The Anti-Corruption and FCPA Compliance Committee organized the fourth virtual session of its 7th Anti-Corruption Compliance and Risk Management Master on September 3rd focused on investigations. Mr. Gaurav Ajmani, Chairman – Anti-Corruption & FCPA Compliance Committee, AMCHAM and Associate General Counsel, Business Conduct & Ethics, Amazon Seller Services gave opening remarks and provided an overview about a global economic crime and frauds survey conducted by PwC. Ms. Bhawna A. Ranganadhan, Co-Chairperson – Anti-Corruption & FCPA Compliance Committee, AMCHAM and Vice President, Legal and Compliance, Genpact, introduced the speakers.

It was followed by a presentation on investigations by Mr. Rahul Lalit, Partner, Forensic Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited and Ms. Moushumi Vaidya, Director, Forensic Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited. The presentations encompassed FCPA enforcement trends and actions, investigation cycle and the typical issues that get investigated, considerations for investigations and practical nuances, need and approach for ABC analytics, use of digital techniques and AI in investigations and recent case studies. The presentation was followed by Q&A session with participants. Mr. Gaurav Ajmani gave the concluding remarks and a sneak peek of the next session.