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April 16, 2014

Areeya Pornwiriyangkura to Speak at TRACE Anti-Bribery Workshop

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Areeya Pornwiriyangkura, an attorney-at-law in Tilleke & Gibbins, is due to speak at an anti-bribery training workshop hosted by TRACE International. The workshop will feature a number of prominent local and foreign business people who are familiar with the challenges of international commercial transactions. Areeya will give an update on recent anti-corruption activities and cases in Thailand. The following main topics will also be discussed:

  • What constitutes bribery under international conventions and local law
  • How companies are handling the difficult issue of gifts and hospitality for government officials
  • Responding to requests for inappropriate payments
  • Challenges posed by the proliferation of international anti-bribery conventions
  • The cost of ignoring local and international anti-bribery laws: criminal penalties and business costs

TRACE International is a nonprofit association that aims to provide anti-bribery advice to multinational companies. Tilleke & Gibbins is the exclusive TRACE Partner Law Firm in Thailand, with TRACE granting our firm this position in recognition of our “exceptional experience in and knowledge of anti-bribery laws and related compliance matters.” The workshop will be held on April 28, 2014, at The Fullerton Hotel in Singapore, and Areeya will be speaking from 4.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Singapore time. If you would like to learn more about the event, please visit the TRACE website.

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