Legal and Compliance Insights

What challenges will organisations face across the sanctions landscape in 2022? Join Partner, Henry Smith for a conversation with Dr. Justine Walker, Global Head of Sanctions, Compliance & Risk at ACAMS, as they chat about some of the most complex issues of today, from current global flashpoints to sanctions risk in ransomware payments. They also offer advice on what a good compliance programme looks like with third party screening and due diligence. 

Join Control Risks' James Owen for a conversation with in-house expert Jay Perera and Partner and co-leader of Ropes & Gray’s data, privacy and cybersecurity practice, Ed McNicholas, for a conversation about the evolving challenges posed by ransomware to risk and compliance teams.

Join Maria Knapp for a discussion with Control Risks experts Michael Zimmern and Joyce Nkini-Iwisi about the challenges organisations face when investigating breaches to human rights, such as workplace harassment and labour violations. Get insight into how organisations can better prepare for conduct and human rights investigations, including issues around evidence gathering, cultural sensitivities and stakeholder rights.

Listen to Control Risks experts Lorna Van Oss and Ramon Ghosh discuss the how they approach the challenging process of sovereign asset tracing — the investigative process of enforcing against sovereign states.  Are you in need of asset tracing or other investigative services? Visit controlrisks.com.  

Companies affected by modern slavery at any level of their supply chain can suffer significant reputational damage, and for some, investor action or discontent. Join Maria Knapp for a discussion with Juliana Ramalho, a partner at law firm Mattos Filho, and Control Risks expert Kathryn Fletcher about how robust preparation and action against modern slavery can help companies demonstrate commitment in this important aspect of ESG.

Join Henry Smith, Partner at Control Risks, and Sean Seelinger, Counsel at Ropes & Gray LLP, as they discuss the practical steps that investors and corporates can think about to identify and manage sanctions risks in new deals and transactions.

What does it take to do really effective ESG deal diligence and social compliance? Why and when should you have an expert with you on the ground? Join Maria Knapp for a discussion with Control Risks experts James Lewry and Shikha Kher about ESG compliance and diligence in tricky and dynamic contexts. 

What are the drivers that will define what good ESG risk management looks like? What are companies already doing? Join Control Risks experts Maria Knapp, Emily Morgan and Clare Morton for a discussion about the practical considerations for integrating ESG into your third party risk management programme.

In this episode we take a close look at data analytics: an umbrella term for the technology assisted processes and strategies used to gain better understanding of the data involved in a legal dispute. Our in-house experts, Al Park and Antonia Karlan give you an inside look at the benefits of advanced data analytics, as well as the importance of human expertise.   

In this episode we take a close look at the process of asset tracing: the investigative process of helping clients “follow the money” through identifying, locating, assessing the status and recoverability of counterparties’ assets. Our in-house experts, Ramon Ghosh and Jessica Pyman give you an inside look at their approach to asset tracing, the challenges they face, the global trends they are seeing, and what counsel should keep in mind when approaching the process. Stay updated with new episodes by subscribing wherever you listen to your podcasts.