Economic sanctions add yet another layer to existing AML-CFT, anti-bribery, modern slavery and 'failure to prevent economic crime' developments around the world. Translating these regulatory regimes (mainly set up for banks & financial institutions) to professional services firms is challenging. 
Lawyers want to play their part in countering crime (and to see any criminal actors removed from the profession). But navigating law firm collaboration across borders is becoming more difficult and complex when sanctions and AML compliance is not suitably tailored to the professional fields. 
 
•    The AML & Sanctions Experts team will lead another acclaimed interactive session by way of discussions and roundtable scenarios exploring how firms can navigate cross-border financial crime regimes.  
•    How can these regimes be adapted and made workable for law firms, to still achieve collaboration that will benefit clients and economies?  
o    Russian and other targeted financial sanctions  
o    AML & CFT developments flowing from FATF and G-20 level
o    Emerging regulatory regimes to be faced next: modern slavery, supply chain transparency, beneficial ownership rules/registers, failure to prevent economic crime or tax crime.