ACSS Benelux Chapter
Interactive Sanctions Roundtables
Hosted by 
Amsterdam
B. Amsterdam
B.3
Johan Huizingalaan 400
1066 JS Amsterdam
B.3
Johan Huizingalaan 400
1066 JS Amsterdam
Thursday, Sept 12
15:00 PM – 19:00 PM CEST
Table Moderators
- Eve Whittaker, LexisNexis
- Jan Dunin Wasowicz, Hughes Hubbard & Reed
- Miguel Patricio, Rabobank
- Valerijus Ostrovskis, Acquis
- Nathan Oostindjer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
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Eve Whittaker
Market Planning Director
LexisNexis
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Eve is an experienced professional in the field of anti-money laundering and financial crime compliance with a passion for finding innovative solutions to aid the fight against financial crime. She has spent several years designing and deploying technology solutions that facilitate compliance with nuanced regulatory requirements while improving the efficiency and efficacy of financial crime prevention programs, with a particular focus on the secure and responsible application of AI and machine learning. Her expertise spans technology and solutions for KYC, AML, Sanctions Compliance, and CDD/EDD processes.
Valerijus Ostrovskis
Managing Partner
Acquis EU Law & Policy
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Valerijus is the managing partner and head of the sanctions and export control practice of ACQUIS. He has extensive experience advising clients – leading multinational companies and foreign governments – on UN sanctions, EU sanctions and export control rules, as well as various other aspects of EU trade law and policy. He has advised European and international companies from a wide range of sectors on compliance with EU sanctions against Russia, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Somali and other jurisdictions, and assisted clients in designing and implementing compliance sanctions and export control compliance programmes. Valerijus is recognised by clients and peers for his in-depth knowledge of sanctions and export control rules and his practical, clear, and business-oriented advice regarding the application of these rules to specific transactions and activities in a wide range of sectors.
Valerijus also regularly represents clients in cases involving complex legal questions of EU law before the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Commission. He also advises and represents clients from a wide range of sectors, including technology, transport, tobacco, banking and finance and manufacturing, chemicals and fertilizers – in EU legislative and policy-making processes.
Miguel Lino Patricio
Sanctions Advisory Lead
Rabobank
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Miguel joined Rabobank in 2019 where he is currently the Sanctions Advisory Lead within the Rabobank Group’s Financial Crime Compliance Sanctions department. This global department covers Netherlands-based Retail Banking, Food & Agri-focused Wholesale & Rural, and subsidiaries, with a geographical footprint spanning over 20 countries across 5 continents.
In his role, Miguel advises the business and the wider compliance function on complex financial and economic sanctions topics, and helps monitor sanctions compliance adherence across the organisation.
Before joining Rabobank, Miguel provided external legal and regulatory advisory to banking, finance, and insurance clients on financial economic crime and data protection matters. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal) and a Master’s in International Trade and Investment Law (LL.M International and European Law) from Universiteit van Amsterdam (the Netherlands).
In his role, Miguel advises the business and the wider compliance function on complex financial and economic sanctions topics, and helps monitor sanctions compliance adherence across the organisation.
Before joining Rabobank, Miguel provided external legal and regulatory advisory to banking, finance, and insurance clients on financial economic crime and data protection matters. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal) and a Master’s in International Trade and Investment Law (LL.M International and European Law) from Universiteit van Amsterdam (the Netherlands).
Jan Dunin-Wasowicz
Partner
Hughes Hubbard & Reed
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Jan Dunin-Wasowicz is Partner and Co-Chair of Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s Sanctions, Export Controls & AML Practice group. Jan has experience advising on compliance with economic sanctions and trade controls from both EU and U.S. perspectives. His sanctions and trade controls practice covers the full spectrum of compliance and enforcement matters, including risk assessments, design and evaluation of sanctions and export control compliance programs, merges & acquisitions, contractual negotiation and reviews, transaction due diligence, licensing, investigations, and remediation.
Nathan Oostindjer
Senior Policy Officer
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
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Nathan Oostindjer is a Senior Policy Advisor at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he plays a key role in modernising the Dutch Sanctions Act. With experience in both government and the financial sector, including roles at the Dutch Banking Association and Dutch Central Bank, Nathan specialises in sanctions and anti-money laundering (AML). He has an academic background in international and European law, with a focus on trade and investment law.