ACI U.S. Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance Conference

ACI's 17th Annual Flagship Conference on U.S. Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance is widely regarded as the premier conference for legal and compliance professionals working in economic sanctions. Fenwick trade & national securities partners Melissa Duffy and Rob Slack will each moderate an insightful and topical panel.

Melissa will moderate a panel titled, "Russia Sanctions: The Residual Enduring Russian Sanctions Compliance Challenges; Perspectives on How to Navigate Unchartered Dilemmas." The topics to be discussed include:

• Ownership or control- different standards in US and UK/EU
• Implementing the 50% Rule
• Addressing remaining investments and contractual obligations with Russia
• Ban on services and the impact
• Assets frozen under Russia Sanctions
• Use of loopholes in UAE to evade sanctions

Rob will moderate a panel titled, "Technology Industry Benchmarking: 'Closed-Door' Discussion of the Most Pressing Industry-Specific Sanctions and Export Compliance Risks." The topics to be discussed include:

• Applying heightened export controls restrictions and navigating the grey areas
• Unraveling key conflicts of law
• New Semi-conductor rule-and managing its impact
• Addressing the IT service ban