Ann Sultan guides companies and executives through complex cross-border internal and government investigations and creating sustainable risk-based corporate compliance programs. Public companies and private organizations turn to Ms. Sultan for advice on a wide range of enforcement, ethics, and compliance topics, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and anti-money laundering laws and regulations, workplace misconduct (including harassment, discrimination, bullying, and retaliation), due diligence, risk management, Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations, and interactions with external auditors in the context of accounting and financial reporting matters.
Ms. Sultan currently serves in a leadership role on an Independent Monitor team focusing on human resources issues, including harassment and discrimination, on behalf of a regulatory agency in Massachusetts.
As a Russian speaker, Ms. Sultan assists companies doing business in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and individuals who are based in the region.
Ms. Sultan combines her expertise as external counsel with in-house experience, having been detailed to multinational clients to assist on internal investigation and compliance matters.
Ms. Sultan is a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP-I) by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics. She is involved in leadership positions with the Anti-Corruption Committees of the International Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Prior to joining Miller & Chevalier, Ms. Sultan practiced as a corporate attorney specializing in corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and financing at an AmLaw 200 firm. After graduating from Columbia Law School, Ms. Sultan completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mediation at Columbia Law School.
Last year, the DOJ issued new or revised policies that impact Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prosecutions and expectations for corporate compliance programs. These policies include a new Safe Harbor Policy for voluntary self-disclosures made in...