Chris Conte, Associate Director with the SEC’s Enforcement Division to Speak at the Knowledge Congress’ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Event in 12/12/07
New York, NY, November 09, 2007 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused teleconferences has announced today that Christopher Conte, Associate Director in Enforcement with Securities and Exchange Commission will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming teleconference entitled: “Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Compliance - Global Compliance With Export Control Laws”. This 2.5-hour event is scheduled on December 12, 2007 at 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT. (For an updated details of the event and list of panelists, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/events.htm)
With the rise of enforcement throughout the globe, identification of incidents of bribery is more likely to be uncovered overseas and then traced back to the often unsuspecting U.S. company. The U.S. was a major driver in developing international cooperation and enforcement in this area. The Department of Justice is involved throughout the globe in both helping countries to adapt to the new laws and concepts and with enforcement activities. China is just the beginning.
The Knowledge Congress has assembled a panel of distinguished experts to help professionals understand the FCPA impact on the market. The panel will present their findings, which includes best practices in a two-and-a-half-hour teleconference.
About Christopher Conte
Chris Conte began his legal career in 1988 as a litigation associate in the Washington D.C. law firm of Steptoe & Johnson. In 1992, Mr. Conte joined the staff of the Division of Enforcement of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Since joining the Commission, Mr. Conte has held staff and supervisory positions and, currently, is an Associate Director, a position he has held since October 2006. Mr. Conte has investigated a wide variety of matters including FCPA cases, financial fraud cases, abuses in connection with Initial Public Offerings, fraud in the offer, sale, and promotion of the securities of microcap issuers, insider trading, e-mail retention and production failures, proxy solicitation violations, false statements in press releases, stock manipulations, sales practice abuses, auditor independence, and audit failures. Mr. Conte also has supervised a number of the Commission’s cases alleging abusive stock option backdating.
For more information about Christopher Conte and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), please visit: http://www.sec.gov
About The Knowledge Congress
The Knowledge Congress is an organization that produces teleconferences that examine regulatory changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour teleconferences to study the impact of changing regulations.” To contact or to register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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With the rise of enforcement throughout the globe, identification of incidents of bribery is more likely to be uncovered overseas and then traced back to the often unsuspecting U.S. company. The U.S. was a major driver in developing international cooperation and enforcement in this area. The Department of Justice is involved throughout the globe in both helping countries to adapt to the new laws and concepts and with enforcement activities. China is just the beginning.
The Knowledge Congress has assembled a panel of distinguished experts to help professionals understand the FCPA impact on the market. The panel will present their findings, which includes best practices in a two-and-a-half-hour teleconference.
About Christopher Conte
Chris Conte began his legal career in 1988 as a litigation associate in the Washington D.C. law firm of Steptoe & Johnson. In 1992, Mr. Conte joined the staff of the Division of Enforcement of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Since joining the Commission, Mr. Conte has held staff and supervisory positions and, currently, is an Associate Director, a position he has held since October 2006. Mr. Conte has investigated a wide variety of matters including FCPA cases, financial fraud cases, abuses in connection with Initial Public Offerings, fraud in the offer, sale, and promotion of the securities of microcap issuers, insider trading, e-mail retention and production failures, proxy solicitation violations, false statements in press releases, stock manipulations, sales practice abuses, auditor independence, and audit failures. Mr. Conte also has supervised a number of the Commission’s cases alleging abusive stock option backdating.
For more information about Christopher Conte and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), please visit: http://www.sec.gov
About The Knowledge Congress
The Knowledge Congress is an organization that produces teleconferences that examine regulatory changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour teleconferences to study the impact of changing regulations.” To contact or to register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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