Compliance Services
In today's business climate of increased regulation, oversight, and enforcement, most companies are aware of the need – and, more and more frequently, the requirement – to design and implement an effective compliance and ethics program. Holland & Knight has extensive experience in assessing our clients' particular risks within their industry or field, and then designing and helping to implement comprehensive, enterprise-wide compliance programs. We also regularly counsel our clients on specific compliance and risk issues and work with those companies to find appropriate near-term responses and long-term strategies for reducing potential legal exposure.
Our approach rests on two foundations:
- our knowledge and experience in helping clients design and implement effective compliance programs that address all laws and regulations to which an organization is subject; and
- our knowledge of existing business operations and compliance practices and procedures across a broad spectrum of industries.
Our Compliance Services team members work collaboratively with other attorneys in the firm who have specific industry or practice area focus and knowledge to advise our clients about the evolving regulatory and enforcement landscapes for their businesses, so that they can ensure their compliance efforts are effective, and their companies are protected.
With that skill set and industry background, we have worked with healthcare and life sciences industry organizations, government contractors, construction companies, educational institutions, public companies, non-profit organizations, financial institutions, consumer product manufacturers and distributors, and others to address their compliance and investigations needs. Our clients include companies both large and small, centralized and dispersed, who operate domestically and on a global scale.
Our goal is to work with you to create and implement an effective compliance and ethics program structure that meets your legal obligations, educates your workforce, allows your management to better understand and avoid potential regulatory and enforcement risks, and provides a mechanism through which to respond to regulatory and compliance issues.
And, when those issues do arise, whether through internal reporting mechanisms, by means of a government inquiry or investigation, a civil False Claims Act matter, or other legal action, we assist our clients in conducting internal investigations and responding to government investigations, in a manner that best protects the organization and its assets. Our team helps clients navigate unforeseen disclosure obligations and minimize exposure to increased regulatory and enforcement penalties.
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