Past Event

Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance in Canada and the United States | The Wilson Canada-US Legal Issues Symposium 2023

On November 6, the Wilson Center hosted the inaugural Wilson Canada-United States Legal Issues Symposium in partnership with the Canada-United States Law Institute.

The Symposium focused on economic sanctions enforcement and compliance in Canada and the United States. Both countries have new and novel sanctions mechanisms that will be discussed by leading experts with particular attention to the challenges of compliance for firms operating in both countries. Attendees heard from the architects and practitioners behind contemporary Canadian and US sanctions tools and policies.

Keynote Speakers

Richard Newcomb Headshot
Richard Newcomb
Partner, DLA Piper; Former Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, US Treasury Department
Stephen Alsace Headshot
Stephen Alsace
Global Head of Economic Sanctions, Royal Bank of Canada

Panelists

Stephen Burridge Headshot
Stephen Burridge
Director, Sanctions Policy and Operations Division, Global Affairs Canada
Michael Cass-Anthony Headshot
Michael Cass-Antony
Senior Advisor and Team Lead, Sanctions Policy and Implementation, US Department of State
Rachel Fredman Lyngaas Headshot
Rachel Fredman Lyngaas
Chief Sanctions Economist, US Department of Treasury
Jessica Horwitz Headshot
Jessica B. Horwitz
Partner, International Trade and Investment, Bennett Jones LLP
 Michael Milne Headshot
Michael Milne
Partner and Certified Customs Specialist, Cassidy Levy Kent
Michael Scharf Headshot
Michael Scharf
Co-Dean and Joseph C. Hostetler—Baker Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Hosted By

Canada Institute

The mission of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute is to raise the level of knowledge of Canada in the United States, particularly within the Washington, DC policy community.  Research projects, initiatives, podcasts, and publications cover contemporary Canada, US-Canadian relations, North American political economy, and Canada's global role as it intersects with US national interests.   Read more

Canada Institute

Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition

The Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition works to shape conversations and inspire meaningful action to strengthen technology, trade, infrastructure, and energy as part of American economic and global leadership that benefits the nation and the world.   Read more

Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition