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Ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) has moved from a background AML requirement to a central control for sanctions compliance, export controls, and third-party risk management. Regulators increasingly expect organizations to look beyond the immediate counterparty to understand who ultimately owns or controls an entity — and to document how those conclusions were reached.
At the same time, organizations face a more complex environment for ownership verification. Enforcement agencies are focusing on indirect control, layered ownership structures, and affiliates used to bypass sanctions or export restrictions. Meanwhile, transparency rules are expanding in some jurisdictions while registry access is tightening in others, making verification more difficult.
This session will explore how organizations can build defensible UBO due diligence frameworks that align with current regulatory expectations and enforcement trends.
Topics will include:
- How sanctions and export control regimes (including OFAC’s 50% Rule and evolving BIS expectations) are reshaping ownership analysis
- The role of beneficial ownership in identifying hidden sanctions, corruption, and geopolitical risk
- Why traditional onboarding checks and name-based screening often fail to detect ownership exposure
- Practical approaches for verifying beneficial owners across complex corporate structures
- Best practices for building a defensible, evidence-led UBO due diligence program
Speakers:
- Tom Firestone, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
- James Swenson, Managing Director, Ethixbase360
Time:
- May 19, 2026, 10:00 am EST | 2:00 pm GMT
Designed for compliance, legal, and risk professionals responsible for sanctions, export controls, and third-party risk management.
Register now to secure your place.