The Biden Administration and its international counterparts have demonstrated a clear desire to increase criminal and civil enforcement activity. As a result, multinational corporations and senior executives face increased regulatory exposure and risk in connection with investigations by the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and other regulators. Improved cooperation among international regulators has resulted in the real-time exchange of information and additional risk for those engaged in cross-border activity.

In this session, we will discuss compliance opportunities and risks in this environment, including how businesses can position themselves to mitigate enforcement risk and gain market share as result. Experienced counsel will discuss investigation, compliance, and enforcement risk in hot-button areas, such as:

William Barry is a trusted advisor to governments, boards of directors, foreign trustees, multinational companies, and senior officers involved in cross-border business and the financial services industry. Mr. Barry helps solve complex problems involving multi-jurisdictional investigations, enforcement, compliance, and transactional issues so that his clients can overcome obstacles and resume focus on their business. He works with clients to address individual risks and to build credible, flexible, and sustainable compliance infrastructure consistent with ESG standards. Chambers USA has described Mr. Barry as "the kind of person that everyone in the boardroom listens to" and noted he is "a very thorough thinker, very calm, and is the ideal ambassador for corporations when dealing with government agencies."