Alan Sarhan

Partner

About

Areas of FocusCorporate Mergers and Acquisitions Infrastructure, Construction and Transport Technology and Commercial Transactions International Trade White Collar and Corporate Crime Construction and Engineering Global Investigations Compliance Emerging Growth and Venture Capital Government Contracting Projects and Project Finance Real Estate

Bar admissionsQuebec, 2006Ontario, 2023

EXPERIENCE

Member of the negotiating team representing a Canadian multinational in its discussions with the Royal ‎Canadian Mounted Police with respect to criminal charges laid against the Company pursuant to the ‎Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act.‎
Conducted an internal investigation into allegations of insider trading resulting from a probe by the ‎Quebec securities regulator (‎Autorité des marchés financiers)‎
Appointed by a multi-lateral development bank to investigate allegations of corruption and collusion in ‎the Egyptian power sector
Engaged by a real estate conglomerate to advise on risks associated with money laundering and ‎economic sanctions and investigate allegations of a business partner laundering money and violating ‎economic sanctions. ‎
Engaged by a Canadian publicly listed satellite company to conduct an internal investigation into ‎allegations of corruption reported by a member of the board of director
Managed numerous large-scale document collection efforts in response to various law enforcement and ‎regulatory actions by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Competition Bureau, Elections Canada, ‎UPAC (Quebec Provincial Police Anti-Corruption unit), the Quebec securities regulator (‎Autorité des ‎marchés financiers), the World Bank, the African Development Bank, the European Investment Bank and ‎the Asian Development Ban
Appointed co-lead of a two-and-half year corporate monitorship of a Japanese multinational with ‎‎335,000 employees and a market cap of USD 30B
Appointed co-lead of a three-year corporate monitorship of a Canadian multinational with 50,000 ‎employees and a market cap of CAD 8B
Lead the stakeholder engagement plan between the a Canadian multinational and the Government of ‎Canada which led to the entering into of the first ever Administrative Agreement between the ‎Government of Canada and a Company pursuant to the Government of Canada’s Integrity Regime.‎
Engaged by a Canadian based global manufacturer of recreational vehicles to set up its reporting and ‎whistleblowing systems, intake ‎procedures and investigative protocols
Engaged by a Canadian aerospace company to set up its reporting and whistleblowing systems, intake ‎‎procedures and investigative protocols as well as to evaluate the integrity of certain ‎principal suppliers
Engaged by a Canadian crown corporation to set up its reporting and whistleblowing systems, intake ‎‎procedures and investigative protocols
Engaged by a Canadian multinational to perform a comprehensive and holistic review of its integrity ‎compliance program and implement recommendations with a view to bringing the client’s integrity ‎compliance program in line with recognized international standards ‎Engaged by a Canadian pension fund to evaluate the integrity of all of their real estate investment ‎partners
Investigated numerous code of ethics related violations, including investigations relating to alleged ‎misconduct senior executives within various organizations

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Education

M.B.A. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2019 - Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA (joint program)

LL.B., Université de Montréal, 2005

B.A., Concordia University, 2001 (with distinction)

Awards

Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Corporate/Commercial‎), Lawyers to Watch, 2020
In-House Counsel of the Year Finalist, Young Bar Association of Montreal, 2013

Publications

Co-Author, "World Bank Group v. Wallace: what happens when the cooperation between international organisations and local law enforcement goes wrong"
Co-Author, "World Bank Group v. Wallace: International Organizations' Immunities and the Fight Against ‎Corruption", June 20, 2016‎

Seminars

Memberships And Affiliations

Barreau du Québec
Canadian Bar Association
Executive Committee Member of the Governance, Compliance and Ethics Section of the Canadian Bar Association (Quebec Branch)
Transparency International (Canada)