Two Katten attorneys will participate in the SIFMA C&L Annual Seminar, taking place on March 23–26. On Monday, March 24, Financial Markets Litigation and Enforcement Partner David Goldberg will speak on the “Inside Out: Best Practices for Managing In-House Legal & Compliance Departments” panel at 10:05 a.m. Panelists will discuss topics including:

  • Leveraging technology and AI to support internal legal and compliance teams
  • How legal and compliance work best together (e.g., board matters, overall risk reduction, sanctions)
  • Global firms: best practices for managing integrated legal and compliance teams across geographical regions (e.g., function centralization, regional regulators, offshore teams)
  • Vendor relationships
  • Understanding, prioritizing and managing BCP/resiliency for critical vendors
  • Hiring consultants can be painful: when does it really make sense?
  • Outside counsel: expense management and best engagement practices

Financial Markets and Regulation Partner and Co-Chair Carl Kennedy will speak on the “Effective Oversight in Capital Markets: Supervision and Surveillance” panel at 11:10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25. Panelists will discuss topics including:

  • Roles and responsibilities — 1LoD vs. 2LoD
  • Supervision — adequacy of procedures, systems and controls to detect/prevent misconduct
  • Surveillance and data – quality, availability (including alternative data sources) and usage
  • New market surveillance technologies: the role of advanced technologies like AI and machine learning in enhancing market surveillance and detecting fraudulent activities
  • Cross-border supervision challenges: addressing the complexities of supervising teams, capital flows and market activities across borders

Learn more about the SIFMA C&L Annual Seminar.

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