In today’s global marketplace, your business is only as compliant as the partners you choose to do business with. Third-party intermediaries account for nearly 90% of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions—making effective due diligence on customers, agents, and suppliers a critical line of defense against legal, financial, and reputational risk.
This webinar provides a practical, compliance-focused guide to “Know Your Buyer” (KYB) and “Know Your Vendor” (KYV) due diligence in international trade.
Dr. Mercedes Sanchez-Moore and Attorney Robert Leo will show you how to screen buyers and vendors using trusted commercial databases and the U.S. government’s Consolidated Screening List (CSL) to identify red flags early, reduce risk, and build stronger, safer third-party relationships.
You’ll learn:
• The importance of third-party screening
• How to spot risk before it becomes a problem
• The role of ongoing monitoring, internal controls, and continuous testing
• Common due diligence mistakes—and how to avoid them
Join us to sharpen your KYB/KYV process and keep your business moving forward—securely and compliantly.
Presenter(s)
Robert Leo, Esq., Partner at Meeks, Sheppard, Leo & Pillsbury LLP
Dr. Mercedes Sanchez-Moore, NYSBDC International Trade Initiative Director
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. Full funding disclosures are available at https://nysbdc.org/funding-disclosures.
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