Looking at Sanctions from a Different Angle
June 15, 2023 | 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM NYC
ACSS Webinar
CSS Credits: 1.25
Duration:
75 minutes
Speakers:
- Donald Pearce, Senior Trade Advisor | Torres Trade Advisory, LLC
- Olga Torres, Founder and Managing Member | Torres Trade Law
Moderator:
Date:
Time:
- 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM NYC
- 03:00 PM – 04:15 PM London
- 04:00 PM – 05:15 PM Amsterdam
Description:
We will change the locus of your focus by looking at innovative approaches taken by both regulators and sanctions evaders. Using case studies and real-world experience, join us as we delve into three aspects of sanctions from a different point of view.
When you attend this webinar, you will:
- Learn how the USDOJ is using the False Claims Act as a sanctions enforcement tool
- Study the case of a Russian oligarch who used fine art to avoid sanctions
- Explore how sanctioned money can have a new purpose: paying for the damage done
- Discuss the impact of increased focus on sanctions enforcement
- Look at your own sanctions compliance practices in a new light
During the webinar, participants will have the opportunity to contribute questions online.
Certificate of Attendance:
All active ACSS membership will be able to download the certificate from the Learning Management System (under the achievements tab).
Event Registration
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Speakers
Donald Pearce
Senior Trade Advisor
Torres Trade Advisory
A dynamic public speaker, Mr. Pearce has delivered keynote addresses, case studies, and panel presentations worldwide to various audiences. He has developed training scenarios based on actual events, acted as emcee and moderator in various government and private programs, and most recently delivered content via virtual conferences and small group appearances. Mr. Pearce is well-known in the strategic trade community and beyond; he has lectured at the Naval Postgraduate School and the Stimson Center Security & Strategic Trade Control Academy, published articles in World ECR and Export Compliance Manager and is a featured guest on international news programs. Mr. Pearce is adept at helping audiences understand the most complex international trade and national security policy issues and integrating lessons learned into good compliance and security strategies.
Before his retirement in 2020, Mr. Pearce served as the acting Unit Chief for Liaison and Interdiction, providing subject matter expertise to international organizations, other government agencies, and industry worldwide. Mr. Pearce was the principal author of the 2016 amendments to the Wassenaar Arrangement’s Best Practices for Export Control Enforcement, drawing on over 30 years of customs and strategic trade control experience. Mr. Pearce used his knowledge of cyber investigative and forensics techniques to partner with the FBI on a targeted outreach program focused on export control-related cybersecurity issues, significantly increasing awareness in the industry. His career included prosecuting precedent-setting cases, establishing the Regional Export Control Officer position at the US Embassy in Singapore, coordinating successful interdictions of dangerous goods, and protecting the international supply chain through successful public/private cooperative efforts.
Olga Torres
Founder and Managing Member
Torres Trade Law
In the area of U.S. export controls, Ms. Torres counsels clients on compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and the various embargo and sanctions programs administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). She regularly represents clients before the U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In the area of customs, Ms. Torres advises clients on import compliance matters, including customs rulings, classification, country of origin, special duty programs, focused assessments, C-TPAT, and seizures of goods by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. She also assists with antidumping/countervailing duty matters before the Import Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Throughout her career, Ms. Torres has been selected for recognition in multiple attorney ranking guides and publications including in Chambers and Partners USA and Global (2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018), Who’s Who Legal (2017-2022), and SuperLawyers Rising Stars (2015-2018). Ms. Torres was awarded the Global Attorney of the Year by the Dallas Global Chamber in 2018. In 2019 and 2020, she was nominated for Compliance Lawyer of the Year at the Women in Compliance Awards in London, United Kingdom. Prior to founding Torres Trade Law, she was an attorney in the International & Cross Border Transactions group at an Am 100 Law Firm in Washington, D.C.
Ms. Torres was recently reappointed by the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to the Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG). In this capacity, she advises the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, which is the U.S. Department of State’s principal link to the Department of Defense, on its regulation of defense trade in accordance with the Arms Export Control Act and its implementing regulations under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Ms. Torres was also recently appointed to the North Texas District Export Council by the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary and National Director on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Ms. Torres is a frequent speaker and moderator. She has lectured on international trade for organizations, universities and government agencies in different countries, including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Mexico, Thailand, France, and Canada.
Ms. Torres is licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C., the State of Texas, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Court of International Trade.
Moderator
Alexander Witt CSS
Sanctions & Export Controls Consultant
ACSS
Customer Testimonials
“I really appreciated the detail and references on the slides, very helpful”.
“Great job. Very informative”.