Join Kharon and Sullivan & Cromwell for a 90 minute session on Maritime and Russia Sanctions Risk. This session has been tailored specifically for compliance professionals in the Nordics and the Netherlands.
During the session, Kharon and Sullivan & Cromwell will address the risks and regulatory expectations associated with the maritime industry and sanctions. In depth case studies highlighting maritime sanctions risk specific to the Nordics and the Netherlands will be detailed, followed by a discussion of implications. Following, Kharon and Sullivan & Cromwell's experts will review the sanctions regimes targeting Russia and will focus on region specific case studies, while discussing legal ramifications.
SPEAKERS BIOS
Howard Mendelsohn, Chief Client Officer, Kharon
Howard works closely with business, compliance and legal professionals to strengthen programs and controls for managing financial crime risk. Howard has over two decades of experience in combatting illicit financial activity, in both the government and the private sector. Howard served at the US Treasury Department from 2001 to 2011, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary and Assistant Secretary (Acting) for Treasury’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis. Howard led Treasury’s intelligence functions, including oversight of analytical production, risk assessment, security, and strategic planning. Following his service at Treasury, Howard held leadership positions in Enterprise Compliance at PNC Financial Services Group. He is a recognized thought leader on Financial Crime matters and speaks regularly at conferences.
Joshua Shrager, Senior Vice President, Kharon
Josh works with Kharon’s key clients on strategic initiatives and partnership opportunities. Prior to Kharon, Josh was a director at data analytics firm Quid, where he managed east coast and Europe client relations operations as well as directed company wide client engagement strategy and implementation. Previously, Josh served in the US Department of the Treasury as the Deputy Financial Attaché to Saudi Arabia as well as co-lead of the Iraq Threat Finance Cell in Baghdad. He also was a US Department of State Foreign Service Officer, with postings in Mexico and The Gambia, where he oversaw the embassy’s Public Affairs office.
Rob Duncan, Account Director, Kharon
Rob leads Kharon's UK and Europe sales team and is responsible for Tier 1 banks and financial institutions. With over ten years’ experience of providing financial crime compliance solutions to businesses around the world and a detailed understanding of compliance data and technologies, Rob has delivered foundational, enterprise-wide implementations in the Tier 1 banking space, transformative for both customer and supplier. He has worked extensively with industry leaders and driven partner relationships to deliver solutions to organizations globally, including work on national KYC Utility projects.
Beth Davy, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell
Beth Davy is a partner in the Financial Services and Financial Services Litigation and Investigations Groups and is co-head of the Economic Sanctions and Financial Crime Group. Her practice focuses on bank regulation and supervision, regulatory enforcement matters and internal investigations. She is widely recognized as a leading expert in the areas of AML and economic sanctions compliance and enforcement. She has represented numerous financial institutions in high profile global investigations involving multiple U.S. government agencies, as well as public and non-public regulatory enforcement matters. Chambers USA notes that Ms. Davy is “praised for her extensive experience of enforcement actions and internal investigations” and that their sources “call her ‘a fantastic lawyer,’” adding that she is “excellent on execution and strategy.”
James Earl, Special Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell
A member of the Firm’s Financial Services Group, Jamie Earl focuses his practice on economic sanctions and financial crime, with a particular emphasis on authorities administered by OFAC and national security matters, including U.S. primary and secondary economic sanctions, and anti-money laundering. He joined the Firm in 2018 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he served for nine years in legal and policy roles with the Office of the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control) and OFAC. In five years with OFAC Counsel’s office, Mr. Earl provided advice, counseling, and legal review on issues related to OFAC sanctions with respect to Iran, WMD proliferation, transnational criminal organizations, malicious cyber-enabled activities, and the Western Balkans, including policy, licensing, enforcement, and regulatory matters.
Eric Kadel, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell
Eric Kadel is engaged in a wide variety of corporate, transactional and regulatory matters. He is a member of the Firm’s Corporate and Finance, Financial Services, Investment Management, Cybersecurity, and Commodities, Futures and Derivatives Groups. He is a co-head of the Firm’s Economic Sanctions and Financial Crime group and counsels and represents clients on questions about U.S. economic sanctions, including those administered by OFAC, BSA/AML laws and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). He is also co-head of the Firm’s international trade & investment/CFIUS practice, and regularly handles national security reviews related to foreign investment for a wide range of the Firm’s clients.
Adam Szubin, Of Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell
A member of the Firm’s Financial Services Group, Adam Szubin focuses his practice on financial services and national security, with particular emphasis on economic sanctions, export controls, money laundering and counter terrorism. Prior to joining Sullivan & Cromwell, he served for two years as Acting Treasury Department Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. During his nearly 13 year tenure at the Treasury, Mr. Szubin served as the Director of OFAC for nine years and Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. As the lead national security official at the Treasury Department, Mr. Szubin also advised the Treasury Secretary and National Security Council on a wide range of economic and security issues, including select matters before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
Matthew Browne, Associate, Sullivan & Cromwell
Matt is an associate in the Firm’s General Practice Group. His practice focuses on a variety of financial services and corporate finance matters in the United States, including joint matters with the Firm’s Criminal Defense and Investigations Group. He has represented a range of U.S. and non-U.S. clients across multiple segments of the financial services sector. Prior to joining the Firm, Matt was a vice president in the Operations Division at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he held a variety of responsibilities after joining as an analyst in 2006, including implementing cost-efficiency projects and managing the operational aspects of short-selling compliance regulations.
Jordan Wish, Associate, Sullivan & Cromwell
Jordan is an associate in the Firm’s General Practice Group. He primarily represents financial institution clients and has worked with clients in other industries. His practice has included a variety of corporate and regulatory matters, including in connection with securities offerings, regulatory applications and corporate investigations. Before joining the Firm, Jordan clerked in Columbus, Ohio, for Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Tyler Nielsen, Group Head of Advisory - Sanctions, Nordea
Tyler Nielsen is currently the Head of Advisory – Sanctions at Nordea, covering sanctions for all of Nordea’s global operations as part of the Group Financial Crime Compliance office. Tyler joined Nordea after serving as senior analyst and senior policy advisor in the US Department of the Treasury’s office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and US Department of State’s Office of Sanctions Policy and Implementation. In these roles, he aided US sanctions policy formation and enforcement on Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, and other countries in the Middle East and Africa. Tyler has extensive experience engaging on sanctions matters with Nordic governments, financial institutions and businesses, including serving as an economic officer at US Embassy Helsinki.
Amalie Korning Wedege, Sanctions Compliance Officer, Danske Bank
Amalie is a certified sanctions compliance professional (ACSS, ICA) currently employed with Danske Bank A/S following previous roles in a Nordic peer bank and advisory positions in the security sector. As a compliance officer in Danske Bank’s Sanctions & Embargoes Financial Crime unit, she leads change efforts to enhance the institution’s sanctions compliance programme and capabilities across the 3 lines of defense. She holds an M.Sc. in Security Risk Management and a B.Sc. in International Business & Politics from the University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen Business School respectively, where she is a guest lecturer on financial crime risk management and sanctions compliance.
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Ruben Paniry, Financial Economic Crime Specialist, ING
Ruben Paniry started his career at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Thereafter he started working for Philip Sidney, a consultancy firm specialized in EU and US Export Controls and Sanctions. He later worked for Amsterdam Trade Bank on the Shipping Department investigating AML, KYC and Sanction risks. Currently, he is working for ING’s Global Sanctions department.