Wednesday, September 30, 2026
9:00 AM-9:30 AM
Welcome coffee and registration
9:30 AM-9:35 AM
GIR welcome remarks
9:35 AM-9:45 AM
Co-chairs’ opening remarks
Matthew Axelrod, Partner, Gibson Dunn
Winston Paes, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Winston Paes
Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Matt Axelrod
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
9:45 AM-10:15 AM
Fireside chat
Matt Axelrod
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Tysen Duva
Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, US Department of Justice
10:15 AM-11:15 AM
Navigating new DOJ enforcement and congressional oversight priorities
- How the shift toward more targeted, policy-driven enforcement priorities is impacting corporations
- Navigating the added risk, scrutiny and complexity of congressional investigations
- Reshaping advocacy and engagement approaches in response to evolving DOJ practices
Mark Mendelsohn
Partner, Paul Weiss
Michael Bopp
Partner, Gibson Dunn
Soumya Dayananda
Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
James Mandolfo
Partner, Cahill
David O'Neil
Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
11:15 AM-11:45 AM
Networking break
11:45 AM-12:45 PM
A global view of anti-corruption and cartel enforcement
- Is anti-corruption enforcement becoming truly global and coordinated?
- The evolution of cartel investigations
- How are authorities balancing cooperation with national enforcement priorities?
- Regulatory developments reshaping corporate liability across multiple jurisdictions
Rebekah Donaleski
Partner, Cooley
David Fuhr
Chief of FCPA Unit, United States Department of Justice
Andrew Hayes
Partner, Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA)
Jacquelyn Kasulis
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Alixandra Smith
Chief of the Criminal Division, US Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York
12:45 PM-1:45 PM
Networking lunch
1:45 PM-2:15 PM
Fireside chat
Interviewer: Winston Paes, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Interviewee: David Miller, Director of Enforcement, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Winston Paes
Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
David Miller
Director of Enforcement, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
2:15 PM-3:15 PM
New frontiers in fraud enforcement
- Taking stock of the new National Fraud Enforcement Division
- Are prediction markets reshaping the financial fraud and enforcement landscape
- How are regulators responding to emerging risks across evolving market models
- Shifting enforcement priorities in response to a changing financial ecosystem
James Gatta
Partner, Goodwin Procter
Sarah Evans
Deputy Chief, BSF Section, Eastern District of New York (EDNY)
Tawfiq Rangwala
Partner, Milbank
Robert Sobelman
Global Head of Investigations, Goldman Sachs
Andrew Thomas
Co-Chief, Securities and Commodities Task Force, Southern District of New York (SDNY)
3:15 PM-3:45 PM
Networking break
3:45 PM-4:45 PM
National security in practice: sanctions enforcement, export enforcement and corporate risk
- How geopolitical priorities are reshaping DOJ, BIS, and OFAC enforcement
- Strategies for managing divergent and conflicting sanctions regimes
- How funding changes are likely to impact enforcement
Seth DuCharme
Partner, Bracewell
Faizal Karim
Director, BRG
Michael Lieberman
Assistant Director for Enforcement, Office of Foreign Assets Control, US Department of the Treasury
Nicholas Moscow
Co-Chief, National Security & Cybercrime Section, Eastern District of New York (EDNY)
Katherine Stoller
Partner, A&O Shearman
Nathan Swinton
Associate General Counsel, Director, Regulatory Strategy, Cloudflare
4:45 PM-4:55 PM
Co-chairs’ closing remarks
Matthew Axelrod, Partner, Gibson Dunn
Winston Paes, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Winston Paes
Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Matt Axelrod
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
