailor-made approach. In our panel ‎with in-‎house counsel specializing in investigations, we discuss challenges relating to modern ‎investigations, including ‎everything from interviews and privilege to reporting. Our session will discuss best ‎practices and strategies for in-‎house investigation processes, including avoiding or minimizing risk and ‎tips on how to maintain privilege over an ‎investigation mandate.‎

Start Time
11:45 a.m. PT
12:45 p.m. MT
1:45 p.m. CT
2:45 p.m. ET

Length
30 minutes
Discussion Leaders
Jordan Deering, DLA Piper Canada
Heather Treacy, Q.C., DLA Piper Canada
Sandeep Joshi, BMO Financial Group
Mike Sulek, Rio Tinto
Tools and Technology to Detect ‎and Prevent Fraud and ‎Misconduct‎

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds. The fraud landscape is constantly evolving, and new ‎‎technologies are ‎enabling fraud fighters to better prevent, detect, and monitor for fraudulent behaviour.  ‎In ‎this session, PwC will ‎showcase some of the tools and technologies that can be used by fraud ‎examiners ‎to respond to and combat ‎economic crime.‎

Start Time
12:20 p.m. PT
1:20 p.m. MT
2:20 p.m. CT
3:20 p.m. ET

Length
20 minutes
Discussion Leaders
Krista Mooney, PwC
Casey McInally, PwC
Employee Fraud – Prevention, Detection, Investigation and ‎Recovery‎

Employees can be your greatest compliance asset, but one rogue employee (or group of employees) can ‎be capable ‎of intentionally causing material harm to the organization. Despite increasingly complex ‎controls, employee fraud ‎continues to be a real risk for many employers. Employee fraud can take many ‎forms, from stolen company assets to ‎unrecorded vacation to falsified expense reports, with some ‎incidents being more severe than others. Detection ‎can be tricky, investigation is complicated by ‎procedural rights arising in the employment relationship, and recovery ‎can seem almost impossible. In ‎this session, veteran DLA Piper employment lawyers will provide a human resources ‎perspective on ‎combatting employee fraud.‎

Start Time
12:45 p.m. PT
1:45 p.m. MT
2:45 p.m. CT
3:45 p.m. ET

Length
30 minutes
Discussion Leaders
Ryan Campbell, DLA Piper Canada
Evan Parness, DLA Piper US
Donald Wilson, Q.C., DLA Piper Canada
Closing Remarks‎

Conclusion to the White Collar Crime, Investigations and Compliance Symposium.

Start Time
1:20 p.m. PT
2:20 p.m. MT
3:20 p.m. CT
4:20 p.m. ET

Length
10 minutes
Discussion Leaders
All Members

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