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Corporate Compliance

Good business practice in today’s complex business environment demands that companies take steps to ensure that all of their employees are acting in a lawful manner. Indeed, an effective compliance programme is an essential component of any modern business organisation, both as a means of avoiding violations of the law and as a demonstration of the organisation’s commitment to ethical business practices. A properly executed corporate compliance programme, including an internal audit, will inform management of potential problems before they become costly mistakes.

Lorenz regularly counsels companies on a myriad of compliance and enforcement issues. We advise clients on the development, implementation and operation of compliance and business ethics programmes to detect and prevent violations of law. We also assist companies in conducting internal investigations and defending them in government investigations, criminal prosecutions and civil enforcement actions. Finally, we also organise compliance training seminars for our clients.

In order to meet client demands, we establish multi-disciplinary teams drawing upon experience in numerous areas:

• Competition Law;
• Corporate Governance;
• Document Management Policies;
• Labour Law; and
• Privacy and Data Protection.

When advising on a multinational compliance programme or when any cross-border disputes or enforcement actions arise, we closely cooperate with lawyers around the globe. For that purpose, we have developed a specialist network with whom we work regularly across multiple jurisdictions in Europe, Russia, Central Asia and the US. This approach allows us to call on the services of highly knowledgeable specialists, while coordinating the work so that our clients only need to deal with a single point of contact.