The EU Whistleblower Directive: A Burden or an Opportunity?
Webinar | 01.26.21, 6:00 AM CST - 8:00 AM CST
Whistleblowers play a key role in uncovering and preventing legal violations and serious misconduct. In the past, however, there was no uniform protection of whistleblowers across the EU. The fear of sanctions and retaliation acted as a discouragement because many jurisdictions provided little or no protection for whistleblowers. The need for a change in the law was evidenced by the various scandals and whistleblower cases that featured in the press.
The new EU Whistleblower Directive, which is intended to provide whistleblowers with greater protection, sets out a legal framework of minimum standards that have to be transposed by the EU member states into national legislation by December 17, 2021.
During this webinar, we will explain this new legal framework and the content of the EU Whistleblower Directive, and we will discuss the impact of this legislative change and the obligations it will impose on companies. We will also be looking at the benefits it brings and providing companies with tips on how to set up an effective internal whistleblowing system.
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Webinar | 09.28.26
Rethinking "the Administrative State" - Takeaways From the Supreme Court's 2025–26 Term
The Supreme Court's 2025–26 term took up several momentous cases that will influence and, in key respects, reorient constitutional separation-of-powers principles moving forward. Join the D.C. Bar Administrative Law and Agency Practice Community for a discussion of the key takeaways from the Supreme Court's 2025-26 term. This panel will examine decisions addressing the scope of executive branch authority, including cases involving tariffs issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the removal of leaders of so-called independent agencies. The discussion will also address significant orders issued on the Court's emergency docket and what these decisions and orders signal about the distinct roles the three branches of federal government play in shaping the administrative state.
