Learn about due diligence obligations and OSINT techniques with the Center for Art Law!
About this Event

Join us for a webinar hosted by the Center for Art Law, featuring Sophie Balaÿ, Certified Financial Crime Specialist and member of our Board of Advisors as we discuss due diligence techniques essential for art players.

Sophie Balaÿ will lead a comprehensive discussion on AML compliance, providing insights into effective due diligence strategies tailored for the art industry.

Furthermore, the webinar will shed light on the power of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) techniques, offering a deeper understanding of how these tools can enhance due diligence efforts and uncover valuable insights to make risk-based decisions and safeguard against financial crimes.

To note: This session will focus on OSINT techniques to perform due diligence obligations and will not address the regulatory issues in particular. AML obligations will be briefly discussed at the beginning of the session.

About the Speaker

Originally trained as a lawyer, Sophie Balaÿ quickly directed her interest towards financial crime investigation, particularly international money laundering networks, the location and restitution of criminal proceeds, as well as financial crime relating to the environment and cultural heritage.

Previously, Sophie coordinated a team of analysts on major international investigations touching on corporate crimes, corruption, and sanction evasion, including deep personal and financial profiling with asset tracing through the use of open and human sources.

Sophie was involved in the fight against counterfeiting and trafficking of cultural property, working at law firms in Paris, London and Shanghai. She also worked in Eastern Europe as a researcher for the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), an international journalism network, where she investigated illicit financial flows and searched for hidden assets.