Shearman And Sterling

Event February 19, 2016

Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation – Special Institute on Human Rights Law and the Extractive Industries

  • Panama City, Panama

Partner Danforth Newcomb (New York-Anti-Corruption & Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) led a discussion titled “Advising Clients Doing Business During a Corruption Investigation:  A Simulation and Review of Ethical Considerations” at the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation’s Special Institute on Human Rights Law and the Extractive Industries in Panama City on February 19.  Partners Cynthia Urda Kassis (New York-Project Development & Finance) and Manuel Orillac (New York-Capital Markets) also participated in the presentation. Urda Kassis and Orillac “role played” hypothetical scenarios that can arise during a multi-jurisdictional corruption investigation, and Newcomb raised issues and discuss possible solutions for each scenario.