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Catherine Hanaway

Partner at Husch Blackwell

She represents clients in all aspects of whistleblower investigations, such as drafting investigation policies, conducting internal investigations, and making presentations to US Attorney’s offices. She received her JD from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.

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Compliance and Ethics

Refine Your Compliance Program to Manage Whistleblower and Bounty Risks

While there are many powerful reasons to implement strong internal compliance programs, the focus of this article is mitigating risk specifically created by external “bounty” programs. In that context, the more robust the internal compliance program, the less risk there is that an employee will go outside first to report a violation or potential violation.