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U.S. DOJ Trade Fraud Task Force Enforcement Priorities and Expectations
Cody Matthew Herche
Head of the Trade Fraud Task Force
U.S. Department of Justice
Trade Enforcement Has Entered a New Era
DOJ and CBP are taking a more aggressive, data-driven approach to identifying tariff evasion, customs violations and potential False Claims Act exposure. At the same time, companies are navigating heightened importer responsibilities, whistleblower risk, volatile tariff policy, China-related supply chain scrutiny and increasingly complex investigations. The question is no longer simply whether your trade compliance program is working—but whether it can withstand an investigation.
Benchmark Your Investigation Strategy Before Enforcement Tests It
Join senior in-house counsel, Chief Compliance Officers, trade compliance leaders, government officials and leading outside counsel to examine how companies are responding to the new enforcement environment.
Gain practical strategies for identifying risk earlier, conducting defensible internal investigations, responding to CBP and DOJ scrutiny, evaluating voluntary disclosures and strengthening your organization’s investigation and litigation readiness.
Featured Faculty
Cody Matthew Herche
Head of the Trade Fraud Task Force
U.S. Department of Justice
Conference Co-Chairs
Valerie Sorensen-Clark
Partner
Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP
Former General Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of International Trade Litigation
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Colin Huntley
Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Former Deputy Director, Civil Fraud Section
U.S. Department of Justice
Hear How Leading Companies Are Responding
Joseph Moyer
Senior Counsel, Investigations and Disclosures
Boeing Company
Ibie Falcusan
Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer
Standard Aero
Lena Halasa
Group Counsel, Trade Compliance & Quality
Johnson Controls
Bradley Opfermann
Senior Counsel, Trade Compliance
PHINIA
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Walk Away Ready to
Respond to DOJ & CBP Scrutiny
Understand emerging enforcement priorities and what regulators expect.
Investigate Before Regulators Do
Strengthen internal investigations, root-cause analysis and escalation protocols.
Manage FCA & Whistleblower Risk
Identify vulnerabilities before they develop into enforcement actions.
Stress-Test Your Supply Chain
Evaluate China, country-of-origin, forced labor and tariff exposure.
Navigate Sections 232 & 301
Prepare for investigations, tariff stacking and changing enforcement dynamics.
Use AI Without Creating New Risk
Address privilege, confidentiality, governance and evidence integrity.
Make Better Disclosure Decisions
Determine when and how to pursue voluntary disclosure.
Why This Event – Why Now?
DOJ is Expanding its Trade Fraud Enforcement Arsenal
Understand the Trade Fraud Task Force’s priorities, False Claims Act exposure, tariff evasion enforcement and potential criminal risk.
Customs Enforcement is Changing
Prepare for tighter importer responsibilities and increased scrutiny under the Strengthening Customs Enforcement framework.
Whistleblower Exposure is Growing
Assess risk from employees, former employees, competitors, brokers and other potential relators.
Supply Chains are Becoming Investigation Targets
Prepare for heightened scrutiny involving China, country of origin, forced labor and third-country sourcing.
AI is Changing Both Sides of the Investigation
Understand how analytics can uncover risk—and how AI introduces privilege, confidentiality, governance and evidence-integrity concerns.
Learn From the Cases Reshaping Trade Enforcement
Turn recent enforcement actions into practical lessons for your own compliance and investigation strategy.
$549.5M Perfectus Aluminum Settlement
- Whistleblowers
- False Claims Act
- Tariff Enforcement
Waaree Energies
Country-of-Origin Misclassification
First Solar
- Tariff Policy
- Material Risk
- Business Operations
Who Should Attend
This event is for you if you are responsible for:
- Customs investigations
- Tariff exposure
- Trade compliance
- Internal investigations
- Voluntary disclosures
- FCA risk
- Supply-chain compliance
- Trade litigation
Pre-Conference Virtual Workshops
Add more value to your conference experience by signing up for these hands-on and practical workshops and consider sending your team.
Virtual Workshop A
The New Ways to Use AI and Data Analytics for Compliance, Due Diligence, and Investigations and How to Select and Leverage the Right Solutions
January 19, 2027
9:00 am–12:30 pm
Virtual Workshop B
An Updated Toolbox for Making High Stakes, Time Sensitive Trade Decisions: Internal Investigations, Voluntary Disclosures, False Claims Act and Whistleblowers
January 21, 2027
9:00 am–12:30 pm
Steve Klemencic
Managing Director & Paetner
Berkeley Research Group
Mona Patel
Partner
Covington & Burling LLP
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