2012 European Roundtable for General Counsel in the Chemical Industry

8-9 November 2012

Conrad Brussels Hotel; Avenue Louise 71; 1050 Brussels; Belgium

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Organized with the advice and involvement of a Steering Committee of industry general counsel from Ashland Inc., Celanese, PPG, Solvay and Tessenderlo, the inaugural European Roundtable for General Counsel in the Chemical Industry was hosted by Squire Sanders November 8-9 in Brussels. This invitation-only event brought together 20 general counsels and other executives and experts from across the chemical industry to discuss topics in the areas of industry regulation, global compliance, anticorruption and anti-bribery, cartels and other timely issues.

The two-day event focused on many of the more pressing issues the industry faces with perspectives from a number of client, industry and governmental experts sharing their insights with the group.

Topics for this event included:

Global Compliance Programs and Best Practices
Chemical Regulations: Current Trends and Global Harmonization
Cartels and the Chemical Industry
Regulatory Update: Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption
Open Discussion on Various Other Pressing Industry Issues

Presenters and panel moderators from Squire Sanders included global chemicals practice co-chair Carolyn J. Buller (Cleveland); European head of environmental, health and safety practice Rob Elvin (Manchester); environmental partner David Gordon (Birmingham); office managing partner Brian N. Hartnett ( Brussels); corporate partner Joachim Heine (Frankfurt); global compliance co-chair Diarmuid Ryan (London); environmental of counsel Stephen A. Owens (Phoenix); regulatory partner Cristiana Spontoni (Brussels); and global chemicals practice co-chair Darren Warburton (Manchester).

Other presenters and panel members included:

Gill Duddy, Head of Legal, UK and ROI – Michelin Tyre Plc.
Frank Hallez, Regional Compliance Officer – Siemens
Cliff Haresign, Business Development Director – INEOS ChlorVinyls
Minna Heikkilä, Head of Legal Affairs – ECHA
Fran Marwood, Director, Forensic Services – PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Vincent Navez, Senior Legal Counselor – Cefic (European Chemical Industry Council)
Katinka Tattersall, Head of Ethics & Compliance – Solvay S.A.
Jettie Van Caenegem, Chief Legal Officer – Tessenderlo Group

In addition, we were pleased to have Minna Heikkilä from ECHA join the group for dinner to provide insights on various aspects of the chemical industry regulatory environment in Europe.

Rob Elvin Manchester

David Gordon Birmingham

Brian N. Hartnett Brussels

Diarmuid Ryan London | Brussels | Dublin

Darren Warburton Manchester

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