Russ Berland 816.691.3180e-mail| vCard
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A single employee's misguided action can erase years of an organization's accumulated value. Employees, many of whom believed they were acting in the best interest of their organizations, have created a host of legal, operational, financial and ethical issues for companies.
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP assists clients in managing, identifying and prioritizing their legal and fraud risks in practical and effective ways. We work collaboratively with the organization to design, implement and assess programs to prevent, detect, remediate and mitigate violations of law or regulations, as well as misconduct that costs the organization money. These are not isolated programs, but we integrate them within the organization's framework of governance, risk and compliance. The effectiveness of an organization’s compliance program is a key factor in regulators’ and prosecutors’ decisions to bring civil or criminal enforcement actions, as well as the severity of a civil penalty or a criminal sentence. Stinson helps clients design and implement effective and practical compliance programs that meet the requirements of the following: Federal Sentencing Guidelines Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Securities and Exchange Commission New York Stock Exchange NASDAQ Department of Justice's Principles of Federal Prosecution of Business Organizations Office of the Inspector General for Health and Human Resources FDIC We also develop organization-wide programs that cover the range of clients’ legal and fraud risks, as well as specific programs that focus on particular legal requirements, such as antitrust, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, government contracting, government ethics rules and regulations, privacy, records retention, immigration, intellectual property, health care fraud prevention, environmental, election law and campaign finance, occupational safety and securities law. Scope of Service Stinson’s corporate compliance and legal risk management work includes: Conducting risk assessments to identify potential areas of legal, regulatory and fraud risk Designing and implementing overall compliance and ethics systems Creating and reviewing codes of conduct Developing programs and procedures aimed at specific risks (e.g. FCPA, False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Act) Developing and conducting training and awareness programs through live, virtual and online media at all levels, from boards of directors and senior management to line employees Conducting internal investigations as well as creating controls and providing training for internal investigations Auditing the effectiveness of existing compliance programs as well as auditing for compliance with specific legal requirements Advising on information and document management issues, including privacy, electronic communications and records retention Developing board-level and management-level governance to address legal risks and compliance requirements, including FOIA and Hatch Act requirements Advising on regular training for company employees who interact with state or federal government employees Counseling clients on the need to go beyond Sarbanes-Oxley and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance Advising on government legal issues including government ethics, information sharing, real estate, intellectual property, land-use, transportation, appropriations, technology, human resources, fundraising, and interaction with private organizations, and the federal government During implementation, we help clients with key organizational issues, such as board oversight and review processes, and establishing compliance governance at the management level. We tailor our assistance to the specific needs of the business. We use both best practices and innovative solutions to address complex problems, including using a creative form of online compliance training that has received national media attention. Of Note Our governance, risk and compliance attorneys include a former chief compliance officer for a large, multinational company, who has practical, hands on experience in building programs from inside companies. We also have a former chief ethics counselor and chief FOIA officer for the District of Columbia, as well as former prosecutors and regulators from several government arenas, including the SEC, DOJ, U.S. Attorneys, Federal Trade Commission, EPA, FERC, FDIC, Senate Banking Committee, State Attorneys General and State Departments of Health. We can build effective compliance programs and address the legal and fraud risks in a broad range of industries, including energy, health care, pharmaceuticals, banking and finance, utilities, food processing, telecommunications, transportation, chemicals, natural resources, electronics, professional services, construction, government contracting, nonprofit and manufacturing.
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP assists clients in managing, identifying and prioritizing their legal and fraud risks in practical and effective ways. We work collaboratively with the organization to design, implement and assess programs to prevent, detect, remediate and mitigate violations of law or regulations, as well as misconduct that costs the organization money. These are not isolated programs, but we integrate them within the organization's framework of governance, risk and compliance. The effectiveness of an organization’s compliance program is a key factor in regulators’ and prosecutors’ decisions to bring civil or criminal enforcement actions, as well as the severity of a civil penalty or a criminal sentence.
Stinson helps clients design and implement effective and practical compliance programs that meet the requirements of the following:
We also develop organization-wide programs that cover the range of clients’ legal and fraud risks, as well as specific programs that focus on particular legal requirements, such as antitrust, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, government contracting, government ethics rules and regulations, privacy, records retention, immigration, intellectual property, health care fraud prevention, environmental, election law and campaign finance, occupational safety and securities law.
Stinson’s corporate compliance and legal risk management work includes:
Our governance, risk and compliance attorneys include a former chief compliance officer for a large, multinational company, who has practical, hands on experience in building programs from inside companies. We also have a former chief ethics counselor and chief FOIA officer for the District of Columbia, as well as former prosecutors and regulators from several government arenas, including the SEC, DOJ, U.S. Attorneys, Federal Trade Commission, EPA, FERC, FDIC, Senate Banking Committee, State Attorneys General and State Departments of Health.
We can build effective compliance programs and address the legal and fraud risks in a broad range of industries, including energy, health care, pharmaceuticals, banking and finance, utilities, food processing, telecommunications, transportation, chemicals, natural resources, electronics, professional services, construction, government contracting, nonprofit and manufacturing.