Edward J. Heath

Edward J. Heath is the chair of our firm’s Business Litigation group and co-leads the Government Enforcement + White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations + Corporate Compliance teams. He is also a member of our firm’s six-member Managing Committee and former co-chair of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging Committee. Benchmark Litigation has named Ed as a Local Litigation Star in the area of Commercial Litigation since 2020.

November 13, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A Blueprint for Targeted Enhancements to Corporate Compliance Programs

This article discusses corporate compliance programs, such as artificial intelligence. "The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently updated the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) to direct prosecutors who are considering charges or resolutions to assess how a company addresses, among other topics, disruptive technologies and AI, self-disclosure initiatives, and the compliance function’s access to corporate data."

By David E. Carney and Edward J. Heath

7 minute read

November 07, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

A Blueprint for Targeted Enhancements to Corporate Compliance Programs

The DOJ recently updated the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs to direct prosecutors who are considering charges or resolutions to assess how a company addresses, among other topics, disruptive technologies and AI, self-disclosure initiatives, and the compliance function's access to corporate data.

By David E. Carney | Edward J. Heath

7 minute read

October 03, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Lessons From the First Indictment in the Volkswagen Crisis

Relationship building, internal education and monitoring efforts are burdensome and time-consuming but, as Volkswagen's woes have already demonstrated, the cost of compliance is always less than the cost of a crisis.

By Edward J. Heath and Kelly Frye Barnett

15 minute read

September 21, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Stay Ahead Of Curve With 'Voluntary Cure'

A consumer class action lawsuit often presents a serious threat to a defendant business, exclusive of the substantive merits of the class claims. If a threatened nationwide class action proceeds to litigation, that business is exposed to the risk of a judgment that may include significant monetary and injunctive components.

By EDWARD J. HEATH and KATHLEEN E. DION

6 minute read

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