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Anti-corruption practices

The issue of combating corruption is a pressing one for both Ukrainian and international businesses. Failure to adhere to the principles of lawful interaction between businesses and public authorities may result in sanctions being imposed on legal entities or even in company directors being held liable.

Our anti-corruption practice helps clients structure their operations in accordance with the requirements of current anti-corruption legislation.

Dictum’s lawyers advise clients on the development of anti-corruption policies, the formulation of defence strategies and participation in investigations into breaches of anti-corruption legislation. Our specialists will help you avoid conflicts of interest and provide expert legal assistance.

We carry out detailed audits of businesses and employees to identify corruption risks and signs of corporate espionage.

Dictum’s lawyers also assist public servants with matters relating to asset declarations and their defence in investigations and proceedings concerning corruption offences.

OUR SERVICES

Business support

verifying that the company’s activities comply with anti-corruption legislation;
supporting the conduct of business audits on anti-corruption issues;
developing anti-corruption programmes for businesses;
developing control policies to prevent corruption and fraud;
bringing existing policies into line with the requirements of anti-corruption legislation;
supporting the certification of the company’s anti-corruption management system in accordance with the international standard ISO 37001:2016;
supporting the recruitment of staff responsible for monitoring compliance with anti-corruption policies;
conducting training sessions for staff on compliance with anti-corruption legislation;
establishing a system for reporting breaches of anti-corruption legislation;
conducting internal investigations into possible breaches of anti-corruption legislation;
monitoring compliance with anti-corruption legislation during public procurement involving state-owned enterprises and institutions;
advising on matters relating to the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act;
providing defence in proceedings relating to breaches of anti-corruption legislation.

Experts:

Svitlana Moroz

Corporate corruption

audit of the corporate structure;
audit of corporate documentation;
audit of primary financial and accounting documentation;
audit of HR documentation;
audit of the contractual framework;
audit of procurements ordered and carried out by the business;
conducting questionnaires and surveys of employees;
analysis of the business’s pricing policy;
analysis of market pricing policies;
audit of counterparties to identify risks;
analysis of counterparties’ pricing policies;
analysing risks and incidents of corporate espionage, leaks of trade secrets and confidential information;
support for the detection of bugging devices and vulnerabilities in corporate and IT security systems;
screening of employees to detect the disclosure of corporate information to competitors;
analysis of the powers and influence of individual employees over the owner and their role in the business;
analysis of the system for monitoring the powers and activities of employees and senior management;
preparing a legal opinion on the presence or absence of corruption risks and financial leakage;
developing a strategy to mitigate the identified risks;
developing a strategy to minimise corruption risks in the future;
reporting to law enforcement agencies where breaches by employees have been identified;
defending the business in disputes with dismissed employees arising from the findings of an anti-corruption audit.

Experts:

Svitlana Moroz

Escorting officials

providing advice and assistance with completing electronic declarations;
verifying compliance with anti-corruption legislation when completing electronic declarations;
support with making amendments and providing explanations regarding breaches when completing electronic declarations;
support in verifying civil servants’ compliance with anti-corruption legislation;
developing defence strategies in the event of allegations of corruption offences;
representing clients’ interests during internal investigations into corruption offences;
representing clients before government bodies in anti-corruption cases;
appealing against decisions to suspend civil servants from public service in connection with allegations of anti-corruption offences;
communication and interaction with anti-corruption authorities;
appealing against decisions by anti-corruption authorities;
representing clients’ interests in administrative and criminal proceedings relating to corruption offences;
supporting reinstatement to the civil service following an appeal against allegations of corruption offences.