Freshfields & Kroll Breakfast Briefing: FTO Designations, Geopolitics and Compliance Risk Across LATAM
Freshfields partner Eric Bruce will be speaking at an in-person breakfast briefing, co-hosted with Kroll, to examine the evolving compliance landscape for companies operating in Latin America.
The session, titled "FTO Designations, Geopolitics and Compliance Risk Across LATAM," will analyze the growing use of Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designations and their implications for corporate compliance, security, and business continuity.
The briefing will address a critical challenge facing multinational corporations: operational practices that have historically been viewed as "security realities" in certain markets are increasingly being reclassified as sources of legal, reputational, and financial exposure. Companies now face significant uncertainty about enforcement timing and regulatory approaches, creating complex compliance dilemmas where operational security needs may conflict with legal obligations.
The briefing will cover three core themes:
- Geopolitics and policy leverage: how today’s political environment is shaping corporate risk
- FTO designations in practice: why they matter now—even before enforcement becomes clear
- Security vs. compliance: what companies should do when operational security realities collide with legal exposure
The session will offer 1.0 hour of general CLE credit for VA and NY, with additional states upon request.
Speakers include:
- Moderator: Emanuel Batista, Managing Director at Kroll
- Eric Bruce, Partner at Freshfields and former Counselor to the Attorney General of the United States
- Jamie Mickelson, Managing Director at Kroll Mexico
- Joshua Tucker, New York University Professor and Senior Geopolitics Advisor at Kroll
- Felipe Maldonado Garcia, Director, Compliance Programs at Salesforce
Register here.
