Date
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
7:00 PM EDT
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Ethics and Accountability: A discussion on Canadian Whisleblower Law & Policy
UJA’s Lawyers and Accountants Divisions are excited to invite you to attend a webinar on Canadian whistleblower law and policy. Featuring an in-depth discussion with Tom Devine and Samantha Feinstein. The Government Accountability Project is the leading whistleblower protection and advocacy organization in the United States, and lead campaigns to enact whistleblower protection laws internationally as well.
Topics covered include:
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The twelve best practices for corporate whistleblower policies
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Case examples that demonstrate how whistleblowers improve companies
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Recommendations on how companies can avoid legal damage by promoting a positive whistleblowing culture and instituting a safe process that protects whistleblowers from illegal retaliation
You do not want to miss this truly fascinating webinar.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
7:00 PM EDT
Please register by 5:00 PM on October 18th
Chairs:
Accountants Division: Jordan Caplan and Richard Reitman
Lawyers Division: Yael Bogler and Hartley Lefton
To submit your questions to the speakers, please email Igor at [email protected].
For more information, please contact Jenny at [email protected].
SPEAKERS
Samantha Feinstein, Staff Attorney and Director, International Program
Samantha Feinstein is a Staff Attorney and Director of the International Program at Government Accountability Project. She develops and advances private sector whistleblower-rights legislation; represents public, private, and international whistleblower clients; and conducts research, training, advocacy, and public education for the international program. She has 21 years of experience including extensive work in international law and development on anti-corruption, international access to justice, good governance, human rights, and humanitarian aid. Before joining Government Accountability Project, she worked at the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law and the ABA Rule of Law Initiative. Ms. Feinstein has also worked at International Rescue Committee, Banyan Global, and she was Middle East Policy Advisor for Nirj Deva, UK Member of European Parliament.
Ms. Feinstein is co-author of the Government Accountability Project and International Bar Association joint report, Are Whistleblower Laws Working? A Global Study of Whistleblower Protection Litigation, published in March 2021. She also authored the Government Accountability Project Report, Whistleblowing at International Financial Institutions: An Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Regional Development Banks’ Whistleblower Policies, published in September 2019. Ms. Feinstein is also co-author of a forthcoming Springer International chapter; Whistleblowing is the Best Antidote for COVID-19: U.S. Case Studies. She also authored various blogs and OpEds, including A Comparative Analysis of U.S. v E.U. Whistleblower Law and The World Abandoned COVID-19’s Best Antidote: Whistleblowers.
Ms. Feinstein holds an M.A. in International Relations and a J.D. She is admitted to practice law in Washington, DC.
Tom Devine, Legal Director
Since 1979 Tom Devine has been the Government Accountability Project’s legal director, where he has assisted over 8,000 whistleblowers and not lost a case since 2006. He also has been on the front lines for passage and oversight of 36 whistleblower laws, including nearly all U.S. federal laws and internationally from Serbia to the UN and World Bank, most recently the EU Whistleblower Directive and Ukraine. He is an adjunct professor at the DC Law School, has been recognized annually since 2012 by the Metropolitan Washington Lawyer’s Association as one of Washington DC’s top employment lawyers, appears regularly as a media expert, has authored numerous books and law journals, and spoken in over a dozen nations as the State Department’s informal “Ambassador of Whistleblowing.”
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