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ON-DEMAND MASTERCLASS

Closing The Deal: Managing Compliant Acquisitions

 

Doesn't everyone love the feeling of buying yourself something nice? But you can always get excited over the wrong product. Are you sure of the quality? Will you be able to integrate it into your life? How can you be sure you're buying a product that will last, and not falling for fad?

Enter the EthicsVerse. In this masterclass we are covering everything an E&C officer needs to know about acquisitions, from due diligence to cultural integration to final execution. Be the shield between your organization's wallet and a bad deal.

 

 

Topics Explored:

  • How do you, the compliance officer, perform pre-acquisition due diligence to assure the company understands what it’s buying?
  • What plan should you follow to integrate a newly acquired unit into your existing compliance culture?
  • How do you handle “issues” that you find in a target, especially if management is keen to close the deal?
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your presenters

 

Rachel Barack

The Clorox Company | VP, Compliance and Associate General Counsel

As VP-Compliance and Associate General Counsel for The Clorox Company, Rachel Barack developed a deep expertise in identifying, evaluating, and mitigating risks as a business attorney and advisor to senior management and the Board of Directors, and has a proven track record of leading Compliance, Labor & Employment and other legal functions. Ms. Barack’s primary responsibilities have included establishing, developing, and implementing all aspects of a global compliance program, advising on significant investigations, leading M&A due diligence for Compliance and Labor & Employment, managing significant litigation, partnering with the HR function on DEI and people strategies, and occasionally writing very exciting articles about compliance.

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Sergio V. Leal

Ericsson | Head of Compliance

Sergio V. Leal is an international anticorruption and white collar attorney based in Houston, Texas, with significant experience building compliance programs for publicly traded corporations. As a member of Ericsson’s Legal & Compliance team, he is Head of Compliance for North America and M&A activity worldwide, and supports the company's efforts tied to our DOJ Monitorship under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Previously, He was the Chief Compliance Officer of Layne Christensen Company, where he and his team led the company to a successful FCPA settlement resolution. After Layne, he  joined Bilfinger's Global Compliance Leadership Team and helped the company resolve its extended DOJ-FCPA Monitorship.

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Angela Crawford

Crawford & Acharya | Partner

Angela is a Partner at Crawford & Acharya PLLC, a corporate compliance and investigations boutique law firm that represents global public and private companies in a variety of industries. She has investigated allegations of compliance and regulatory violations, corruption, bribery, fraud, discrimination, and third-party misconduct, and advised clients on the development, implementation, and enhancement of all aspects of corporate ethics and compliance programs. Angela has led over 100 investigations, compliance reviews, risk assessments, and training in over 20 countries around the world. Before starting her own law firm, Angela was a partner at two global law firms and a federal prosecutor.

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Matt Kelly

Radical Compliance | Editor & CEO

Matt Kelly is editor and CEO of RadicalCompliance.com, a blog and newsletter that follows corporate governance, risk, and compliance issues at large organizations; it includes the Compliance Jobs Report, a weekly update on compliance professionals moving around the industry. He also speaks on compliance, governance, and risk topics frequently. Kelly was named as ‘Rising Star of Corporate Governance’ by Millstein Center for Corporate Governance in inaugural class of 2008; and named to Ethisphere’s ‘Most Influential in Business Ethics’ list in 2011 (no. 91) and 2013 (no. 77). In 2018 he won a Reader’s Choice award from JD Supra as one of the Top 10 authors on corporate compliance.

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