Compliance and Governance
Compliance and Governance
In a world that seamlessly does business across frontiers 24/7 understanding the appropriate compliance and governance measures to put in place in a particular country and/or across the Group can be a very complex task to get right, where laws vary and some conflict. As part of risk management getting the governance right is critical and is something which is often overlooked as an unnecessary cost. The Inside Counsel can help advise on how to structure governance to help mitigate any risk of non-compliance and advise on Policies, Delegations of Power and Authority and Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Due Diligence and legal risk.
Whilst Head of M & A at Hunnebeck GMBH in Germany, Richard was the General Counsel for Harsco Corp in Europe, he helped me develop an M & A strategy and negotiate all types of legal issues associated with purchasing and managing large formwork businesses in Eastern Europe (Latvia and Romania, and France and Germany in particular ) where labor, HSSE and tax issues required careful governance and empathy to deliver and implement seamless compliance policies and FCPA objectives to US Leadership.
Gunnar Dorr, Head of Financial Control, bei ista Deutschland GMBH.
As former Group Commercial Director of Gulftainer I worked with Richard on many sensitive commercial projects where his tact and empathy to understand the governance and global compliance regimes helped mitigate commercial and legal risk. He focuses on solutions and can challenge the status quo to help improve commercial objectives whilst understanding the wider regulatory framework.
Jay New , CEO of Hutchison Ports, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
As President of Harsco Metals in Asia Pacific I worked closely with Richard as General Counsel for MEAP , throughout Asia and Australasia. His input and management of all legal work on critical projects for the Company in China and India and Australia was exemplary and helped lead to the successful implementation of ground breaking technology Joint Ventures in China particularly, where the protection of US intellectual property was paramount to managing the risk. Richard is a very experienced international lawyer and I recommend him without hesitation.
Dan Attorre , Managing Director at Hafele Hardware Technology (China) Co., Ltd.