Don Ridings co-chairs Covington’s Anti-Corruption, Business & Human Rights, and ESG practices.
As co-chair of the firm’s global Anti-Corruption Practice Group, Don leads a team…
Don Ridings co-chairs Covington’s Anti-Corruption, Business & Human Rights, and ESG practices.
As co-chair of the firm’s global Anti-Corruption Practice Group, Don leads a team of compliance and investigation lawyers based in the U.S., Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. For more than 10 years, he has been recognized as a leading Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) practitioner by Chambers Global and Chambers USA.
Don has advised clients in nearly every major industry on compliance issues arising under the FCPA and other anti-bribery regimes. He has served as outside anti-corruption counsel to dozens of Fortune 500 companies. Don advises clients on compliance risks in investment transactions, design and help implement compliance programs, and counsel clients on a broad range of anti-corruption and other compliance risks. For companies with mature compliance programs, he leads independent compliance program assessments that allow companies to benchmark their compliance programs against peer companies and regulator expectations.
Don has led dozens of internal investigations arising from conduct in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America. He represent clients before the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission, where I have secured several non-public declinations.
As co-chair of the firm’s Business & Human Rights and ESG practices, Don advises clients on the evolving legal regimes related to the corporate responsibility to respect human rights. He counsels clients on issues relating to supply chain due diligence and responsible sourcing, human rights due diligence in investment transactions, integrating human rights elements into existing compliance programs, NCP and other non-judicial dispute resolution processes, and responding to demands from NGOs, investors, regulators, and other stakeholders.
Don Ridings co-chairs Covington’s Anti-Corruption, Business & Human Rights, and ESG practices.
As co-chair of the firm’s global Anti-Corruption Practice Group, Don leads a team…
Don Ridings co-chairs Covington’s Anti-Corruption, Business & Human Rights, and ESG practices.
As co-chair of the firm’s global Anti-Corruption Practice Group, Don leads a team of compliance and investigation lawyers based in the U.S., Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. For more than 10 years, he has been recognized as a leading Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) practitioner by Chambers Global and Chambers USA.
Don has advised clients in nearly every major industry on compliance issues arising under the FCPA and other anti-bribery regimes. He has served as outside anti-corruption counsel to dozens of Fortune 500 companies. Don advises clients on compliance risks in investment transactions, design and help implement compliance programs, and counsel clients on a broad range of anti-corruption and other compliance risks. For companies with mature compliance programs, he leads independent compliance program assessments that allow companies to benchmark their compliance programs against peer companies and regulator expectations.
Don has led dozens of internal investigations arising from conduct in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America. He represent clients before the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission, where I have secured several non-public declinations.
As co-chair of the firm’s Business & Human Rights and ESG practices, Don advises clients on the evolving legal regimes related to the corporate responsibility to respect human rights. He counsels clients on issues relating to supply chain due diligence and responsible sourcing, human rights due diligence in investment transactions, integrating human rights elements into existing compliance programs, NCP and other non-judicial dispute resolution processes, and responding to demands from NGOs, investors, regulators, and other stakeholders.
