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Emerging Regulations in Supply Chain Transparency

Recorded On: 10/08/2024

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As the global supply chain regulation environment continues to evolve, companies and their in-house counsel will need to enhance their supplier due dilligence processes in order to maintain compliance. Join this session to discuss the laws leading the regulation changes, including the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Germany’s Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, and Canada’s Modern Slavery Act, among others. Prepare yourself to tackle this developing area of regulation.

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Emerging Regulations in Supply Chain Transparency
Recorded 10/08/2024  |  61 minutes
Recorded 10/08/2024  |  61 minutes
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Molly Stark

General Counsel & Secretary

Rainforest Alliance, Inc.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-stark-9b3141b/

Madison Obstarczyk

Associate General Counsel

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

Associate General Counsel with substantial experience in a wide range of areas including legal writing, contract review and negotiation, legal support and advice, and other general business matters. Skilled at collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure that commercial projects are completed timely, accurately, and efficiently. Effective legal advisor who understands the importance of business relationships and the necessity of a positive working relationship between both the company and outside counsel or business professionals alike.

Steven Smart

Associate General Counsel, Compliance

Enerflex Ltd.

Experienced compliance professional for multinational manufacturers and service providers. Attorney, Certified Fraud Examiner, and Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional. Areas of expertise include anti-corruption/FCPA, fraud risk management, cyber fraud, anti-money laundering, antitrust and competition, international trade, data privacy, and anti-harassment. Demonstrated experience in: compliance program leadership, communication with Board and executive suite; designing policies and procedures, implementation and change management; internal investigations of bribery, fraud, and ethical issues; compliance due diligence for acquisition targets, customers, and suppliers; risk assessment for fraud, anti-bribery, and antitrust; compliance training, monitoring, and auditing.


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Elizabeth Lowe

Partner

Venable LLP

Liz counsels U.S. and non-U.S. companies on a variety of cross-border regulatory and policy matters, transportation and logistics matters, and import/export compliance matters. Her work includes internal compliance reviews and investigations, due diligence activities, voluntary self-disclosures, responses to inquiries from federal agencies, compliance training, licensing, and transportation and logistics contract review. Liz recognizes the need to understand business priorities and to provide practical compliance solutions.

Liz regularly represents companies on compliance with import and export control laws and regulations before regulatory authorities, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the International Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

Liz assists clients with U.S. export controls and economic sanctions – proactively, as part of internal compliance reviews and training, and before federal agencies, including the Departments of State, the Treasury, and Commerce. She has worked on global internal export compliance reviews, responses to government subpoenas, submissions of voluntary self-disclosures, and productive engagement with the relevant agencies, on behalf of clients.

She advises companies on compliance with maritime and other transportation laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Shipping Act of 1984, and represents companies before the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). She also assists companies with agency-required registration and license authorization. In addition, Liz has experience in drafting and reviewing contracts for logistics and transportation industry clients in all modes.

Liz works on import compliance matters such as disclosures, ruling requests, classification and country of origin analyses, petitions to mitigate, and protests. She advises clients on trade policy and related matters. She has advised clients on international transactional matters, and regarding compliance with the anti-bribery provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).