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Expert Webcast Roundtable: Economic, Business and Legal Implications of the Russia Sanctions

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Gareth Rees will participate in a panel discussion hosted by Expert Webcast. The panel will examine the implications of the Russia sanctions for corporations and private equity investors from the US, UK and EU perspectives, and will address issues, such as current state of the law with respect to asset freezing, seizure and confiscation, ownership and control, export and trade controls, money laundering, oligarchs, managing retaliatory sanctions, as well as outlook for the future.

Gareth Rees will participate in a panel discussion hosted by Expert Webcast. The panel will examine the implications of the Russia sanctions for corporations and private equity investors from the US, UK and EU perspectives, and will address issues, such as current state of the law with respect to asset freezing, seizure and confiscation, ownership and control, export and trade controls, money laundering, oligarchs, managing retaliatory sanctions, as well as outlook for the future.<hr>

Expert Webcast Roundtable: Economic, Business and Legal Implications of the Russia Sanctions

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Gareth Rees is a Partner based in the London office of Morrison Foerster. Gareth is one of the most experienced business crime and regulatory lawyers in the UK. For the last thirty years, he has been involved in some of the leading cases advising clients on sanctions, fraud, money laundering, bribery and accounting fraud, often involving multi-jurisdictional issues. He has represented individuals at Public Inquiries and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2003, becoming King's Counsel in 2022.In 2012 Gareth was appointed Director of Enforcement at the Financial Reporting Council where he was responsible for building a new team investigating and prosecuting audit and financial reporting misconduct in the most high profile cases in the public interest. Since 2017 Gareth has continued to advise corporate clients on criminal and regulatory issues, including on post-Brexit changes, and national security including on sanctions where he has been part of the global MoFo team providing advice to corporate clients on the sanctions introduced as a result of the Russia/Ukraine conflict. He has, acted for a cryptocurrency business in regulatory applications to the FCA and has been involved in two large high profile cyber related matters under investigation by UK government.Gareth has been involved in many investigations as a regulator and for corporate clients in private practice where he has led teams investigating regulatory and criminal risks in their business as well as responding to regulatory and criminal investigations.ESG compliance, including the UK Modern Slavery Act and other human rights issues, is now a significant part of his practice. Gareth has written widely on these topics, including the new UK regulatory disclosure requirements, and is part of the MoFo global ESG steering group. As global supply chain due diligence has increased Gareth has worked closely with the London ESG team to provide advice to global clients on the need to review their compliance programmes.After graduating from Reading University with a degree in politics, Gareth did a law conversion course at Central London Polytechnic (now Westminster University) and passed the Bar Exams in England and Wales in 1979 before commencing practice in 1981.

Expert Webcast Roundtable: Economic, Business and Legal Implications of the Russia Sanctions

11 May 2022 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM CET