Foley Partner Jim Lundy will chair an Ethics panel at the Derivatives and Futures Law Winter Committee Meeting, on February 1, 2025, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. This panel will review a hypothetical internal investigation as a result of a potential whistleblower relating to the use of off-platform messaging. This panel will explore the interplay of the incident with the following subtopics and their related ethical implications:
Whistleblower guidance and escalation
Structuring the internal and external teams for the investigation
Participation of compliance, risk, and other departments, and the preservation of privilege
CFTC and other regulatory cooperation and self-reporting guidance
