I will present “How To Work Effectively With A Corporate Monitor” at the Global Corruption & Bribery Compliance Conference for Life Sciences on November 29, 2010 in London.  This is a shortened version of the presentation I did for the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics in September 2010, which is available in pdf form in an earlier posting. 

When the IQPC (Conference Organizer) called me to speak about Compliance Monitors earlier this year, I found it very interesting that this topic was increasing in interest by European compliance professionals and attorneys.  While the US authorities have been using Corporate Monitors for years and are continuing (and increasing) such use, most other countries have not followed that particular settlement trend.  That said, we have seen several settlements in 2010 that required a Corporate Monitor outside of the US (i.e. BAE, Alcatel-Lucent, Technip), though all had a heavy US interest/involvement.

I hope and suspect that as the non-US law enforcement and regulatory agencies see how these Corporate Monitors bear out and learn more about how they both benefit the entities and government agencies using them, we may see more use of international Monitors. 

As it relates to my presentation in London, among the topics I will discuss are:

1. Definition of a “Corporate Monitor”
   

2. The Role & Scope of Corporate Monitors

3. Qualifications - Finding & Selecting an Effective Monitor

4. How to Work Effectively With a Monitor

Click here for a link to the IQPC's website for information about the conference.

I'll make a copy of the presentation available here shortly after it is presented.