Biography

James Tillen’s practice focuses on matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), money laundering, business and human rights, and other areas of international corporate compliance. He has had significant experience with every facet of an FCPA enforcement matter, from inception to completion, including developing work plans for internal investigations, conducting internal investigations (including in-country witness interviews and document collections and reviews), developing remediation strategies (including employee discipline, compliance program enhancements, and employee training), disclosing issues to the U.S. government, negotiating resolutions with the U.S. government, developing strategies for collateral issues (including public relations and related litigation), selecting independent monitors, and interfacing with independent monitors on behalf of clients.

Mr. Tillen also has conducted M&A and third-party due diligence reviews, assessed client and third-party compliance programs, drafted numerous anti-corruption compliance programs, developed training programs, and performed training for client operations throughout the world. He has created anti-money laundering compliance programs for a variety of multinational financial and non-financial institutions. In the area of business and human rights, Mr. Tillen has conducted risk assessments, advised on transactions presenting human rights risks, and developed corporate human rights policies.

Who’s Who Legal and Global Investigations Review recognize Mr. Tillen as one of the world’s leading investigations lawyers, and one source said he “knows FCPA enforcement better than anyone I’ve ever come across.” The “very business savvy” James Tillen is “practical, responsive and has excellent, highly particularized experience,” according to clients who were quoted by Chambers USA and Chambers Global.