Regulatory & Compliance

In today’s dynamic global economy, the need for compliance for corporations and employees is greater than ever. An effective compliance program supports corporations in increasing customer confidence, controlling internal policies and loopholes, building a solid reputation for stakeholders, and reducing legal and regulatory risks. Compliance gives organizations a competitive advantage.

Our team has considerable experience in providing support in compliance matters to clients from a broad range of industries. We understand both the global compliance environment and the regulatory regime in Turkey, and the requirements of extra-territorial legislation such as FCPA, UKBA, Loi Sapin II and the Brazil Clean Company Act.

We offer a wide range of compliance solutions including but not limited to:

Building an effective and living compliance program
Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption
Managing Conflicts of Interests
Anti-Money Laundering
Labour Relations Compliance
Digital Ethics
Trade Sanctions
Risk Assessment
Monitoring
Training & Communications
Designing Ethics & Speak-Up Culture
Building and management of Confidential Reporting Structure
Internal and External Investigations support
Third Party Risk Management Solutions and Due Diligence
Mergers and Acquisitions Compliance Support
Designing Mock Audits & Support for Internal Investigations
Development and Review of Policies and Procedures:
Design
Comprehensiveness
Accessibility
Responsibility
Gatekeepers.

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