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
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