Our training programs - (zh) Ikarian

IKARIAN will assist you in implementing customized training programs for your executives, risk managers, regional or national directors, HR managers, compliance officers, logistics departments, project and supply chain managers, legal staff, marketing teams, sales and procurement directors, etc. All of our training programs are adapted to the specificities of your company in its industry, its sector of activity and its countries of operation.

Understanding the competition law legal framework (national legislation, European legislation, extraterritorial laws) including the scope of potential penalties (fines, criminal sanctions, etc.) and extra-legal risks

Issues & Challenges
Risk Prevention
Understanding the extraterritorial scope of the anti-corruption legislation
Do’s and Don’ts

Understanding and assessing competition law risks

Issues & Challenges
Understand and avoid all types of anti-competitive and cartel activities
Understand the extraterritorial scope of the competition law
Do’s and Don’ts

Raising awareness among your staff as to the potential penalties incurred for violations of national, European and international regulations

Regional and extraterritorial application of laws

Establishing an effective compliance program (Anti-Corruption and Competition Laws)

Mandatory measures and best practices in conformity with the requirements of the controlling authorities
The role and function of the Compliance Officer
Whistleblowers and labor/social law (choice of law and overriding mandatory rules)

Trade control compliance policy

Anti-corruption policy

Third-Party Due Diligence
Respect for legal requirements

Competition rules

Choosing between an Agent and a Distributor, what are the consequences?

Public Procurement, Intensity of Competition, Corruption Risks & Price Distortion

Avoiding questionable practices with the contracting authority
Avoiding anticompetitive practices
Ensuring that public procurement is carried out in a competitive and accountable manner with group distributors

Handling of gifts and invitations policies

Sponsorships and donations
Review policies on gifts, corporate sponsorship / philanthropy and donations

Mergers & Acquisitions

Conduct pre and post-merger, anti-corruption Due Diligence
Data room: What types of data exchanges among competitors are reasonable?
Conducting a competition law compliance audit
Data transfer to relevant authorities regarding management’s transactions

Custody and indictment

How to behave and handle emergency situations

Competition dawn raids: how to handle investigators

Staff preparation and supervision
Handling investigations and Dawn raids
Handling the lawyer – client relationship, professional secrecy
Seizures and seals
Blocking statutes
Requests for protected status

Complaint handling process with the authorities, before or after an investigation

Leniency programs
Decision not to contest the facts in a statement of objections
Settlement
Sanctions
Private damages

Handling a corporate crisis amid corruption charges

How best to protect your reputation

International Corruption: Analysis of the case law

International Legislation: Analysis of case law

Other training programs

Understanding and assessing the anti-corruption legal framework (national frameworks, extraterritorial laws) and extra-legal risks
Understanding and assessing the risks of corruption
How to set up a “Compliant” company?
How to handle and react to an investigation?
Preparation for being taken into police custody
Risk management of third parties (sales agents, distributors, intermediaries, JV / consortium partners, consultants, etc.)

How to perform an anti-corruption due diligence during an M&A transaction?
Implementation of policies on gifts, corporate sponsorship / philanthropy and donations
Implementation of a whistleblowing mechanism
Preparation for ISO 37001 certification
Preparation for compliance with the French “Sapin 2” Law.

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Here are some of the anti-corruption programs we have developed and presented:

A CAC 40 group operating in the environmental sector	A Belgian group operating in the chemicals sector	Several major investment funds	An American group operating in the medical sector
Training to raise awareness of the Board of Directors and staff (UKBA, FCPA, French Sapin 2 law) Risk mapping	Training to raise awareness of the Top 70 company executives as well as its legal directors in France and Belgium (UKBA, FCPA, French Sapin 2 law)	Advised on the organization of awareness raising training sessions for investment managers and subsidiaries’ managers (UKBA, FCPA, Sapin 2 law)	Training of staff members on executive / management liability and on investigation / prosecution in connection with the sale of medical devices as part of the company’s business partnership with health professionals and public officials (in partnership with Taylor Wessing)

A Swiss company involved in certification	A French group operating in the telecommunications sector	The Swiss Association of Economic Intelligence
Training to raise awareness of Managers and of the Sales Department staff (UKBA, FCPA, French Sapin 2 law)	Training to raise awareness of Managers and MENA Sales Department staff (UKBA, FCPA, French Sapin 2 law)	Training to raise awareness of staff members on criminal liability of top managers (UKBA, FCPA)

Other training examples

A French group operating in the energy sector	An airport GSE SMB
Training sessions: Due Diligence Best Practices Training sessions: Risk Mapping Best Practices	Training on Export Control