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Webinars
TRACE hosts webinars on a variety of regulatory compliance topics on a monthly basis. Webinar recordings are available in the members-only Resource Center and can be used for ad hoc training or as part of a comprehensive global training program coupled with our eLearning. Select webinars are open to the public. Advanced training, available through TRACEpro, includes a selection of our recorded webinars.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption: 2024 APAC Region Update
Wednesday, 11 December 2024 | 1:00 PM ET (GMT 1700)
During this session hear from Wendy Wysong, Managing Partner, Steptoe, TRACE’s designated Partner Firm in Hong Kong as she provides an overview of the current state of anti-corruption law and enforcement in key countries in the Asia Pacific including Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan and Malaysia. Sharing recent updates to anti-corruption regulation in each country, Wendy will also address corporate enforcement actions in the region from the past year, including compliance takeaways from key cases. An added benefit of this session, Wendy will also briefly discuss the top areas of anti-corruption risk exposure for global MNCs operating in the region as well as recommendations for how to effectively address these issues as part of your compliance program and on-the-ground business operations.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Wendy Wysong
Managing Partner
Steptoe
Wendy Wysong focuses her practice on regulatory compliance and white-collar defense of international laws, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), US sanctions laws and regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and US anti-boycott laws, as well as the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). She represents clients throughout the United States and Asia, particularly regarding issues arising from the various US government "blacklists," including the Department of Commerce Entity List and OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals List and non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List. Wendy is the managing partner of Steptoe's Hong Kong office and global co-leader of the Investigations and White-Collar Defense practice group.
Ranked as a Band-1 practitioner by Chambers in its Asia Pacific and Global guides, clients report that Wendy "has unrivalled expertise in the investigations and regulatory space. Her experience in the US government and clout in the industry has been extremely valuable in helping us navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape. She provides invaluable insights into the mindsets and policy directions of regulators, prosecutors and other investigative bodies, and is able to advise us based on the breadth of knowledge and experience over decades of her career."
As a former Assistant US Attorney in Washington and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement in the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS), Wendy offers clients a unique combination of experience and insight as both a prosecutor and regulator before courts and agencies.