Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest running podcast in compliance. Looking for a podcast that will give you insights into the Department of Justice’s corporate enforcement policy and the implications for corporations facing investigations? Look no further than FCPA Compliance Report! In this episode, Tom Fox sits down with Ryan Patrick, a former US district attorney for the southern district of Texas. They discuss the importance of staying up-to-date with DOJ memos and speeches, the difficulty for corporations in deciding whether or not to self-disclose, and the implications of outside counsel being deputized. Ryan emphasizes the importance for companies to work with lawyers who know judges and have pre-existing relationships with local prosecutors, including US attorneys and line prosecutors. They discuss the Southern District of Texas and its role in border-related issues, as well as the Patrick’s time as a US Attorney for the Southern District of Texas. This podcast is a must-listen for anyone looking to gain a better understanding of corporate enforcement and compliance policies. Don’t miss out on the conversation between Tom Fox and Ryan Patrick!
Key Highlights
· Discussing U.S District Attorney’s work challenges
· Evolution of Corporate Enforcement Policy by DOJ
· Challenges in Communication with Corporations for Attorneys
· Challenges of Self-Disclosure for Businesses
· Navigating Legal Issues with Local Counsel
· Challenges to Attorney-Client Privilege in Corporate Cases
· Border Security and Cryptography Cases in Texas
· US Attorney General Advisory Committee in Presidential Administration
· Role of Southern District of Texas in law enforcement and corporate enforcement
· Inside a Federal Prosecutor’s Role
Notable Quotes
· “It seems to me that this broaden beyond simply anti-corruption in FCPA and whether it be fraud, whether it be antitrust, whether it be environmental, whether it be a wide variety of other types of issues that an AUSA and a local district attorney US district attorney’s office would prosecute.”
· “Asking the US attorney’s offices now to step into this space where really thinking from the idea of self-disclosure and from monitoring or audio auditing, so to speak, someone’s compliance program.”
· “One of the not perhaps most difficult, but hardest conversations a corporation has is whether or not to self-disclose under the FCPA.”
· “Bring it to me. I will consider it because it’s not 1 size fits all.
Resources
Ryan Patrick on LinkedIn
Ryan Patrick on Haynes and Boone
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