Monika Zejden-Erdmann, Export Controls, Principal Associate, Eversheds Sutherland
SPEAKERS:
James Lindop, Partner, Head of Competition, EU & Trade, Eversheds Sutherland
James Lindop is head of the competition, EU and trade group. James advises on all aspects of international trade, including on contractual rights and obligations, export controls and economic trade sanctions, import tariffs, product classification (import and export), rules of origin, anti-dumping, countervailing duty and safeguard measures, World Trade Organization law and trade-related due diligence in the context of merger and acquisition transactions. James also advises extensively on national security and foreign investment regimes with significant experience in obtaining clearances for clients globally and engaging with competent authorities.
Zia Ullah, Partner, Head of Corporate Crime & Investigations, Eversheds Sutherland
Zia Ullah, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland’s heads up the Corporate Crime and Investigations group and is a specialist in International Sanctions, AML and ABC. Ranked in Legal 500 he advises on all aspects of corporate and financial crime compliance and was previously the Global Head of Sanctions and AML/ABC Policy at Barclays. Zia is a current FCA approved ‘Skilled Person’ for Financial Crime. Zia qualified as a lawyer in the UK in 1999 and is also qualified to practice in Ireland. Zia advises many of the top tier corporate and financial institutions in the UK and is regularly instructed to assist both their legal and compliance teams with highly technical and challenging corporate and financial crime related matters.
Monika Zejden-Erdmann is a Principal Associate in Eversheds Sutherland's Competition, EU and Trade practice group. She handles a broad range of international trade law matters, including all aspects of EU/UK and U.S. export control and sanctions laws, WTO rules, anti-dumping, import tariffs, product classification, rules of origin, contractual issues, and trade-related due diligence in the context of M&A transactions. A number of the group's clients see Monika as the first port of call, particularly for export control and sanctions advice. She has significant experience in assisting clients with voluntary disclosures in respect of trade control violations, which have resulted in no further action being taken by authorities. Monika was recently seconded for 2 years to a global energy business, where she provided day-to-day advice on compliance with EU and US sanctions. Monika's practice also encompasses EU and UK regulatory issues. She has also been advising clients on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their cross-border activities.
Howard Mendelsohn, Chief Client Officer, Kharon
Howard works closely with business, compliance, and legal professionals to strengthen programs and controls for managing risks at the intersection of global security and commerce. Howard has over two decades of experience in combating illicit financial activity in both the government and the private sector. Howard served at the U.S. 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 global security and risk matters and speaks regularly at conferences.