Pamela Davis

Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP

Pamela Davis, chair of Winston & Strawn’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and anti-corruption practice, is a seasoned white-collar and regulatory defence attorney, with a particular focus on FCPA, compliance and global investigations. In recent years, she has led more than 100 internal investigations for multinational organisations throughout Asia, Europe, South Africa and the Americas. She has a deep understanding of compliance structures and supporting internal controls and has assisted clients with developing or enhancing corporate compliance plans, creating and revising FCPA policies and global codes, and designing and implementing highly successful compliance training sessions and investigative technique programmes. Ms Davis has the unique distinction of serving on three FCPA-related monitorships for companies subject to deferred prosecution agreements with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the US Department of Justice as Independent FCPA Compliance Monitor, Legal Counsel to the Monitor and Independent Compliance Consultant. She regularly speaks at FCPA conferences and compliance forums and has received numerous honours, including recognition by The Legal 500 US as a leading lawyer in corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defence and a Lifetime Achievement Award from Who’s Who Legal. In addition, Global Investigations Review has named her as the Top FCPA Practitioner in the world and as one of the Top 100 Women in Investigations globally.