Global Year-End Review of Import/Export & Trade Compliance Developments Conference

Our international trade compliance lawyers from around the world reviewed major developments impacting international trade for this year's Global Year-End Review of Import/Export & Trade Compliance Developments Conference.

Click on the links below to watch a 75-minute recorded session covering topics such as global sanctions, export controls, enforcement, customs, forced labor updates in US, Canada, UK and EU, China, Asia Pacific and Latin America trade developments among others.

Day One - December 5, 2023

Sanctions Developments (US, EU, UK, Switzerland, Canada)

Speakers: Alison Stafford Powell (Chair), Janet Kim, Kerry Contini, Ben Smith, Seher Budak, Phil Reich, Hanna Shtepa, Julia Webster

Russia
Changing approaches to sanctions screening/control
Broader cooperation themes
Looking ahead - Risk identification, assessment, and planning
Various sanctions developments

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Export Control Developments in the US, EU and UK

Speakers: John McKenzie (Chair), Alison Stafford Powell, Paul Amberg, Derk Christiaans, Lise Test

Semiconductor controls in the US, Netherlands and Japan - thorny questions and broader impacts
Coping with the foreign direct product jurisdictional rules
Emerging technologies/ICTS regime
UK/EU export control developments
New US outbound investment regime

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China's Trade Developments

Speakers: John McKenzie (Chair), Frank Pan, Vivian Wu, Tina Li, Ivy Tan, Iris Zhang

Update on Chinese retaliatory sanctions and trends of enforcement
New export controls on germanium, gallium and graphite as retaliatory measures and their practical implications for supply chain sustainability
Cybersecurity rules update from market entry and supply chain perspectives
Counter-espionage law amendment and national security-related enforcement’s implications for trade due diligence and internal investigations
Cross-border data transfer statutory requirement update and implications for internal and external investigations
Customs audit trends and voluntary disclosure update

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Day Two - December 6, 2023

Customs and Import Developments (US, Canada, Mexico, EU, UK)

Speakers: John McKenzie (Chair), Meredith DeMent, Jennifer Revis, Nicole Looks, Adriana Ibarra-Fernandez, Julia Webster, Christine Streatfeild, Arnoud Willems, Bregt Natens

Customs valuation and origin developments
USMCA Updated: origin verifications, Rapid Response Labor Mechanism, key compliance considerations
Brexit issues
EU: Planned revamp of EU customs legislation by 2035
Customs enforcement trends and practices
Section 301 updates and anti-dumping investigation trends in the US
Trade remedies updates & mitigating risk of anti-dumping duties and systematically identifying opportunities to obtain protection from ADD/CVDs

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Forced Labor, Supply Chain Due Diligence and Risk Mitigation

Speakers: John McKenzie (Chair), Meredith DeMent, Eunkyung Kim Shin, Jennifer Revis, Alexander Ehrle

UFLPA supply chain mapping, risk mitigation and enforcement
Other forced labor tools & related developments in the US
EU supply chain due diligence developments including forced labor
- EU carbon border mechanism
- EU/UK deforestation measures
- EU/UK plastics

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Enforcement Trends and Risk Mitigation Across the G7

Speakers: Alison Stafford Powell (Chair), Terry Gilroy, Alex Lamy, Tristan Grimmer, Jessica Nall

Enforcement priorities of and collaboration between the US and its allies
Enforcement tools and policies in support of enforcement priorities
Approach to voluntary self-disclosures
Key cases
How sanctions cases arise/are identified
Proactive preparation for enforcement and other scrutiny (e.g. whistleblowers, media)
Trade secret theft meets sanctions enforcement
The "China Initiative" Criminal enforcement – DOJ’s National Security Division progress towards goals

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Day Three - December 7, 2023

AI and Trade-related Risks

Speakers: Alison Stafford Powell (Chair), Janet Kim, Adam Aft, Tristan Grimmer, Sue McLean

AI, Version 1.0
Differences in US vs. European approaches to regulating AI
Current and emerging export control and sanctions framework for tackling AI
SaaS/IaaS
AI in compliance programs; use of AI to facilitate trade compliance; in enforcement

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LATAM Trade Developments (Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru)

Speakers: John McKenzie (Chair), Jose Hoyos-Robles, Alessandra Machado (Of Counsel, Trench Rossi Watanabe), Francisco Negrao (Partner, Trench Rossi Watanabe), Esteban Ropolo, Gonzalo Bernal, Juan David Lopez

Geopolitical situation in the Latin American region
Foreign Trade Audits
Tariff Changes / Trade Remedies
Free Trade Agreements in Latin America
Country-specific trends and developments (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru)

* Trench Rossi Watanabe and Baker McKenzie have executed a strategic cooperation agreement for consulting on foreign law

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