Global Enforcement & Compliance Program, Part 4 2025

Global enforcement and compliance series part 4, 2025

Part 4 of the Global Enforcement & Compliance Series: "Current White Collar Enforcement Trends in Europe," was held virtually on

Wednesday, December 17, 2025.

Topic: Perspective from Europe: With FCPA enforcement in the U.S. changing its focus, this panel looked across the Atlantic at the evolving enforcement landscape in Europe. In the UK, we were delighted to have Olga Dimitrescu, Head of Industry Engagement at the UK sanctions regulator OFSI, unpack the recent OFSI Enforcement Consultation and emerging themes and Debbie Price, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor of the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service Proceeds of Crime Division, talk about key enforcement priorities of her unit. Practitioners Margot Vandebeek (Belgium), Margot Seve (France), and Marleen Velthuis (Netherlands) also shared on-the-ground insights into white-collar enforcement trends in their jurisdictions. The panel was moderated by Irina Sivachenko (US).

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Panelists 

Olga Dimitrescu

Head of Industry Engagement, OFSI 

Olga is Head of Industry Engagement in the Economic Crime and Sanctions Group at HM Treasury. She leads the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation’s (OFSI) strategic engagement with the private sector, including regulated professions impacted by UK sanctions. In her previous HMT roles she has worked on wider Russia sanctions, UK–EU relations, and capital markets / financial stability.

Debbie Price

Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor, CPS Proceeds of Crime Division

Margot Seve

Partner, White Collar Defense and Investigations, Skadden

Margot Sève, Partner, leads Skadden’s renowned White Collar Defense and Investigations Group in Paris and is widely recognized for her expertise in international enforcement matters. Margot’s experience includes resolving proceedings before French, U.S. and other regulatory agencies and prosecutors, with a particular focus on cases involving corruption, economic sanctions, money laundering, terrorism financing, market manipulation, financial fraud, and competition law.  

Margot also regularly advises clients on the design and implementation of compliance programs, risk assessments, and due diligence in mergers and acquisitions, particularly in relation to sanctions, corruption, money laundering, and banking regulation. Margot has led investigations and provided counsel across diverse industries, including financial and professional services, technology, media and telecommunications, manufacturing, and natural resources. Her clear, pragmatic advice and highly professional approach have earned her praise from both clients and peers, as reflected in the Legal 500 Compliance rankings. In 2023, Margot was named one of Europe’s “25 Future Female Leaders in Law” by Law.com International and, in 2025, she was named one of Lawdragon's 500 Leading Global Litigators in 2025. 

She is a prolific author and editor, contributing to leading legal publications and co-editing the “White Collar Crime and Compliance” chronicle of La Revue Trimestrielle de Droit Financier. In addition, Margot is a sought-after speaker at industry events, frequently teaches on internal investigations, and has significant experience navigating French and other local laws, such as the French blocking statute, data protection, trade secret, and employment laws, in the context of cross-border matters.

Marlene Velthuis

Lawyer, Head of the Compliance & Corporate Crime Team, Loyens & Loeff Netherlands

Marleen Velthuis represents multinational corporations in complex, cross-border corruption investigations and high-stakes criminal tax proceedings, as well as a broad range of white-collar crime matters. She advises corporates and senior executives in the context of criminal enforcement actions arising from alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and sanctions regimes, environmental regulations, and workplace safety laws. Marleen also serves as Chapter Leader of the Dutch Chapter.

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Margot Vandebeek

Counsel, White-Collar Crime & Compliance, Liedekerke

Margot Vandebeek is Counsel and leads the White-Collar Crime & Compliance department at Liedekerke, a Belgian business law firm with branches also in London and Africa.

Her practice covers all aspects of criminal law, with a focus on business criminal law in its broadest sense. She represents clients in criminal investigations and proceedings, as well as in settlement negotiations with prosecutors, and assists them in implementing effective compliance programs.

Margot has published several articles in Belgian books and journals and frequently speaks at professional seminars and conferences.

She is recognized by Legal500 as a Leading Associate.

Moderator

Irina Sivachenko

Senior Attorney, Anti-Corruption & International Risk, Ropes & Gray LLP

Irina Sivachenko is a senior attorney in Ropes & Gray’s litigation and enforcement practice group, focusing her practice on white collar criminal defense. Irina represents clients in civil and criminal enforcement matters, cross-border internal investigations, and regulatory matters. She has led over 50 internal and government investigations in 18 countries, and as a native Russian speaker she has a particular focus on Russia and CIS region. Irina also regularly advises clients on compliance with anti-corruption laws, anti-money laundering laws, and other regulatory issues and works with clients to build compliance programs and assess risk. Irina maintains an award-winning pro bono practice representing victims of domestic violence and asylum seekers, and is a member of the Pro Bono Council for Sanctuary for Families. She is an active member of WWCDA’s New York Chapter.