The Volkov Law Group is pleased to announce the addition of Stephen Cheng and Marcel de Chermont to the firm.  Both bring a wealth of compliance experience to the firm and promise to assist us in continuing to offer our clients the high-quality ethics and compliance, and enforcement defense services that we offer.  We look forward to introducing them to new and existing clients.

Stephen Cheng, Associate, specializes in ethics and compliance issues, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-corruption laws, third-party due diligence, internal investigations and corporate governance.  Before joining The Volkov Law Group, Stephen was employed by a Fortune 100 global defense and aerospace corporation, where he was responsible for managing its anti-corruption compliance program.  Prior to that position, Stephen clerked at the U.S. Department of Justice’s FCPA Unit and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s FCPA Unit, respectively, where he assisted in the investigation and prosecution of FCPA violations.  Stephen is licensed in the District of Columbia.

Stephen can be reached at [email protected].

Marcel de Chermont, Senior Associate, has extensive experience providing advice on complex compliance and regulatory matters for global corporations and consultancy firms.  Marcel has focused his career advising multi-national entities on matters relating to operational issues and regularly advises on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Bribery Act compliance matters, anti-trust and competition, and privacy and data protection.  Marcel specializes in the design and implementation of realistic corporate policies, adequate procedures, and other internal controls that ensure minimal disruption for the client’s business.  He regularly conducts international due diligence and internal investigations for corporations on matters such as fraud, corruption, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds and other potential misconduct.  Marcel is licensed in Texas.

Marcel can be reached at [email protected].

Congratulations to Stephen and Marcel – welcome to The Volkov Law Group!