Don Ridings co-chairs Covington’s Anti-Corruption and Corporate Compliance practice, and the firm’s Business and Human Rights practice.
As co-chair of the firm’s global Anti-Corruption and Corporate Compliance Practice Group, Don leads a team of compliance and investigation lawyers based in the U.S., Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. He is a broad gauge compliance lawyer and for more than 10 years has also been recognized as a leading Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) practitioner by Chambers Global and Chambers USA.
Don has advised clients in nearly every major industry on compliance issues arising under the FCPA and other compliance regimes. He has served as outside compliance counsel to dozens of Fortune 500 companies. Don advises clients on compliance risks in investment transactions, designs and helps implement compliance programs, and counsels clients on a broad range of anti-corruption and other compliance risks. For companies with mature compliance programs, he leads independent compliance program assessments that allow companies to benchmark their corporate compliance programs against peer companies and regulator expectations.
Don has led dozens of internal investigations arising from conduct in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America. He represents clients before the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission, where he has secured several non-public declinations.
As co-chair of the firm’s Business and Human Rights practice, Don advises clients on the evolving legal regimes related to the corporate responsibility to respect human rights. He counsels clients on issues relating to supply chain due diligence and responsible sourcing, human rights due diligence in investment transactions, integrating human rights elements into corporate compliance programs, NCP and other non-judicial dispute resolution processes, and responding to demands from NGOs, investors, regulators, and other stakeholders.
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