Emerging Issues: FCPA Voluntary Disclosure – A 2015 Perspective

Ryan is a partner of Ropes & Gray in the government enforcement group. Ryan has extensive international legal experience as a federal white collar criminal prosecutor and a complex corporate litigation specialist. He has led investigations around the world related to criminal and civil anti-corruption concerns, securities law issues, and other serious matters in addition to litigation both criminal and civil matters through trial.

Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Ryan served as a Senior Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, Fraud Section. Based in Washington, D.C. and Chicago, Ryan was part of a small group of federal prosecutors responsible for global enforcement of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In that role, he successfully led numerous investigations into alleged criminal violations of the FCPA by major corporations and individuals and worked extensively with foreign and domestic law enforcement, as well as civil regulators including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Also while at the DOJ, he prosecuted cases involving investment fraud, bank fraud, domestic bribery, and other complex white-collar crimes. Before the DOJ, Ryan worked as a litigation attorney at a large international law firm in their Chicago and European offices, advising clients on civil, criminal, and regulatory matters in numerous countries.

Ms. Bennett has represented Fortune 100 corporate clients as well as smaller companies and individuals in matters relating to potential criminal or civil fraud violations, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Act, and others.  She has conducted numerous internal investigations in the U.S. and across the globe; counseled clients on remediation; represented clients before the Department of Justice Criminal and Civil Divisions and the Securities and Exchange Commission; and obtained successful resolutions.  She regularly advises clients on their anti-corruption compliance programs and on specific compliance questions. 

Ms. Bennett entered private practice after serving as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in the District of Columbia.  She had previously clerked at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. 

Yasuhiro Saito is a partner at Saito Sorenson Lurie LLP and serves regularly as the lead counsel in white collar criminal defense and regulatory enforcement matters on behalf of major businesses as well as complex business litigation – including banks, accounting firms, pharmaceuticals, manufacturers and other large multinationals – and their senior executives.  Mr. Saito has handled a wide range of matters involving financial fraud, FCPA, federal false claims, accountants’ liability, lender’s liability, broker-dealer and investment advisor regulations, patent and intellectual property, and various types of dispute among major businesses.  A noted authority on major corporate disputes/scandals, Mr. Saito has appeared as a commentator on network news programs and has been quoted and profiled in various major newspapers and magazines.  Previously, Mr. Saito was a litigation partner at Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP, and earlier the leader of Japan-related Litigation Practice Group at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP.  From 1992 to 1994, he clerked for Hon. John T. Elfvin, United State District Judge for the Western District of New York.