{"id":10,"date":"2015-08-11T16:26:03","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T16:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/event-template\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-10-28T19:29:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:29:06","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/international-trade-investigations\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- GLOBAL STYLES -->\r\n<style>\r\n:root {\r\n\t--light-grey: #f5f5f5;\r\n\t--dark-grey: #121212; \/* attendees background; fold background *\/\r\n\t--color-a: #295762; \/* news background; stats background; topic icons; testimonial spotlight background *\/\r\n\t--color-b: #56B1FC; \/* attendee icons; testimonial stars *\/\r\n\t--textcolor-a: #F5F5F5; \/* text color for dark backgrounds *\/\r\n\t--textcolor-b: rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.8); \/* secondary text (speaker details, topic descrips) *\/\r\n\t--textcolor-c: rgba(245, 245, 245, 0.8); \/* secondary text for dark backgrounds *\/\r\n\t--bordercolor-a: rgba(245, 245, 245, 0.15); 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Klestadt LLP<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"><em>Former General Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of International Trade Litigation<br>U.S. Customs and Border Protection<\/em><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"speaker-card\">\r\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/international-trade-investigations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2237\/2026\/07\/colin-huntley.png\" alt=\"Headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"speaker-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Colin Huntley<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"><em>Partner<\/em><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"company\">Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &#038; Feld LLP<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"><em>Former Deputy Director, Civil Fraud Section<br>U.S. Department of Justice<\/em><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>Hear How Leading Companies Are Responding<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"speaker-grid\">\r\n\t<div class=\"speaker-card\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/international-trade-investigations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2237\/2026\/10\/matthew-madalo.png\" alt=\"Headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"speaker-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3>Matthew Madalo<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"><em>Senior Vice President \u2013 General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary<\/em><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"company\">Siemens Government Technologies<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"speaker-card\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/international-trade-investigations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2237\/2026\/10\/cindy-owens.png\" alt=\"Headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"speaker-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3>Cindy Owens<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"><em>Senior Corporate Counsel, International Trade and Customs Compliance<\/em><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"company\">U.S. Steel<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"speaker-card\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/international-trade-investigations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2237\/2026\/08\/shama-patari.png\" alt=\"Headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"speaker-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3>Shama Patari<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"><em>Vice President &#038; Deputy General Counsel Global Trade Relations<\/em><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"company\">Lenovo<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"speaker-card\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/international-trade-investigations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2237\/2026\/07\/joseph-moyer.png\" alt=\"Headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"speaker-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3>Joseph Moyer<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"><em>Senior Counsel, Investigations and Disclosures<\/em><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"company\">Boeing Company<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"speaker-card\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/international-trade-investigations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2237\/2026\/08\/hans-r-maxime.png\" alt=\"Headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"speaker-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3>Hans R. Maxime<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"><em>Trade Analyst<\/em><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"company\">Kelley Drye &#038; Warren LLP<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"><em>Former Acting Field Director, Trade Regulatory Audit, U.S. Customs &#038; Border Protection<\/em><\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"speaker-card\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/international-trade-investigations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2237\/2026\/10\/luke-mathers-1.png\" alt=\"Headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"speaker-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3>Luke Mathers<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"><em>Member, Litigation Lead<\/em><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"company\">Sandler. Travis &#038; Rosenberg P.A.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"><em>Former Trial Attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice<\/em><\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\".\/speakers\/\" class=\"mainlink\">View All Speakers<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- #4 SPEAKERS END -->\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<!-- #6 TOPICS START -->\r\n<style>\r\n#topics-component { margin: 0px; padding: 11px 0 16px; }\r\n#topics-component h2 { margin-bottom: 20px !important; }\r\n#topics-component h5 { margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 12px !important; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; }\r\n\r\n#topics-component .bullets-wrap { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin: 41px auto 7px; }\r\n#topics-component .bullets-wrap .bullet { border-left: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); padding: 0 24px 0; margin: 0 0 48px 0; }\r\n#topics-component .bullets-wrap .bullet .cls-1 path { fill: #525252; stroke-width: 0px; }\r\n#topics-component .bullets-wrap .bullet p:last-of-type { margin-bottom: 5px !important; 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