Services
Anti-Corruption
DELIVERING TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRUST
Conducting business in the global marketplace presents a multitude of financial and operational challenges, including potential bribery and corruption activities, that can expose companies to severe fines and penalties as well as regulatory scrutiny. Failing to prevent bribery and corruption across relationships with customers, vendors, and other third parties can disrupt business operations and significantly affect employee morale and performance. These consequences could create long-term threats that put an organization's reputation, operations, and long-term viability at risk.
Ankura delivers both reactive anti-corruption investigations and proactive compliance solutions. When allegations are raised, our anti-corruption experts conduct thorough investigations to identify bad actors and determine appropriate actions. Our team also designs and implements tailored anti-corruption solutions that allow our clients to focus on their core business with fortified compliance.
Offerings
- Bribery & Corruption Risk Assessments
- Identify, map, and manage bribery and corruption risks in all facets of the organization.
- Draft, evaluate, and enhance anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) risk assessments.
- Create and execute risk-based action plans.
- Bribery & Corruption Investigations
- Our anti-corruption experts assist global organizations by delivering tailored investigations that navigate regulatory complexities.
- Provide comprehensive guidance for compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), UK Bribery Act 2010, and other regional regulations.
- Internal Controls Assessment & Remediation
- Leveraging our team of former auditors, we help clients quickly identify, test, and assess the effectiveness of organizational controls.
- Review, evaluate, and optimize identified system, control, and process weaknesses.
- Optimize internal processes, organizational structures, and change management procedures.
- Anti-Corruption Independent Monitoring & Monitor Support
- We provide independent monitoring or monitor support to review and evaluate a company’s compliance program and internal controls.
- Profit Disgorgement & Ability-to-Pay Analysis
- Our team of former law enforcement officials and staff at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) assist organizations in their calculations of disgorgements.
Our Latest Thinking
Global Energy Company
Managing Regulatory Scrutiny from Six International Jurisdictions
Ankura assisted a team of outside attorneys in evaluating the global anti-corruption program of one of the world’s leading energy companies. This review was prompted by regulatory scrutiny from six international jurisdictions.
The Ankura Difference
Our team routinely assists clients in defending against government enforcement inquiries, drawing on our significant public service experience. We have maintained strong working relationships with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission, financial institution regulators, the UK Serious Fraud Office, and a variety of other global agencies through our numerous engagements involving high-profile and high-stakes government enforcement matters.
Key Contacts
- Jean-Michel Ferat
Senior Managing Director
Washington, DC
- Bernard F. Woolfley
Senior Managing Director
Washington, DC
- Jonathan Brown
Senior Managing Director
London, England
- Markus Domin
Managing Director
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- James Tebbs
Senior Managing Director
Dubai, United Arab Emirates