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Webinars
TRACE hosts webinars on a variety of regulatory compliance topics on a monthly basis. Webinar recordings are available in the members-only Resource Center and can be used for ad hoc training or as part of a comprehensive global training program coupled with our eLearning. Select webinars are open to the public. Advanced training, available through TRACEpro, includes a selection of our recorded webinars.
Public
A Primer on the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Wednesday, 10 June 2020 | 1:00 PM EDT (6:00 p.m. GMT+1)
During this session benefit from a comprehensive overview of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) as you are guided through an explanation of the elements of the Act, including specific discussion of the scope of jurisdiction under the FCPA, third parties, facilitating payments, affirmative defenses, strategies for addressing gifts and hospitality, internal controls, fines and penalties under the Act as well as voluntary disclosure. Additionally, Jessica will provide a brief review of recent multi-jurisdictional enforcement actions and address the hallmarks of an effective compliance program.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Jessica Tillipman
Assistant Dean for Field Placement and Professorial Lecturer in Law
The George Washington University Law School
Jessica Tillipman is the Assistant Dean for Field Placement and Professorial Lecturer in Law at The George Washington University Law School. In addition to managing the law school’s externship program, she teaches an anti-corruption and compliance course that focuses on anti-corruption, ethics and compliance issues. She also regularly advises foreign governments and companies on anti-corruption and compliance issues.
Prior to joining GW Law, Dean Tillipman was an associate in Jenner & Block’s Washington, DC office, where she was member of the firm’s Government Contracts and White Collar Criminal Defense and Counseling practice groups. She joined Jenner & Block after serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Lawrence S. Margolis of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Dean Tillipman is a Senior Editor of the “The FCPA Blog”—a leading Foreign Corrupt Practices Act resource on the internet, and her legal commentary is regularly featured in domestic and international media outlets. She is also the co-chair of the American Bar Association, Section of International Law, Anti-Corruption Committee.
Dean Tillipman graduated cum laude from Miami University in Oxford, OH and obtained her JD, with honors, from The George Washington University Law School.