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- Donald J. Ridings Jr.
Como presidente del Grupo de Práctica Anticorrupción Global de Covington, Don Ridings lidera un equipo de abogados de compliance e investigación ubicado en los EE. UU., Europa y Asia. El abogado Ridings es reconocido como un especialista en la Ley de Prácticas Corruptas en el Extranjero (FCPA) por Chambers Global y Chambers USA, que anotan que él mantiene una perspectiva orientada a las necesidades del negocio, lo que le permite ofrecer una asesoría práctica a sus clientes.
Por casi dos décadas, el abogado Ridings ha asesorado a clientes en casi todas las industrias en una variedad de asuntos sobre temas de compliance en virtud de la FCPA y otras leyes antisoborno. Igualmente, presta sus servicios como asesor externo de anticorrupción para varias empresas de la lista Fortune 500, que incluyen dos en la lista Fortune 10. El abogado Ridings asesora a clientes sobre riesgos de compliance en inversiones, diseña y ayuda a implementar programas de compliance, y asesora a clientes en un amplio rango de riesgos anticorrupción y otros riesgos de compliance. Para empresas con programas de compliance ya establecidos, el abogado Ridings dirige evaluaciones independientes de sus programas de compliance que permiten a las empresas, a sus gerentes y a sus juntas directivas comparar sus programas de compliance con las de otras empresas similares y con las expectativas de las autoridades.
El Sr. Ridings ha liderado docenas de investigaciones internas que surgen de conductas en África, Asia, Europa, Latinoamérica, el Medio Oriente y Norteamérica. Representa a clientes ante el Departamento de Justicia de los EE. UU y la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores de los EE. UU. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, “SEC”), donde ha podido obtener el cierre de investigaciones sin la presentación de cargos.
Como un experimentado litigante civil internacional, el abogado Ridings ha representado a clientes en tribunales federales y estatales, procedimientos administrativos y tribunales arbitrales internacionales. Mantiene una práctica pro bono enfocado en casos de derechos civiles.
Medidas anticorrupción y compliance
- Lideró evaluaciones de riesgos y desarrolló o mejoró programas de compliance globales de anticorrupción para empresas en varios sectores comerciales, entre los que se incluyen arquitectura, sectores automotrices, consultoría y asesoría, productos para el consumidor, energía, servicios financieros, alimentos, atención médica, industrial, dispositivos médicos, minería, farmacéutica, capital privado, tecnología, telecomunicaciones y transporte.
- Lideró una evaluación de riesgo de anticorrupción en 10 países durante dos años y una evaluación del programa de compliance para una empresa de consumo global.
- Presta sus servicios como el asesor global de compliance a dos de las empresas de capital privado más grandes del mundo.
- Lideró al equipo de Covington que logró obtener exitosamente la publicación de la Opinión de Procedimiento de la FCPA no. 10-02, que estableció buenas prácticas del Departamento de Justicia para mitigar riesgos de compliance en donaciones coaccionadas por funcionarios gubernamentales del extranjero.
Litigio y arbitraje
- Representa a una empresa farmacéutica global líder en el sector en demandas colectivas federales y estatales y en investigaciones gubernamentales paralelas que surgen de supuestas prácticas de ventas y fijación de precios.
- Representación exitosa de Kyocera Corporation en un arbitraje ante la Cámara de Comercio Internacional, en la que se obtuvo una decisión inusual de adjudicación sumarial que fue confirmada por el Tribunal de Distrito de los Estados Unidos del Distrito Norte de California.
Pro Bono
- Presidió un procedimiento de arbitraje exitoso interpuesto en contra del gobierno federal que surge de las prácticas de extensión de créditos agrícolas discriminatorios del Departamento de Agricultura.
- Asesor principal en una demanda constitucional sobre las condiciones sanitarias en una prisión privada operada en virtud de un contrato con la Oficina Federal de Prisiones.
Experiencia Laboral Previa
- Capacitador en Gestión y Comunicación, Tokio, Japón (1994-1996)
- Asesor legislativo de un miembro de la Cámara de Representantes de los EE. UU., Washington, DC (1991-1994)
July 21, 2020, Covington Alert
On July 17, 2020, Commonwealth Edison Company (“ComEd”), an Illinois utility company, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (the “DPA”) with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) to resolve allegations of bribery under 18 U.S.C. § 666, which prohibits theft or bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. Aside from the ...
July 6, 2020, Covington Alert
On July 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ” or the “Department”) Criminal Division and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Enforcement Division quietly released A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Second Edition (the “Second Edition”). The first edition of the Resource Guide (the “First Edition”) was ...
June 27, 2020
WASHINGTON—Covington represented Piramal Enterprises Limited (PEL) in the sale of a 20% stake in Piramal Pharma Limited (Piramal Pharma), a wholly owned subsidiary of PEL that will contain its pharmaceutical businesses, to CA Clover Intermediate II Investments, an affiliated entity of CAP V Mauritius Limited, an investment fund managed and advised by affiliated ...
June 3, 2020
El 1 de junio de 2020, la División Penal del Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos (“DOJ” o el “Departamento”) publicó una versión actualizada de su documento Evaluación de los programas de compliance corporativo (la “Guía”), que sirve como referencia para los fiscales a la hora de evaluar los programas de compliance corporativo en el contexto de las ...
January 30, 2020, Covington Alert
It has been another strong year in anti-corruption enforcement, with 2019 meeting or beating the high-water mark for enforcement across a number of measurements.
January 17, 2020
WASHINGTON—Covington represented Piramal Enterprises Limited in itsdefinitive agreement to sell Decision Resources Group to Clarivate Analytics plc, in a deal valued at $950 million. The $950 million purchase price includes $900 million in cash and approximately $50 million in Clarivate ordinary shares to be issued following the one-year anniversary of ...
May 10, 2019, Covington Alert
On April 30, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Criminal Division released an updated version of the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (the “Guidance”), which serves as a reference for prosecutors in assessing corporate compliance programs in the context of DOJ investigations.
April 3, 2019, Covington Alert
In March 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice introduced several changes to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) Corporate Enforcement Policy (“the Policy”). The Policy, originally incorporated into the Justice Manual in November 2017, outlines the Department’s position on mitigation credit that companies may receive for voluntary self-disclosure, full ...
April 3, 2019, Covington Alert
In March 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice introduced several changes to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) Corporate Enforcement Policy (“the Policy”). The Policy, originally incorporated into the Justice Manual in November 2017, outlines the Department’s position on mitigation credit that companies may receive for voluntary self-disclosure, full ...
Q1 2019, Covington Alert
It was business as usual for FCPA enforcement in 2018. The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) collected a total of $1 billion from seventeen corporate defendants, including through their share of two high-value, multi-jurisdictional enforcement actions. DOJ also announced thirteen new FCPA prosecutions ...
Winter 2019, Covington Alert
It was business as usual for FCPA enforcement in 2018. The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) collected a total of $1 billion from seventeen corporate defendants, including through their share of two high-value, multi-jurisdictional enforcement actions. DOJ also announced thirteen new FCPA prosecutions ...
September 28, 2018, Covington Advisory
On August 24, 2018, the Second Circuit issued its much-anticipated decision in U.S. v. Hoskins.Emphasizing on multiple occasions that Congress defined “with surgical precision” who could be liable under the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), the court held that the government may not employ conspiracy or accomplice liability ...
Veronica Yepez joins Covington & Burling
September 26, 2018, Latin Lawyer
Veronica Yepez is quoted in Latin Lawyer regarding her recent move to the firm. Ms. Yepez says, “Covington offers clients true global compliance capabilities. The deep bench of former prosecutors and former DOJ senior offices with oversight over FCPA enforcement is unparalleled.” Don Ridings, chair of the firm’s anti-corruption practice, says, “Veronica built a ...
January 25, 2018, Covington Advisory
Our message this year is simple: FCPA enforcement is here to stay. Despite pre-election statements to the contrary, various senior officials in the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) have, over the past year, consistently reaffirmed DOJ’s and the SEC’s commitment to FCPA enforcement.
December 13, 2017, Covington Alert
During his keynote speech at the 34th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein announced a new FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (the “Policy”), which is now incorporated in the United States Attorneys’ Manual (“USAM”).
Fraud Section Guidance Highlights Factors Considered in Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
March 2, 2017, Covington Alert
The Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) quietly released new guidance last month entitled “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” (the “Guidance”). While noting that “the Fraud Section does not use any rigid formula to assess the effectiveness of corporate compliance programs,” the eight-page Guidance outlines 11 “Sample Topics and ...
Winter 2017, Covington Alert
Anti-corruption enforcement is at a crossroads. In many respects, global anti-corruption enforcement has never been more active. The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in 2016 collected a total of $2.41 billion through FCPA enforcement actions against 27 corporate defendants, including through their share ...
Is it possible to draw a fine line between hospitality and bribery? – Gift and entertainment practices
November 3, 2016, IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum on Anti-Corruption Compliance and Enforcement
April 21, 2016, Covington Alert
On April 5, 2016, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), through the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, announced a one-year Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement pilot program (the “Pilot Program”) intended to motivate companies to voluntarily disclose FCPA-related misconduct and increase transparency around the Fraud Section’s approach ...
September 11, 2015, Covington Alert
UK Issues Proposed Rule to Implement EU Extractive and Logging Industry Reporting Requirements
October 1, 2014, Covington E-Alert
United States v. Esquenazi - U.S. Court of Appeals Clarifies FCPA's 'Foreign Official' Standard
May 23, 2014, Covington Advisory
April 26, 2013, Covington E-Alert
October 14, 2011, Covington Advisory
January 2011, Covington E-Alert
July 21, 2010, Covington E-Alert
December 4, 2008, Covington E-Alert
- Chambers Global, FCPA (2015-2018)
- Chambers USA, FCPA (2012-2018)
- Legal 500 US, Comercio Internacional (2016-2017)