Whistleblowers, Internal Investigations, and Compliance Design in the United States, Germany, and Austria
May 23, 2023
University of Illinois College of Law
Faculty Lounge (Room 215)
504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue
Champaign, Illinois
Organized by the Illinois Program in Comparative Criminal Procedure and Policing (Jacqueline Ross, director) and co-sponsored by the European Union Center, the Illinois Program in Criminal Law, and the Illinois Program in Constitutional History
Program
8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:25 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
Professor Jacqueline Ross, University of Illinois College of Law
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Keynote Lecture
Mary Inman, Constantine Cannon
9:00 - 10:45 a.m.
Panel One: The Significance of Whistleblowers and Internal Investigations for Compliance Design in the U.S. and Germany
Martin Petrasch, Global Head of Compliance Investigations, Siemens
Christian Miege, Forensic and Integrity Services, Ernst & Young, Germany
Michael Osnato, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett
Commentator: Carsten Momsen, Free University of Berlin
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.
Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Panel Two: The Significance of Whistleblower Protections and Incentives for Internal Investigations in the U.S. and Germany
Soren Schomburg, Knauer Law, Berlin
Felix Ruhmannseder, WKK Law, Vienna, Austria
David Simon, Foley and Lardner
Commentator: Andrew Leipold, University of Illinois College of Law
12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch is Served
1:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Panel Three: Whistleblowers, the Criminal Law, and Administrative Investigations in the United States and Germany
Sarah North, United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois
David Wiseman, United States Department of Justice
Commentator: Jacqueline Ross, University of Illinois College of Law
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Coffee Break
3:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Panel Four: Whistleblowers: Incentives or Protections? German and American Approaches in Comparative Perspective
Carsten Momsen, Free University of Berlin
Christian Schmitz, Verte Law
Paula Benedict, Free University of Berlin
Commentators: Verity Winship, University of Illinois College of Law and Jason Mazzone, University of Illinois College of Law
5:30 p.m.
Concluding Remarks
Jacqueline Ross