Effective Compliance is always a good investment
Why Compliance and Comp2Law?
Companies are faced with a constantly evolving regulatory landscape.
The cost of not complying is high: criminal sanctions, fines, civil damage claims, public procurement blacklisting, investment ineligibility, reputational loss and mistrusts from stakeholders.
Our clients and stakeholders believe that compliance is always a good business and investment.
We help you manage the compliance risks that are relevant and strategic to your economic activity by building tailor-made solutions.
Our clients come to us to understand their responsibilities and manage their risks by preventing infringements to the law or their ethical commitments.
Our added-value proposal consists of solutions that adapt to the compliance maturity and pace of your company, are based on a holistic approach and make the complex simple.
We focus on applicable regulations and the governance of your company while putting emphasis on the human factor.
We believe that bad behavior is, most of the times, evitable and we focus on understand the reasons behind wrongdoings and work to make a difference.
What do we offer?
We assist clients with the identification and mapping of risks in different expertise areas: anti-corruption, competition, personal data protection (RGPD), money laundering, thirs-party due diligence and gender equality.
Our clients also rely on our services to build compliance programs to manage risks by:
Designing codes of conduct according to the mission and vision of the company.
Drafting policies and procedures.
Setting up tailored capacity-building and communication strategies.
Delivering effective training.
Assisting on due diligence of M&As and third parties.
Carrying out audits on the efficiency of your compliance program.
Implementing and designing whistleblowing channels: choice of system, speak-up policies, implementation, management of alerts and data protection built-in.
Managing internal investigations (forensic investigations) and assisting your company in detecting internal wrongdoings.
If despite the prevention efforts of your company irregularities are detected, we assist you in adopting the necessary mitigating measures and remedies. We also accompany clients in the event of inspections or prosecutions by the competent authorities.
Business is global and so are our compliance solutions. Our law firm can assist you in developing your compliance program in France, Spain, UK and abroad. Our clients are companies, governments, and non-for-profit entities.
Areas of expertise
Anti-corruption
We advise clients in relation to their anti-corruption systems (Art. 31bis of the Spanish Criminal Code, French Sapin 2 Law, UK anti-bribery law and US FCPA, ISO 37001). Corruption risks take many forms, from clear-cut bribery practice to gifts that may seem innocent, and travel across countries. We help clients identifying their corruption risks and navigate the complex international corruption laws.
Competition/Antitrust
Competition laws are constantly evolving and can be complex to apprehend. We are familiar with both national and EU competition laws. We tackle issues such as restrictive agreements, abuse of dominance, mergers and acquisitions and state aid. We help our clients understand their competition risks and put in place the necessary compliance tools to prevent and mitigate them.
Data protection
We advise clients on GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), data protection national laws and data related issues regulated in recently adopted digital laws (Digital Markets Act, Data Act, and soon AI Act). We accompany clients in their data governance path (from drafting manuals, conducting data protection impact assessments to choosing the most adequate technical and organizational measures). We have experience as external DPO for clients.
Third party due diligence
Our clients rely on us for advice on how to honor their legal and ethical obligations while engaging with third parties (customers, leading suppliers, intermediaries, acquisition targets, and sponsorship and patronage recipients). We are aware of the fact that a "one size fits all" approach for due diligence is not enough and automated solutions are helpful but require human insight. We are that “second pair of eyes” in analyzing the risks that your third parties may represent.
Anti-money laundering
We provide legal advice on compliance aspects of EU anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, from the implementation of efficient compliance measures to robust responses to high risks or to regulators. We help clients navigating the complex rules on know-your-customer (KYC) requirements and Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) obligations.
Whistleblowing channel
Whistleblowing channel. We advise clients on the implementation of their whistleblowing obligations in accordance with EU laws transposing Directive 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law. Our clients rely on our experience, competence and objectivity to manage the whistleblowing channel and handle allegations of reporting subjects.
Comp2law fees
Fees are determined in full transparency, according to the nature and stakes of the case or the support required.
