3/20/2019 Afternoon Presentations:

“Pulling Fraud Out of the Shadows: PwC’s 2018 Global Economic Crime Survey”

Marc E. Filer,

CPA/ABV/CFF, CFE, MBA

Director, Forensics Services

Cell: (440) 263-3174

Email: marc.e.filer@pwc.com

Experience

Mr. Filer is a Director in PricewaterhouseCoopers' Global Forensic Services practice based in Washington, D.C. office. His practice focusses on anti-corruption/FCPA matters, including internal investigations, compliance program assessments, and due diligence.  Marc routinely manages matters involving the SEC and the US DOJ.

Marc has worked on anti-corruption/FCPA matters in over 30 countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and the Americas.  In particular, he has anti-corruption/FCPA experience in pharmaceutical/medical products, manufacturing, industrial products, retail and consumer, hospitality, and the oil and gas industry. 

In addition to his FCPA experience, Mr. Filer has experience managing large investigations involving financial statement frauds, revenue recognition issues and asset misappropriation.

Mr. Filer also has extensive experience in complex commercial litigation, cost reductions projects, intellectual property disputes, arbitration work, and contract compliance reviews.

Education

·         Bachelor of Business Administration, Ohio University

·         Masters of Business Administration , Georgetown University

Other Credentials

·         Certified Public Accountant (licensed in District of Columbia, Ohio
and Virginia)

·         Accredited in Business Valuation

·         Certified Fraud Examiner

·         Certified in Financial Forensics

Awards

·         AICPA Leadership Academy - Class of 2010

·         VSCPA Distinguished CPA Award 2011 - Top 5 under 35

·         Virginia Business Super CPAs 2011 - Young CPAs

Representative Speeches

·         “Conducting Effective Anti-Corruption Risk Assessments”, Virginia CPA Society Webinar, August 2011

·         “An Overview of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act”, Virginia CPA Society Webinar, February 2011

·         “Key Fraud Concepts & Forensic Accounting”, U.S. Navy Inspector General Conference, July 2012

·         Working Successfully in an Expanding Business World, AICPA E.D.G.E. - Sharpening the Next Generation of CPAs, August 2013

·         Risk Assessment: A Powerful Tool in combating Bribery and Corruption, AICPA FVS Consulting Digest, August 2013

·         “Internal Audit and Anti-corruption: Why and how to address it? Session 1: Understanding Anti-Corruption in Today’s Business Environment”, Institute of Internal Auditors, September 23, 2013

·         PwC's Global Economic Crime Survey 2014 — Economic Crime: A Threat to Business Globally, Virginia Society of CPAs Business and Industry Conference, May 20, 2014.

·         “Developing a Distributor Anti-Bribery/ Anti-Corruption Assessment Work Program”, 27th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference 2016, June 2016.

·         Fraud Case Study Seminar, Internal Auditor Association – Charlotte Chapter, February 6, 2017.

·         Applicability of fraud as part of SOX, SOX 404 Conference 2017: Compliance, Internal Controls & Risk Management, May 22, 2017.

·         Current Regulatory Landscape of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), PwC Southeast InPractice Event (Raleigh and Charlotte), November 28, 2017 and December 1, 2017.

Memberships

·         American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

·         Ohio Society of CPAs

·         Greater Washington Society of CPAs

·         Virginia Society of CPAs

·         Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

·         Washington Metro Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

·         Delta Sigma Pi - Professional Business Fraternity