Jonathan Armstrong on Brexit and Compliance [Podcast]




Compliance Perspectives show

Summary: <a href="http://complianceandethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Compliance-Perspectives-Cover-Art.jpg"></a><br> Jonathan and Kortney sit down at SCCE’s European Compliance &amp; Ethics Institute to discuss the impact Brexit will have on compliance programs, including;<br> <br> * Not getting bogged down by the prevailing uncertainty surrounding Brexit;<br> * Why we should focus on the certainties like GDPR, Data Transfer Deals, and the UK Bribery Act;<br> * The prediction that the EU may be kinder during Brexit than the UK initially feared;<br> * How and why to apply lessons learned from EU accession countries;<br> * The article 50 filings and the 2-year plan going forward;<br> * Planning for business agreements that will survive Brexit;<br> * EU/UK/Brexit attorney-client privilege issues;<br> * The loss of the common-law voice in the European community (and who will speak up for the UK and US now);<br> * Potential threats to US corporations;<br> * Why planning is always the best idea – and why your business should be putting Brexit on the agenda; and<br> * Great resources to help you work through the compliance challenges during the Brexit process.<br> <br> To read Jonathan’s original blog post on Brexit, <a href="http://complianceandethics.org/brexit-compliance/">click here</a>.<br> Jonathan Armstrong is a compliance and technology lawyer and partner at Cordery,  helping multinational clients with risk and compliance across Europe. Recent projects include lots of GDPR &amp; data transfer, UK Bribery Act 2010, internal investigations, security breach, helping retailers move sales online or enter new markets, launch of innovative new products and services, ethics &amp; compliance code implementation, emerging technology, corporate governance &amp; online reputation. Clients include Fortune 250 organisations as well as household names in manufacturing and financial services in Europe.<br> A regular broadcaster, Jonathan has also written articles on technology and compliance related topics, and is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Marketing (FCIM) and Vice-Chair of the New York State Bar Association International Section.<br> Jonathan has spoken at conferences in the US, China, Brazil, Canada, Vietnam, Singapore, Dubai &amp; across Europe.<br> Specialties: Qualified as a solicitor in the UK in 1991; specialised in technology, risk &amp; governance since 1996. The 2016 Legal Experts Report again featured Jonathan as one of the UK’s leading experts in the field. Jonathan’s practice is international. One of the 3 co-authors of the LexisNexis definitive work on technology law ‘Managing Risk: Technology &amp; Communications’.<br>