1 October 2025 • 4 minute read
2025 Corporate Crime, Compliance and Investigations Canadian Symposium
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP held its fourth annual Corporate Crime, Compliance and Investigations Canadian Symposium throughout the month of October. We hope you found this year’s sessions useful and engaging! For anyone who was unable to attend the live sessions all five recordings are now available for viewing below.
Symposium Sessions
October 1, 2025 - Navigating Parallel Investigations: When Civil, Criminal and Regulatory Worlds Collide
Presented by: Regan Christensen (Discussion Lead) | Jordan Deering (Speaker) | Krista Mooney (Speaker)
In today’s regulatory environment, organizations may face simultaneous investigations from multiple authorities, including civil, criminal and regulatory agencies. These parallel investigations can create conflicting priorities, privilege issues and reputational risks. This webinar examines the intricacies of parallel investigations and provide practical guidance on managing these situations.
October 8, 2025 - Trade Secrets and Confidential Business Information: What It is and How to Protect It
Presented by: Imran Qureshi (Discussion Lead) | Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy (Speaker) | Keri Bennett (Speaker)
This webinar features a panel discussion on the differences between trade secrets, confidential business information, and other forms of intellectual property. The panel provides strategies for preventing the misuse of trade secrets, and also discusses the relationship between corporate secrets and legal privacy obligations.
October 15, 2025 - Managing Customs Compliance and Duty Exposure in a Brave New World
Presented by: Alan Sarhan (Discussion Lead) | François Tremblay (Speaker) | Geneviève Zinger (Speaker)
Recent events have brought questions of customs, import and export compliance to the forefront as businesses in Canada and the United States must navigate a complex and rapidly-evolving landscape of new rules and systems. This presentation focusses on practical legal strategies for managing customs compliance issues and tariff exposure, including the use of remission orders, advance rulings for classification, and duty relief and duty deferral programs. Key issues facing Canadian importers, such as navigating the new CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system and understanding customs declaration and clearance procedures, are also addressed.
October 22, 2025 - AML in Canada and the U.S.A: Tracking the Impact of Recent Reforms, Enforcement Priorities, and What’s Next
Presented by: Christopher Steelman (Moderator) | Eric Belli-Bivar (Speaker) | David Stier (Speaker) | Erika Welder (Speaker)
Canada’s AML regulations have undergone significant changes in recent years, with efforts ongoing to strengthen the framework and address emerging threats. This session provides valuable insights into the evolving AML landscape, including with respect to the U.S., recent reforms, enforcement priorities, and their practical implications for businesses and what to expect in the future.
October 29, 2025 - Digital Cartels? The Compliance Challenge of Algorithmic Pricing
Presented by: Sam Bogetti (Discussion Lead) | Wendy Sun (Speaker) | Greg Casas (Speaker)
As businesses increasingly adopt algorithmic pricing tools to optimize their pricing strategies, concerns about potential anti-competitive effects have grown. In this discussion we explore the complex intersection of technology, strategies for mitigating compliance risks and pricing strategies in the digital age.