This past year has seen a host of developments and changes to Canadian and U.S. economic sanctions and export control rules.  At the same time, vigorous U.S. and Canadian enforcement in these areas has resulted in multiple prosecutions, some including multi-billion dollar fines. While the direction of Canadian and U.S. policies is similar in some respects, the countries are not always aligned.  With increasing cross-border trade and the extra-territorial reach of some key U.S.  and Canadian regulations, failing to stay on top of developments can expose your organization/clients to severe risks, including jail time, massive fines, reputational harm and business interruptions.  Do not miss this opportunity to hear from our faculty of leading practitioners and in-house counsel, from both sides of the border, on hot topics, including:

• An overview of developments in trade control in Canada and the U.S.: how do they work together?
• New economic sanctions against Russia and Ukraine
• Reforms to the export controls regimes, including changes to Canada’s rules around the export of cryptography and the latest on the US Export Control Reform Initiative
• Changes to Canada’s Controlled Goods Program
• Enhanced enforcement: Recent Canadian and U.S. cases

Whether you are in-house counsel at a financial institution or at a company involved in cross-border trade, or advise them as clients, this is a discussion you should not miss .

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Dunniela R. Kaufman, Kaufman Trade Law - Washington, DC
Orlando E. Silva, BlackBerry Limited - Ontario

SPEAKERS

John W. Boscariol, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Kay C. Georgi, Arent Fox LLP - Washington, DC
Martha Harrison, Dentons Canada LLP - Ontario

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