Economic Crime Prevention Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland
William Barry and Timothy O'Toole will speak at Economic Crime Prevention Switzerland on March 5-6, 2024, in Zurich, Switzerland.
Barry will present, as part of a panel, "What Are Your Concerns? Overcoming Common Pitfalls and Cooperating with International Enforcement Agencies." The panel will discuss:
- Understand updates on enforcement agencies latest approach and what to look out for?
- Overcome increasing amount of data and tight deadlines, what happens if evidence is located in multiple countries?
- Data privacy, preservation, and protection concerns
- Examine instruments used between Europe and other countries to leverage cross-border investigations.
- Balance risk associated with voluntary disclosure and reputational damage.
O'Toole will participate in the panel presentation, "'Is Sanctions the New FCPA?' Discover Emerging Sanctions, Export Controls and Anti-Corruption Compliance Risks in an Evolving Geopolitical and Compliance Landscape." The panel will discuss:
- Sanctions-related risk assessment policies, procedures, internal controls, and training
- Multi-jurisdictional anti-corruption compliance obligations
- The unique nature (which makes it rather difficult to manage) of Russia sanctions when compared to sanctions regimes
against other countries - Emerging “import/inbound control” sanctions, Article 3g and Article 5k of EU sanctions against Russia as examples
- The rapid increase in the number of sanctions in the last decade and the haste with which states adopt these restrictions,
which affects their quality and effectiveness - Strategies for collaboration between departments and functions to enhance export compliance risk assessments across different jurisdictions
- How to prioritize compliance resources to combat multiple areas of risk
- Where do I focus my efforts – sanctions or anti-corruption?