Sustainability in Action: Navigating Product & Corporate Compliance | Roundtable Paris
April 15th 2025| 9.00AM-12.30PM | Paris
As sustainability regulations tighten, businesses must adapt to meet evolving ESG and product compliance standards. This exclusive, in-person event will explore the intersection of corporate responsibility, product regulations, and regulatory risk in sustainable business practices.
Join industry leaders as we examine the legal, regulatory, and strategic implications of both ESG and product compliance—and the risks businesses face when failing to meet sustainability standards. Gain expert insights from our partners at Ashurst, who will discuss the legal consequences of non-compliance and the increasing regulatory pressure on organizations across both corporate and product compliance landscapes.
Engage in thought-provoking discussions, insightful presentations, and an interactive Q&A session designed to equip you with the knowledge and strategies needed to drive sustainable and responsible business practices.
Prepare to be informed, inspired, and empowered to navigate the future of sustainability and compliance with confidence.
See the full agenda here.
Speakers
Joanne O’Donnell: Head of Compliance
With 21 years of post-qualification experience, Joanne heads up the Global Regulatory Compliance team at Compliance and Risks. She has extensive national and international legal experience in private practice, in-house, and industry and has been with Compliance and Risks for over 12 years. She helps support its clients with their global legal compliance challenges with a particular interest and focus on Sustainability, ESG, Climate Change, Human Trafficking, and Slavery as well as Business and Human Rights.
Joanne has a Bachelor of Arts (Legal and French) and a Bachelor of Law (LLB) from the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland as well as a Masters in International Law (LLM) from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland. She also has a Masters Degree in French from the University of Limerick, Ireland. She recently completed a Masters course in Business and Human Rights at the University of Bergen, Norway. She qualified as a Solicitor with the Law Society of Ireland in 2003.
Alex Li: Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Alex is the primary Subject Matter Expert for Climate Change, Carbon Footprint, and Climate Change: Corporate Reporting (Climate Disclosures). He also oversees ESG/Sustainability Reporting as an Associate Subject Matter Expert, monitors regulatory developments in several Asian countries, and contributes regulatory content to the C2P platform regularly.
Before joining C&R, Alex had gained experience working in government relations and market research in China where he advised clients on a broad range of issues including US-China relations, China’s industry policy, and global product trends across industries including Cosmetics, Semiconductors, Consumer Electronics, Consumer Appliances, Tissue & Hygiene, and Toys & Games.
Alex graduated from Fudan University in Shanghai, China with a Bachelor of Laws in Politics and Public Administration in 2019 and from McGill University in Montreal, Canada with a Master of Arts in Political Science in 2021. He has studied and worked in China, the United States, Canada, and Ireland and is proficient in English and Chinese (Mandarin).
Sarah-Jane Dobson, Partner, Head of Product Litigation and Product Risk, Safety and Regulatory Practice
Sarah-Jane is a partner in Ashurst. She is an international products lawyer, acting on regulatory, litigious and policy matters across the full product life cycle in respect of product safety, compliance and product liability issues.
Her practice is focused on multi-jurisdictional matters for corporate clients across a range of sectors including consumer goods, cosmetics, chemicals, food and beverages, life sciences, industrial and regulatory compliance and global product recalls.
Her product liability work includes managing large portfolios of international product liability claims, advising on product safety, inquests, public inquiries, judicial reviews and anti-competitive practices and advertising. Her policy work has focused on assisting clients responding to legislative change, including Brexit, change of regimes (medical devices) and new legislation (collective redress and product sustainability. She has advised clients in respect of submissions to law makers regarding proposed change.
Miran Bahra, Partner, Associate Solicitor, Disputes, Investigations & Advisory
Miran is an Associate within the Dispute Resolution team at Ashurst LLP, specializing in Product Litigation and Regulatory Risk.
Her work spans several sectors including automotive, cosmetics, consumer goods, industrial, and life sciences. She has experience in dealing with matters with a multi-jurisdictional element across the full product lifecycle including product launches, ongoing regulatory compliance, due diligence, advertising and marketing, product recalls, and litigation, including group and mass tort claims. Miran has a particular interest in ESG and DE&I.
