Navigating DOJ Enforcements: Compliance and Best Practices

Supervisory Attorney Advisor at the U.S. Department of Justice. Admitted to the New York State Bar and the Southern District of New York

Michael R. Clarke, JD, CCEP is Deputy General Counsel & Global Chief Compliance officer for ConvaTec, Inc., a global medical technology company. For over 18 years, he has created and managed global compliance programs for life sciences and healthcare entities, educating employees and third parties on business ethics practices; managing third party corruption, mitigating fraud and bribery risks; and overseeing internal investigations. In addition, he counsels internal clients on global employment issues.

Previously, Michael practiced law for 14 years, most recently as a litigation partner with Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, now known as Faegre Drinker, as an associate with other firms and as an Assistant Deputy Public Defender in Essex County, New Jersey. He is a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional and has spoken at numerous industry events on creating and managing global ethics & compliance programs. Michael Clarke received his J.D. from Cornell Law School and his A.B. from Brown University.

Eric Morehead is Director of LRN’s Advisory Services and has more than 25 years’ experience working with organizations seeking to address compliance issues and build effective compliance and ethics programs. Eric conducts program assessments and examines specific compliance risks, he drafts compliance policies and codes of conduct, works with organizations to build and improve their compliance processes and tools, and provides live training for Boards of Directors, executives, managers and employees.

Eric ran his own consultancy for six years where he advised clients on compliance program enhancements and assisted in creating effective compliance solutions.

Eric was formally the Head of Advisory Services for NYSE Governance Services, a leading compliance training organization, where he was responsible for all aspects of NYSE Governance Services’ compliance consulting arm. Prior to joining NYSE, Eric was an Assistant General Counsel of the United States Sentencing Commission in Washington, DC. Eric served as the chair of the policy team that amended the Organizational Sentencing Guidelines in 2010. Eric also spent nearly a decade as a litigation attorney in Houston, Texas where he focused on white-collar and regulatory cases and represented clients at trial and before various agencies including SEC, OSHA and CFTC.