Speakers

Michaela Schütz

Christian J. Nauvel

Christian Nauvel is the Deputy Chief Counsel for Corporate Enforcement in the U.S. DOJ’s National Security Division, where he helps coordinate and oversee the investigation and prosecution of corporate crime relating to the national security of the United States.  Previously, Mr. Nauvel served in the Criminal Division as a Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, a Senior Trial Attorney in the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section’s Bank Integrity Unit, and a member of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.  During his time at the DOJ, Mr. Nauvel has also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Maryland and the Eastern District of New York.  Prior to his appointment, Mr. Nauvel was a litigation associate at an international law firm.  Mr. Nauvel obtained his J.D. from Northwestern University, and his B.S. from Bates College.

Alex de Lucena

Antonio Abbadessa

Chloe Cina

Chloe Cina, a barrister and leading international financial sanctions expert. She is the Head of Global Sanctions Advisory at Deutsche Bank. Her work includes advising on complex cross-border investigations, enforcement, high profile transactions and sanctions compliance, particularly in the context of Russia, Iran and humanitarian aid. She’s recognised by international organisations, regulators, and the private sector for her thought leadership and legal advisory work. She worked for United Nations. At the Foreign Office she was in the National Security team where she led the Iran nuclear legal team for the UK. At HSBC she was the UK Head of Sanctions.

Daniel Gysel

Dr. iur Cansu Burkhalter

Eike Bicker

Eike chairs the Compliance & Investigations practice of Gleiss Lutz. He is one of the leading lawyers on corporate governance, investigations and compliance in Germany and Europe. He has particular experience in handling high-profile corporate governance and compliance matters, cross-border investigations, related litigation as well as white-collar defence vis-à-vis various international enforcement agencies. Eike also regularly advises on the design of compliance programs, their effective implementation and improvement. His clients include global companies, international investment funds, management boards, supervisory boards and regulators. Eike is based in Frankfurt.

Finnian Emson

Gavin Proudley

Gavin Proudley has been helping clients manage financial crime, corruption and reputational risk for over 10 years. He has delivered enhanced due diligence services to clients across a range of jurisdictions and sectors, including financial services, oil and gas, life sciences and manufacturing. Gavin has supported clients involved in high-risk transactions by providing anti-bribery due diligence, and helped others design and implement broader due diligence programs. He works with large financial institutions, particularly with IPO and other investment banking teams, as well as supporting businesses in managing high-risk and high-value relationships. Prior to joining Dow Jones, Gavin was a director in EY's forensic practice and also worked in government for 11 years. He focused on international security and terrorism issues, advising senior officials, ministers and the prime minister's office.

Jan Stappers

Jan Stappers is Regulatory Solutions Director at NAVEX. As an expert in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), he is a frequent speaker on subjects related to GRC regulation and best practices, as well as a sought-after author on regulatory developments within GRC, ESG, CSR, whistleblowing, and third-party risk. Jan is a member of the European AI Alliance and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) “Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies.” This working party is broken into six parts and Jan is a member of the Group of Experts on Risk Management in Regulatory Systems. He is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E) and International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Jan holds a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) from King’s College London (EU Competition Law) and a master’s degree (LL.M) from Leiden University (European Law).

Juan Antonio De Lassaletta Fernández

Juancho de Lassaletta joined Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma (VFMCRP) in August 2019 as Vice-President & Global Head Legal and Compliance.

Juancho studied law at the University of Barcelona and completed postgraduate studies at IESE Business School, Corporate Development Program (PDD).

He started his career at international law firms working during 14 years as a corporate and M&A lawyer in the life sciences spaces in the Iberian and Latin America markets.

His in-house career, as Associate to General Counsel and Head of Compliance, led him in 2015 to InsudPharma Group (generics) where he led the design and implementation of Insudpharm Global Compliance Program with special focus in Latin America.

At VFMCRP, Juancho is globally responsible for all legal, IP, litigation and compliance matters. Interface to global Fresenius Medical Care legal, IP and compliance teams, member of FMC Legal Leadership Team.

His areas of specialization are most notably BD & License-in deals with US biotechs, M&A and Compliance. He works closely with a diverse range of senior stakeholders at Vifor Pharma’s and FMC’s global headquarters, building effective relationships and driving consensus.

Kurt K. Lunkenheimer

Kurt K. Lunkenheimer is a partner at Cozen O’Connor, a full-service Am Law 100 firm. He defends companies and individuals in the context of government or internal investigations, enforcement actions, and civil or criminal trials.

Kurt served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of Florida for 13 years. As deputy chief in the International Narcotics and Money Laundering Section and deputy chief in the Major Crimes Section, he led a wide range of high-profile investigations. Kurt first-chaired or supervised nearly 30 trials to verdict, including prosecution of international drug trafficking, money laundering, Office of Foreign Assets Control and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, and alien smuggling, among other crimes.

Marcele Rask

Marcele has in-depth knowledge of Financial Crime, with a demonstrated history in working with highly complex legal issues, with experience in large-scale national and international forensic investigations including one of the largest scale financial crime investigations in an European Bank  and the bankruptcy review of the European umbrella of an investment bank that effected the financial system at large. At Danske Bank, she was  the key driver for aligning processes in establishing the institution 1st Line Sanctions Risk Management and Advisory. 

Marcele holds a Master in International Human Rights Law and a Specialization in International Trade and Business, along with several professional certifications, including CAMS, ACSS, ICA Diploma Financial Crime Prevention and Sanctions.

Matthias Gstoehl

Matthias specialises in complex domestic and multi-jurisdictional proceedings and investigations, including fraud and white-collar crime, asset recovery, insolvency, international mutual assistance, international sanctions and ESG-litigation.

His practice focuses on banking and finance disputes. Drawing on first-hand experience in the sector, he handles complex matters requiring specialist knowledge in derivative instruments, hedge funds and financial products in general. He regularly acts in contentious corporate, commercial and governance disputes across various other sectors (healthcare, natural resources, sports and trusts).

Matthias Gstoehl is Diversity and Inclusion Officer of the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee, and a member of the expert group for digitalization of the Swiss Bar Association. He is further a member of the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL) and the Zurich Bar Association.

He is a frequent speaker and moderator at international conferences.

Before joining LALIVE, Matthias Gstoehl was a partner at Nater Dallafior (2012 – 2017), worked in derivatives structuring at two leading investment banks in London and Zurich (2006 – 2012), as an associate for Bär & Karrer in Zurich (2001 – 2005) and as a trainee for Froriep in Geneva (1998 – 2000).

Matthias Gstoehl studied law at the Universities of Vienna and Geneva (lic.iur, 1998) and completed postgraduate studies in Finance at London Business School (MSc in Finance, 2006).

Nic Carrington

Nic Carrington is a Partner in Deloitte’s Financial Advisory practice in Switzerland. He specialises in forensic advisory, financial crime fraud and corruption investigations, advising on cases involving white collar crime and corruption, including FCPA-related matters, anti-money laundering compliance and investigations, procurement fraud, conflicts of interest issues and accounting irregularities. Nic is a Qualified Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner.

Pascale Köster

Pascale Köster is a partner at Walder Wyss Zurich. She specializes in corporate and regulatory investigations as well as in related criminal, administrative and civil litigation proceedings. She advises both Swiss and foreign clients in local as well as cross-border cases and has special expertise in white collar (fraud, corruption, etc.), healthcare and ESG related cases. Pascale Köster was educated at the University of Bern (MLaw in 2013 with a specialization in International and European law). During her studies, she worked as a student assistant at the Institute of Civil Law at the University of Bern. Before joining Walder Wyss as junior associate in 2013, she gained working experience as a law clerk at the District Court of Berner Jura-Seeland. She was admitted to the bar in 2016. In 2021, she completed the Master of Advanced Studies in Economic Crime In‐ vestigation (MAS ECI) at the Lucerne School of Business. Pascale Köster's professional languages are German, English and French. She is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and is admitted to practice in all Switzerland.

Patrick Verraes

Radu Cucos

Richard Tornberg

Ross Pudney

Sophio Tatabadze

Steve Young

Taulant Avdija

Taulant Avdija is an attorney-at-law and Partner in charge of the Regulatory & Compliance department within BDO's Financial Services Department that. He holds a CAS in Financial Regulation and a CAS in Digital Finance Law and advises and supports banks and financial intermediaries in the implementation of new regulatory requirements. Over the past 10 years, he has been involved in major anti-money laundering investigation and remediation projects. He plays an active role in the training of actors in the financial sector, regularly acting as a trainer for various institutions.

• Taulant Avdija is an attorney-at-law and Partner in charge of the Regulatory & Compliance department within BDO's Financial Services Department that. He holds a CAS in Financial Regulation and a CAS in Digital Finance Law and advises and supports banks and financial intermediaries in the implementation of new regulatory requirements. Over the past 10 years, he has been involved in major anti-money laundering investigation and remediation projects. He plays an active role in the training of actors in the financial sector, regularly acting as a trainer for various institutions.

Tim O'Toole

William Barry

William Barry is a trusted advisor to governments, boards of directors, foreign trustees, multinational companies and senior officers involved in cross-border business and the financial services industry. Mr. Barry helps solve complex problems involving multi-jurisdictional investigations, enforcement, compliance, and transactional issues so that his clients can overcome obstacles and resume focus on their business. He works with clients to address individual risks and to build credible, flexible and sustainable compliance infrastructure consistent with ESG standards.

Mr. Barry guides clients through the complex issues involved in responding to inquiries from domestic and international regulators regarding issues of accounting fraud, foreign bribery, money laundering, and other financial crimes. He represents clients faced with the challenge of responding to competing demands in parallel proceedings, such as internal reviews, government investigations, and private civil actions.

Chambers USA has described Mr. Barry as "the kind of person that everyone in the boardroom listens to" and noted he is "a very thorough thinker and very calm, and is the ideal ambassador for corporations when dealing with government agencies."
Mr. Barry is a member of the American Bar Association's International Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Committee and International Anti-Corruption Committee. He has been designated as a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist by ACAMS, the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists.

Mr. Barry is a member of the Sustainability Accounting Review Board (SASB) Alliance.

Mr. Barry is a member of the Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, and the former Chairman of Olney Boys & Girls Club, a non-profit sports association in Maryland.

Isabelle Birkenkämper

Janos Kühn

Miriam Goldman