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“The Department will continue to pursue guilty pleas or, if necessary, indictments against corporations - when the criminal conduct is egregious, pervasive and systemic, or when the corporation fails to implement compliance reforms.”
– Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Our Practice
Corporate compliance and business ethics is the only work we do. Drawing on many years of real-world experience, we work with clients in a collaborative way to provide customized, practical assistance. Clients have unique needs, but our extensive experience often allows us to build on prior work so that we do not have to “reinvent the wheel” when providing clients with help.
We are a law firm – so our work is provided in the context of an attorney/client relationship. But we recognize that successful compliance/ethics programs are about culture — what matters is reaching and motivating people, which is not a traditionally “legal” function for which many lawyers are especially expert. CSLG professionals are unusual in that we practice as lawyers but our advice is grounded in the corporate governance frameworks, management systems and controls that drive ethical business conduct.
We offer a very broad range of services related to compliance/ethics programs that generally fall into three categories:
- Strategic Advice
- Evaluation of a company's existing compliance/ethics systems
- Implementation of discrete program elements, such as developing best practice codes of conduct, specific compliance policies, training (including board of directors training) and monitoring and auditing systems.
In addition to overall compliance/ethics program assistance, we also provide advice on specific compliance risk areas, such International Bribery, and on issues that arise during the operation of a program (e.g., internal investigations protocols, conflicts of interest questions).
Our business philosophy is this: CSLG provides expert, cost-effective and results-oriented services that reflect our clients' unique needs, relevant governmental guidance, and evolving "best practices" in the dynamic corporate compliance/ethics field.